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Our Causes

Education & Scholarship

Education is a fundamental human right. Every girl and boy, everywhere, is entitled to attend school and learn” (UNICEF). Unfortunately, not every child is fortunate enough to make to schools. Embracing the UNICEF’s assertion, Punya Foundation extends support for the education of orphaned, poor and vulnerable children in developing countries through provision of scholarships.  

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Empowerment

Empowerment is defined differently. Cambridge dictionary defines empowerment as, “the process of gaining freedom and power to do what you want or to control what happens to you.” To work for the social justice and to reach the most vulnerable ones, the Foundation targets women victims of rape, sexual assault and domestic violence.

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Community Engagement

Punya Foundation’s target population liveS in various countries. The Foundation organises sport events targeting youths. The intention is to bring youth together to help them promote interaction, build cooperation and to enhance collaboration skills. These programs are organised to assist migrant communities to fight against mental health problems and to garner peer-support.

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Culture and Spirituality

Punya Foundation respects and embraces all cultures. Cultural and spirituality programs serve 2 purposes for the Foundation. Firstly, these programs help to community members together, engage them in socialization programs and at the same time promote healthy aspects of culture and spirituality. These programs have served as relief and motivational factor for meaningful living and to fight against isolation, stress and psychosocial problems. Migrant population have embraced and appreciated these activities.

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Health and Relief Programs

During natural disasters and calamities, Punya Foundation Inc. mobilises resources to help those in need. These are generally Foundation’s one time support programs. However, in the past such one time initiatives have led to long term projects. For instance, the Foundation’s involvement in the medical relief mission in Nepal during the destructive earthquakes of 2015 has resulted into a long term project to educate children who lost at least one of their parents until their grade ten level of education. The Foundation sets into relief mission as per need.

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Public Relation and Publication

To promote language skills the Foundation organises literary activities. These are either in recitation or write up forums. These programs are targeted to promote creativity, to improve expression and broaden language skills. On a regular basis, Punya Foundation publishes its annual reports. These reports contain profiles of students receiving scholarships, challenges faced by the Foundation team and those by the implementing partners. Regularly, the Foundation redefines its strategies and embarks on priority setting for subsequent years.

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Events and Updates

Mandir and Community Centre Through Durga Puja in Adelaide 2024

Mandir and Community Centre Through Durga Puja in Adelaide 2024

In preparation and observing the upcoming Vijaya Dashami, the community in South Australia organised Durga Puja in Salisbury. Also, taking blessings from Durga Puja, the formal fund generation to build a much aspired Mandir in South Australia commenced. The ... Read More
Celebrating Teej Foundation Organises Panchami Puja in Salisbury 2024

Celebrating Teej Foundation Organises Panchami Puja in Salisbury 2024

On 8 September 2024, on initiation and lead of a few female volunteers, Punya Foundation organised Panchami Puja in Salisbury, South Australia. The significance of Panchami Puja during Teej lies in its reinforcement of marital and familial bonds. By ... Read More
Fundraising Multicultural Spiritual Program Concludes with Success in Adelaide

Fundraising Multicultural Spiritual Program Concludes with Success in Adelaide

Punya Foundation concludes its 3-day fundraising multicultural spiritual program (MCSP) with great community participation. The program intends to generate funds for its education and empowerment programs as well as to promote interaction of the local communities for their wellbeing ... Read More
Children Creativity through Artwork in Adelaide Amidst MCSP, 2024

Children Creativity through Artwork in Adelaide Amidst MCSP, 2024

Punya Foundation organised a 3-days artwork for children from 16 to 18 August 2024. The sessions were facilitated by Ms Pratima Adhikari, one of the Foundation's regular volunteers. The art session is organised to promote children creativity and interaction ... Read More

Project Domains and Activities

Sinbo Elias, Primary School Student, Ethiopia

Empowering Dreams in Africa: Foundation’s 2023 Scholarship Impact

The children residing in Ambo Town are confronted with numerous economic hardships, hindering their ability to pursue education. Rising material costs in Ethiopia have exacerbated the situation, making it challenging for vulnerable students to attend school. Here fore, Punya ... Read More
Ms Muna and Bhagi Mishra

