All updates related to GIA including hikes, runs, lunches, guests, etc.
Earlier this week, on Sunday, Wide Open Vistas team member Sonam attended the teachers’ day program organized by our WOV and GIA partner school, Shree Budhanilkantha S.S. Some of our GIA girls danced in the occasion. Rest of the week was mostly handing over Nikita her job at WOV. She visited 3 of our partner […]
We have divided our Girls in Action in four teams. Mt. Everest (10km), Mardi (5km), Machhapuchhre (5km) and Choyu (5km). Mt. Everest team went for a 10km hike from Budhanilkantha to Kapan through the hills of Budhanilkantha. We went to Phulari Monastery in Kapan. There were some leech attacks on the way; but we still […]
We had briefing in 3 different schools who accepted our invitation to let their girls participate in Girls in Action program last week. Around 135 girls showed up for their 1st day of training on Saturday. They were very excited to be part of GIA. Sudeep and Sonam had weekly meeting to plan more on […]
35 girls from ‘Girls in Action’ participated in the 3rd Kathmandu Trail Race Series organized by Trail Running Nepal on 27th May 2017. The girls ran a 5k race enjoying the marked trails around Budhanilkantha. They were excited to participate as they have been training since their last trail race in February. They did quite […]
In recent update, We have finalized the logo for our Girls In Action team. We now support two new girls; Rina and Prashamsa and have signed an annual contract with the girls and parents. Also we have a new office in Kalopul! Pay us a visit if you’re around. #teamwov #bettertogether #Girlsinaction #Nepal
The Girls in Action team hiked to Tare Veer village, east of Shivapuri National Park last week. They enjoyed rolling prayer wheels in a shrine on the way. They happily sang while walking up and down the trail. Girls loved the gifts from Linda & Sandy which we distributed during our lunch break. Thank you […]
“Girls in Action” team celebrated festival of colours “Holi” followed by Zumba on 12th of March 2017. We are very thankful to Jayne and Preeti for volunteering Zumba session for our girls. We would also like to thank Mira for participating in the event. Girls enjoyed dancing and playing holi with eachother; a team building […]
40 girls from “Girls in Action” participated in International women’s day 5k fun run organized by Higher Ground. Girls enjoyed painting their faces and dancing Zumba in the event. They were happy to be part of the Women’s day event and energized to meet strong women from all age group participating. Looking forward to more […]
42 girls from ‘Girls in Action’ participated in Kathmandu Trail Race Series organized by Trail Running Nepal. Some girls ran and others hiked enjoying the marked trails. Our girls were excited to participate as they have been winter training for past two and half months. They very much enjoyed the race and are looking forward […]
WOV girls participated in the Kathmandu Ultra 2016 and did their first 12.5k run in Shivapuri National Park, Budhanilkantha. The girls were excited and happy to participate in the race. Thank you Richard, Lizzy, Mira and Preeti for all your support. Looking forward to seeing the girls enjoying more runs to come in 2017. #TeamWOV […]