Cornelia Ekka, SCN, oversees the ministry where 60 children take advantage of the tuition class run by the Navjyoti Center in one of the Musahar Tolas in Laukahi market area. Both the school-going and non-school going children regularly come for the tuition classes....
The thirteen self-help women of Urau Tola of the Loukhi Village were eager to come together in a sweltering day to listen to Sister Cornelia Ekka and to meet Malini Manjoly. Each person introduced themselves in a formal way and the leader shared what they are doing as...
St. Dominic School Sangsay celebrated their Annual Sports Meet for 2019 on April 30. The Chief Guest of the event was Fr. Gerard Lepcha, the Principal of St. Augustine School, Kalimpong. They were blessed with his presence. The guest of honor was Fr. Augustine Subba,...
Challenges do not hinder his creativity Kshitizz Baniya is a talented and gifted young man. His intricately-detailed artwork and drawings are admired by everyone who catches a glimpse. At the age of nine, his artistic talent began to bloom at Navjyoti Center, where...
Navjyoti Center celebrated 109th International women’s day with the slogan of “Think equal, build smart, innovate for change” from March 2 to March 8 with various programs. There were talks based on the present condition of women in Nepal and the new...
At Navjyoti Center the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth empower students with learning challenges and differences. Sister Lisa prepares coach Ganesh and students Sunita, Ajay, Kshitiz, and Ishan of the center in Kathmandu to leave for Abu Dhabi and the 2019 Special...
Carolyn Hope Smeltzer has been working with the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth for over 13 years in volunteering on hospital care boards and committees. In 2014, she went on the first volunteer immersion trip to India. Now she has returned from Nepal as a volunteer...
Amit Adhikari, a senior at Covington Latin School, a co-educational Catholic college-preparatory high school in Covington, Kentucky, went to Kathmandu, Nepal, to volunteer with the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth at their school for students with special needs. He...
A message from Sister Evelyn Dear friend, I celebrated my 103rd birthday in March! While I cherish every year of my life, I am most grateful for the 84 years as a Sister of Charity of Nazareth. So many precious memories revolve around my 75 years as a teacher. I still...
Students of empowerment training received certificates in June amidst a beautiful cultural program displayed by the 29 trainees. The women were selected from social groups of Dalit, economically underprivileged, victims of domestic violence, and single women. During...
As the new academic year began in Nepal, Navjyoti Center has provided educational materials to 212 school going children. Economically and socially disadvantaged students were selected from various categories like the child clubs of Navjyoti Center, ex-students of...
Sister Aisha recalls the day the earthquake hit Nepal. She was attending the first Jesuit ordination in a village. When she felt the quake, she remembered Koshi Dekha, where she had begun to organize women’s empowerment groups in 2014, she says. With roads...
Navjyoti Center, Loukhi, opened a second tuition center at Musaha Tola in Koshi Gaupalika (Village Development Center) on March 17, 2018, to educate the children who are not enrolled in any Nepal school. The ward president, some of the prominent people of the area,...
For the first time, 30 women and girls from Loukhi area joined the Koshi Gaupalika (Village Development Centre) women’s group to celebrate the International Women’s Day on March 8, 2018. SCNs Cornelia Ekka and Reema Tigga encouraged them to participate in the...
As a preparation for International Women’s day and in tune with our Province strategic plan, Women of Dharan entered into a discussion on Political Participation of Women. The women leaders from the 60 Self Help Groups gathered at Navjyoti Centre, Dharan, to address...
Navjyoti Saving and credit Cooperative Ltd. celebrated its 12th Foundation day on 14th March 2018 in Navjyoti Center during a function. It was presided by Sushila Thapa, chairperson of Navjyoti Cooperative which was the first cooperative of Navjyoti. 50 persons...
Recently, Judy Sabol, the sister of Clement Sabol, SCN, visited Nepal and some of the ministries of the SCNs there. She shares this report. This past November, my husband and I embarked on a journey to the mountains of Nepal to complete a trek of the Annapurna...
International women’s day was celebrated in Surkhet with great enthusiasm. The main slogan of the event was “Time is now: Rural and Urban Activities Transforming Women’s Lives”. The two-day program was planned by NGO groups under the leadership...
The Commission for Social Development, the U.N. body charged with supporting and monitoring global development progress, met Jan. 29-Feb. 7. Catholic sisters who represent their congregations at the United Nations shared best practices from their own programs and...