Pilgrims donate to Gurukul students in Naimisharanya, Uttar Pradesh, India

Ms Muna Maya Mishra and Ms Bhagi Mishra from Rochester, USA donated for food, shelter and education of students studying at Sanskrit Bidhalaya Aawashiya Gurukul in Sitapur in Naimisharanya, Utter Pradesh in India in October 2023. “Thirty-six poor and ... Read More
Scholarship Distribution Dhading District 2022

Scholarship Distribution Program in Dhading District, Nepal 2022

On 9 September 2022, Punya Foundation Nepal distributed scholarships to 25 poor and vulnerable children in Dhading District in Nepal. Punya Foundation has been providing scholarships in Dhading district since the devastating earthquakes of 2015. The program was organised ... Read More
Om and Bishnu Gautam

Om and Bishnu Gautam support Chun Maya Ghale

Om and Bishnu were born in Dagana Bhutan. They lived in the refugee camps in Nepal for almost 18 years before moving to USA and Australia. Bishnu and Om got married in Australia in 2010 and started living in ... Read More
The Foundation Associates with Soccer Championship

The Foundation Associates with Soccer Championship

Giving continuity to support the Australian Bhutanese Interstate Soccer Championship, Mr. Tilchand Sapkota, Vice Country Head of the Punya Foundation attended the fourth soccer tournament in Albury. 16 teams from across Australia participated in the tournament. Mr. Ram Khanal, the project ... Read More
Empowerment Project: Adult Education in Jhapa, Nepal, 2014

Empowerment Project: Adult Education in Jhapa, Nepal, 2014

Background: The Central Bureau of Statistics, Nepal (2011) estimates 57.4% as the female literacy rate; this in contrast to 75.1% among males. The report also highlights that the female literacy rate in rural parts of Nepal is very low as ... Read More
Team Members: JKYS, Jhapa, Nepal

Jana Kalyan Yuwa Samuha (JKYS): 2014

Jana Kalyan Yuwa Samuha (JKYS) is a non-profit organization established in 1991. Operating in Jhapa district, eastern Nepal; its office is located at Birtamod. Since its inception, JKYS has been providing small-scale social services at local and community level ... Read More
Life Skills and Life Stories Initiative, Africa: 2013

Life Skills and Life Stories Initiative, Africa: 2013

Empowerment of women is one of the objectives of the Punya Foundation. Giving continuity to the last year’s women empowerment program, this year the Foundation has in collaboration with the Kanere News started empowerment of rape victims and other ... Read More
Giving Back to the Community through Blood Donation, Adelaide - 2024

Giving Back to the Community through Blood Donation, Adelaide – 2024

In order to observe the 14th year of its establishment and the World Refugee Day, Punya Foundation organised a group blood donation program. This is one of Punya Foundation's regular programs. Its theme is giving back to the community ... Read More
Punya Foundation Park Cleaning 2024

Community Engagement Through Park Cleaning: Salisbury Council 2024

Punya Foundation organised a park cleaning program in the Salisbury Council in South Australia on 12 May 2024. This is one of the Foundation’s community engagement programs. Around 35 children and older persons assembled at the Pioneer Park in ... Read More
IVth Executive Committee, Australia 2024

IVth Executive Committee Team Australia Established: Adelaide March 2024

Punya Foundation forms its IVth Executive Committee for team Australia. The committee has a tenure of 5 years. Mr Tilchand Sapkota is leading the team for another tenure. The (new) executive committee is as follows:
Australia Team Welcomes Gyanu Dulal

Vice President USA: Meet and Greet at Salisbury, South Australia

Punya Foundation Board of Directors, Australia assembled in Salisbury to welcome, meet and greet Mr Gyanu Dulal, Punya Foundation Vice President, USA. Mr Dulal is in Australia to visit his family members. Mr Tilchand Sapkota, CEO Australia team welcomed ... Read More
Day 2 Multicultural Spiritual Program and Community Engagement

