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Newest Little Sisters Fund Videos posted:

squire — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 23:35:43 +0000

This is a 15-minute primer to the ins and outs of the Little Sisters Fund. It was made as a fundraiser piece, essentially–the idea being that it’ll inspire viewers to consider contributing to the Little Sisters Fund.

For the best viewing experience, click on the little ‘expand’ symbol in the lower right corner of the viewing screen. This should give you a bigger window (or take you to the Vimeo page, where you can get a bigger viewing pane).

Watch, won’t you?

The Little Sisters Fund (raiser) from NonFiction Media on Vimeo.

This half hour documentary shows a day in the life of three Nepalese girls —Shanta, Pragya and Karuna. Their stories give context to the plight of women in Nepal and the invaluable role education plays in ending the cycle of female oppression.
Three was funded by the nonprofit The Little Sisters Fund. For more information or to give a donation:
littlesistersfund.org.

Three: Impressions from the Struggle for Girls’ Education from NonFiction Media on Vimeo.

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The Little Sisters Send Us Off!

AmyThePro — Sat, 03 May 2008 16:57:27 +0000

Today I spent most of the day with Little Sisters. These girls are incredible. Incredible! I went and filmed graduate Little Sisters rehearse dances they choreographed for younger Little Sisters. They will perform them in the big Cultural Show when we come back from the trek.

They were all so into it and worked so hard. They seem completely unfazed by the camera except for every once in while they would come sit beside me and look onto the LCD screen. It was only one little boy, a sibling named Gussenpani (?) who kept trying to get in the shot. He also kept pushing the girls off the swing after the rehearsal and telling them what to do even though he was at least two years younger. Hmmm. I have seen this before.

Tonight was the ’send off’ dinner. The Little Sisters welcomed Trevor back to Nepal as well as met some of their sponsors, Jack and Casey, and Trevor’s mom, Midge. It was pretty magical. I am telling you, this organization is really amazing. It felt so much like a Julia Morgan School for Girls event, with everyone involved feeling so lucky to be there and no one wanting it to end.

Me and my new friend, Yallissia. I adore her. She wants to be a nurse.

Trevor telling the girls he will see them in just 20 days.

This just in from our new boss…

squire — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 22:24:54 +0000

Rec’d this reassuring email from the Little Sisters Fund’s director, Trevor Patzer, today.

Things look good politically. The Maoists won the
election but they did not win “big enough” to rule
with impunity. Instead, they will have to work with
others in the government to form the majority they
need. This is good. They plan to re-write the
constitution… which will take a couple/few years.

It looks like there will be 2 years of relative calm.
The US is also posed to take the Maoists off the list
of terrorist organizations.

So, it appears we are heading into a more stable Nepal
than at any time in the past 5-6 years.

See you all very, very soon!

As of today, it’s one week until we fly. So excited.