EMPOWER NEPAL                   
JUNE 2013, Issue: 11

2013 AAPA Humanitarian PA of the Year, Earle Canfield, PA
We are pleased to announce that ANSWER'S founder and
volunteer executive director has been awarded the prestigious
2013 Humanitarian of the Year
award from the American Association of Physician's Assistants (AAPA).  Watch the AAPA video above!  As all the sponsors that visit Nepal will tell you Earle has a tireless passion to help the children of Nepal. 
We sponsors can all feel really proud to be associated with Earle and his crusade to level the playing field in an unjust world!   
 
  

 

 
TAKE THE CHALLENGE!

 
Earle has returned from Nepal and has 75 new students to sponsor!

The ANSWER Board is issuing a SPONSOR CHALLENGE:  
 
The ANSWER Board challenges each of you to find ONE new sponsor.  
 
If you find someone who is interested, please share your enthusiasm for the program! Forward this newsletter and direct any interested person to the website, or you can send their contact information to jecan@gmail.com and he will take it from there. Our goal is to have 75 new sponsors by the end of August.
 
Many of us have personally visited Nepal and witnessed the power of ANSWER. Thank you for working together with us to meet our August goal!
 
Doug Donnell
Board President
 
Sponsor Barb Clagett Gives Geography Lesson

 

PLEASE FORWARD THIS TO POTENTIAL SPONSORS!

 



Below are two of the nicest young men awaiting sponsors. Although ANSWER favors girls two to one, these boys will make good role models in the future for their sons and for their community. Please don't overlook the importance of helping boys, too! 

Contact Earle for more students' bios. 

"Mind Boggling" Visit to Nepal  

Answer Student, Nawraj Bogati with Family
Sponsor: Rita Cusack
 
Six sponsors from across the U.S. made the long journey to Nepal to have the cultural exchange of their lives this past May.Didi Kearsley (Seattle, WA), Jackie Paglierani (Grand Rapids, MI), Rita Cusack, Mary Ann Stanley, Ken Salzman (Houston, TX) Patti Henry and son Eric (Houston, TX), and Geri Randall (Sonoma, CA) were the 2013 sponsors that made the trip to Nepal this Spring.  Bonnie and Dave Cunningham came for the second time, bringing their two young adult children, Dylan and Shelly.
Jackie Paglierani vists Sandeep at his home.
 

 

Jackie Paglierani of Grand Rapids, MI thought her ANSWER experience was "mind boggling!"  "Before I left I had no idea where these students came from or the life they led. Watching Earle talk with the children about their future, visiting with the kids, seeing their eyes light up when they met us and seeing the interaction of the Social Welfare Club helped put it all in perspective for me. 

 

Jackie Paglierani along with the other sponsors visited schools.

"Before I went I couldn't understand why my student, Sandeep, who was raised in a goat shed by his aged father and deaf mute mother, would tell me RICE was his favorite food. Now I know that most Nepalis eat two meals of Dal Baht (lentils and rice) a day.  Many never experience other foods. I have so much more empathy for the life he leads, having seen the struggles many Nepalis endure." 

Ken Salzman, Mary Ann Stanley, guide, DiDi Kearsley, Jackie Paglierani

 

"Sandeep was totally surprised by my visit, but certainly the most poignant moment of my trip was that he actually recognized me right away and ran across the room to give me a big hug.  I am so proud that Sandeep passed his SLC exams (critical for the continuation of school) in the first division! This was truly a trip of a lifetime." 

 

 
FEATURED VIDEO
A Walk Around Boudhanath Stupa In Kathmandu Nepal 
A Walk Around Boudhanath Stupa, the largest Buddhist Temple In Nepal
 
IMPORTANT INFORMATION

STUDENT LETTERS WILL BE MAILED IN JULY

 

 

SPONSOR LETTERS ARE DUE AUGUST 1

 

Click HERE for letter ideas  

 

 

 Sponsor Letters are VERY IMPORTANT!!
 
It is devastating to be the only one who did not get a letter. Please be prompt so your student is not left out. Letters are hand delivered by the ANSWER staff and it only happens twice a year.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

ONCE AGAIN ANSWER STUDENTS

CRUSH THE NUMBERS! 

Students have been studying extremely hard for the Nepal standardized SLC test (like SAT test) which determines whether students are able to continue with higher education.

 

We are PROUD to announce the SLC exam results for 2013 for ANSWER Students are:

 

39 with distinction

53 with first division, 

1   with second division

0   with  third division, 

 

FYI

Despite the fact that SLC pass rates declined from 68% to just 41% over the past 4 years, ANSWER students have maintained high results consistent with previous years. All but one ANSWER student's have passed the SLC's and the majority have scored with distinction or in First Division.

 

   Private schools had a pass rate of over 85% while public schools were just 28%. This is why ANSWER uses Private schools almost exclusively!

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Next Time:  
From overcoming a physical handicap to beating cancer, little Sadie's journey from village hovel to hospital to becoming an ANSWER graduate and receptionist. A remarkable journey!

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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ANSWER is a non-religious, non-partisan organization dedicated to helping the people of Nepal address problems of poverty through education, primarily by providing educational sponsorships for low-caste and impoverished students. ANSWER is a 501c(3) tax-deductible, non-profit charity.

 


 


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 Dave and Bonnie Cunningham  
 
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