Director’s
Wanderings

Everyone’s journey is unique and fascinating. I want to share my journey, my passion, my experiences with you. I hope you will find some inspiration, giggles, and maybe a peek into a different world in this space.

​Welcome to Naya Shristi’s Blog!

Team Work Makes the Dream Work

Team Work Makes the Dream Work

A single footballer (soccer player) walks onto a field to compete alone…….. Sounds like the beginning of a really bad joke. If we wouldn’t imagine a footballer playing as a one man team, why would we imagine that large scale societal issues could be solved by a single person or organization? Naya Shristi is about […]

What is the Freedom Business Alliance?

What is the Freedom Business Alliance?

Naya Shristi’s mission and vision haven’t changed. Our vision is to make things new in terms of lives, futures, opportunities, systems, and structures. We seek to do this by creating opportunities that give people the chance to create lives they might not have been able to create otherwise. In a recent conversation, I realized that […]

What is vulnerability prevention work?

What is vulnerability prevention work?

Welcome back to the second installation of the Naya Shristi blog. Here is a space to give you access to more detailed information about the work we are doing and why we are doing this. Before I talk about vulnerability prevention work, I want to introduce you to my friend Chameli. I met Chameli when […]

Poverty is a Lack of Choices

Poverty is a Lack of Choices

Welcome to the first post on the new Naya Shristi blog! Please feel free to read and share! I’m hoping through this blog that you would hear more from my heart, the work we do, and the impact we are working to create. I hope you will feel invited into something making a worthwhile impact. […]

Why Education?

Why Education?

Maybe this feels like an obvious question. I think there is a general value for education globally. What I want to highlight here is the vast difference in access and quality of education in Nepal in particular. Nepal isn’t the only country with these struggles, but it’s Naya Shristi’s country so this is where we […]