Nepal – NEXT TRAIN OUT

Here’s what happened in Nepal

By: Nicole Kow Jun 12, 2016Sep 27, 2016

Doing Good, NepalDevelopment, Women of Will2 Comments

As we descended, I noticed how much darker Kathmandu looked like in the night. The roads were lit up by cars and bikes, not many street lamps to be seen from however many hundred feet above. Airport security was strange, but these were precautions to make sure that no one stole your bag and that…

The amazing women of Tupche

By: Nicole Kow May 29, 2016Oct 20, 2016

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Tupche is situated in Nuwakot, a district 4 hours away from Kathmandu. Just like all the other days in Nepal, we jumped into a 4-wheel-drive at 7am and began our journey. The village is situated on top of a “hill”. Our Nepali partners promptly corrected us when we called it a mountain. They were affected…

Microloans: How TECH Outreach helps single mothers

By: Nicole Kow May 3, 2016Nov 3, 2016

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*The title of this blog post has been changed from Women of Will to TECH Outreach due to new communication strategies of the organisation. TECH Outreach focuses on projects in Nepal and Sri Lanka while Women of Will work solely on Malaysian projects. My flight tickets have been booked for the 9th of May 2016.…

I’m going to Nepal with Women of Will!

By: Nicole Kow Apr 25, 2016Nov 4, 2016

Doing Good, Nepal, StoriesCharity, TECH Outreach, Women of Will1 Comment

I think voluntourism does more harm than good, but I’m going on one anyway. Here’s why. The organisation I’m going with is Women of Will and they aim to support women who are the sole breadwinners of their families, usually caring for three to seven children. These women are single mothers, war widows or women whose husbands…