Day 2 Multicultural Spiritual Program and Community Engagement

Punya Foundation observed 2nd day of its 3-days fundraising multicultural spiritual program (MCSP) on 17 August 2024 in Elizabeth, South Australia. This is one of the annual events of Punya Foundation. The goals of the MCSP are:

त्री-दिवसीय पुराण २०२४: Multicultural Spiritual Program 2024

हे धर्म अनुयायी भक्त जन हो एउटा कुरा भन्दछु । हाम्रो संस्कृति छिन्न भिन्न भएको दुई तीन दशक गन्दछु।१। विस्थापित जनमा अमिलो मनमा सोची थलो छोडियो। गर्नै पर्छ भनि डेटर यसमा संस्कार् तिरै मोडियो ।२। देश त्यागी हिडनु समृद्धि ... Read More
Meeting Playford Council March 2024

Community Delegates Apprised the Council of a Need of a Community Centre

Punya Foundation Executive apprised the City of Playford a need of a community centre. The council team consisting of its Mayor, Senior Manager of Development Services and Manager of Planning Services gave audience to the Foundation's executives and community ... Read More
108 Lamps MCSP 2023

Donors and Sponsors of the Multi-Cultural Spiritual Program in Adelaide: 2023

In 2023, our MCSP was supported by a number of business houses and enterprises. We have regular donors who attend the program and donate. We would like to thank all our sponsors and donors for supporting our cause. Together, ... Read More
Participants, Volunteers and Guests during the COVID-19 Relief Distribution Program 2021

Third Round of COVID-19 Relief for Border Community

Punya Foundation in collaboration with the Albury Wodonga Multicultural Community Events (AWMCE) organised a 3rd round of COVID-19 food relief distribution program on 30 October 2021. The emergency relief package distribution program was only possible through a grant from ... Read More
Nepalese American Chamber of Commerce Dallas Texas

Oxygen Concentrators: COVID-19 Relief to Nepal

Punya Foundation, team USA and the Nepalese American Chamber of Commerce Dallas Texas organised a second lot of COVID-19 relief to Nepal. The collaborators secured a fund equivalent to Nepalese currency 6,91,725.000. As per the fund generators, the amount ... Read More
The O2 Cylinder Team Texas

COVID-19 Relief to Nepal: Oxygen Cylinder

In association and as a joint venture, the Nepalese American Chamber of Commerce, Dallas, Texas and Punya Foundation USA donated NRS 2, 32,000 to Ek Ka Lagi Ek Aviyan. The contributed fund is earmarked to purchase oxygen cylinders for ... Read More
Blood Donation 2021: Giving Back to the Community

Blood Donation 2021: Giving Back to the Community

Punya Foundation organised a group blood and plasma donation on 26 January 2021 with a theme giving back to the community. The donation program coincided with the Australian day. The Red Cross Lifeblood has been collaborating with Punya Foundation ... Read More
Punya Foundation Annual Report 2021

Annual Report 2021: Activities & Perspectives

It is with a great pleasure that Punya Foundation presents its annual report 2021. Like last year, the Foundation had to put on hold some of its projects. However, we initiated some new projects like scholarships to blind and ... Read More
Annual Report Year 2020: Reflection Against Pandemic

Annual Report Year 2020: Reflection Against Pandemic

Amidst challenges posed by COVID-19 pandemic, Punya Foundation went creative and managed to give continuity to some of the projects. To keep our volunteers, donors and target population safe, we had to withhold some of our national and international ... Read More
Punya Foundation Annual Report 2019.

Punya Foundation Annual Report 2019

Punya Foundation presents its annual report 2019 to its valued readers, donors and well wishers. Please click HERE for desktop/laptop access of our annual report and HERE for mobile, tablet and iPad version. Program highlights for year 2019 are as follows: ... Read More
Annual Report 2018: A Progressive Year

Annual Report 2018: A Progressive Year

Herewith, Punya Foundation Inc. presents its annual report 2018 for your review. The year 2018 propelled the Foundation from 2 domain (Education and Empowerment to 6 domains - please click HERE for the domains. The Foundation team realises this ... Read More

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