2018 Annual Report This has been a busy year and we are proud to report success and progress on a number of fronts, most notably in our Girls in Action (GIA) Program. Through GIA we delivered health education classes to 583 girls and 111 boys in Kathmandu! We also organized hikes for over 200 girls, […]
It’s hard to believe it is almost the end of 2017! This has been a busy quarter and we are proud to be able to report progress on a number of fronts, ranging from buying re-usable sanitary pads for girls, to wrapping up the third season of our ‘Girls in Action’ program. None of these […]
Some of our scholars were not the happiest campers last week! We offered their families the option to have comprehensive medical exams for their children at the Nepal International Clinic. We covered the cost of the exam for 19 children including transport and full blood work. We are committed to following up for a few […]
A little over a month ago we were contacted with a special request to help purchase shoes for children in Mira Rai’s home village of Sano Dumma in a remote part of eastern Nepal. Many of the children there wear plastic sandals, flip flops, or go barefoot. The board weighed the proposal and thanks to your […]
A few more pictures and notes from our site visit to Buddhanilkantha Public School earlier this month. Even though the bathroom has been in use for several months, and we have had our ribbon cutting ceremony, there are still some finishing touches to do. Construction in Kathmandu is always challenging! We sat down with the […]
Quick update – Dorjee reports that the roof for the bathroom at Buddhanilkantha School was finished last week and that the wood supports will be removed in another week. The septic tank is already in the ground. Next up is finishing the plumbing and tiling. We are getting there!
Namaste! This has been an incredibly formative year with great challenges and also great growth. Both continue. It might help to know how we got started, or you may be looking for information about claiming a deduction on your 2015 taxes, but if neither of these two things apply, let’s get right down what we […]
Thank you everyone for your support during the last calendar year. We’ve documented what we were able to accomplish in on the transparency portion of our website. If you are filing tax returns in the US, you should know WOV is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (EIN #46-4952663). Your contribution is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law in […]
We are very happy to pass on this progress report from Raju Kati, a practicing optometrist at Dhulikhel Hospital. Wide Open Vistas was able to provide a micro-research grant in 2015 (approx $870) to Raju and his team so that they could purchase much needed tools for screening pediatric patients with vision issues. To date, they have screened 438 […]
Happy New Year everyone! Minutes from our December board meeting are now posted and the annual report should be posted in the next couple weeks. There is a lot of news to share, but we want to welcome Dr. Janet Peterson and Alysha Greig to the board! Janet brings a passion for public health, Nepal, […]