What this is all about and how it will work

A few months ago, you may have read an article by Kevin Sites about a 14-year old boy – Yubaraj Khadka – who had been supporting his family for two years, parking motorcycles on the streets of Kathmandu. If you did, you most likely had an impulse to help him return to school. I volunteered at the time to coordinate the effort it would take to make that a possibility.
I am so thrilled to tell you that we have contacted Yubaraj and that the resources are in place to collect donations for him to return to school! Please re-read Kevin Site’s article and read this post carefully. Our goal is to help you follow through on your impulse to help Yubaraj, to reward him for working so hard for his family, and to give him the means to build a better life for himself and his family.

Click here to read about the people involved, and click here to learn more about how our donations will be used.

A note about the relationship we intend to build with Yubaraj: it’s important to recognize that we’ll get to know Yubaraj well over the next few years, and he’ll get to know us, too. Yubaraj will know that we’re interested in fitting into his life in the most positive way possible. We want to know what his hopes and dreams are, and we want him to know that we believe in his ability to create the kind of future he wants to have. It’s exciting – and a privilege – to think we have an opportunity to participate in Yubaraj’s life in this way.

We feel very good about what we’ve put together and hope you do, too. If you have questions or concerns, please let us know. This plan will continue to evolve as suggestions and requests come in.

Even though we’re being careful not to raise Yubaraj’s expectations, it would be hard for him not to become hopeful now that he knows we’re working to support his return to school. I don’t want to disappoint him and I know you don’t, either.

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Many thanks to Omprakash, David, Kelly, Greg, Amit, and Rich for their time and support as this project has taken shape!