Update from Nepal: Hearing Yubaraj's goals for the first time

It took a few days to arrange, but Puskar was able to have a lengthy conversation with Yubaraj yesterday (he took this photo -- proof that we're talking with the same boy that talked with Kevin Sites!). Yubaraj told Puskar that he wanted to return to his studies, and that he also wanted to keep working part-time to support his mother if he could manage that at the same time. We certainly wanted to hear that Yubaraj was looking forward to returning to school, and it's not surprising that he wants to continue to support his family, too.

Yubaraj also said that he was leaving today for Bethan, to visit his mother because she's ill. He told Puskar that Bethan is a 2-day walk from the closest road, and that he'll be back in 5 days (distances in Nepal are measured in hours or days because there are so few roads and most traveling is done on foot).

Puskar wasn't able to go with him on such short notice, but he's working on arranging his schedule so he can make the trip soon. Hearing Puskar's willingness to take such a long journey on our behalf (like everyone else involved in this project, he's volunteering his time) I feel an even stronger conviction to collect the donations needed to enroll Yubaraj in school. I can tell from Puskar's emails that he has made a strong and personal conviction to help Yubaraj. We have to come through with the funds we need to enroll Yubaraj in school, and to help his family as deemed appropriate by his village elders.

I look forward to reporting in a week or so that Yubaraj has returned to Kathmandu and that his mother is doing well. In the meantime, please make a donation if you haven't already -- any amount is greatly appreciated -- and thank you for supporting this project.