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 visually impaired female students in Nepal for their graduation studies, building classrooms for ECDC and relief...
Durga Budathoki was born in Chirang, Bhutan. He and his family members were the victims of eviction from Bhutan during early 1990s. He ended up in Nepal and spent two decades of his early life in Bhutanese Refugee Camp at Pathri. In the beginning, he helped to establish a school in the refugee camps and...
Mr Prakash Koirala was born and raised in Bhutan. Due to political instability, in June 1992, he and his family were evicted from their home country. He spent almost two decades in the refugee camp in eastern Nepal. After completing his secondary education from the refugee camps in Jhapa, Nepal he attended the Tribhuvan University...
South Australia adopted a stringent COVID-19 restriction policy when the pandemic began. Despite being referred to as one of the conservative states, it was successful to curb and contain the COVID-19 spread. However, currently South Australia is observing a rapid up-surge of COVID-19 cases. Experts attribute 4 factors to the recent upsurge of COVID-19 cases...
Punya Foundation Inc. and the Himalayan Warriors, as a joint initiative, organised Deusi on 5 November 2021. Punya Foundation had been celebrating Deusi and Bhailo in the past. The fund generated through the celebration goes for the education of orphan and vulnerable children in underdeveloped countries. Mr Kashi Adhikari, Director of Programs of Punya Foundation...
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 Multicultural Communities Program, CALD Communities Taskforce. The distribution took place at the Cube Courtyard in Wodonga...