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Nischita recently began first grade as an HIO sponsored girl. Her mother, Chitra, is working toward a high school diploma, sponsored through HIO’s Be Part of Her Dream program. Both are so grateful for this opportunity to change their lives.  Dear Friends, We're seeking support for courageous mothers working toward self-determination in our Be Part of Her Dream (BPOHD) women’s empowerment program. Most of our sponsored girls’ mothers have little formal education, making it nearly impossible to earn decent wages or provide safe, healthy living conditions for their families. They live in cramped rented rooms, working as domestics, construction workers or doing piece work for pennies. BPOHD helps these marginalized women develop confidence and practical skills to change this narrative. Since 1985, HIO has been empowering girls in Nepal through access to education. We have a long history of educating mothers and female caregivers as part of our overall strategy for alleviating poverty. Our programs fully embrace two generations, providing both sponsored girls and their mothers the basic right to attend school— the fundamental benefit of education these mothers were denied as young girls. Your contribution to BPOHD helps bring HIO’s educational intervention full circle, giving daughters and mothers the opportunities they need to lift their families from deep-rooted poverty. A $500 gift will support the education of a woman like Rina for one year.  Denied a chance to go to school as a girl, Rina recently completed a productive year in our BPOHD program with nearly perfect attendance. Rina is so proud to be part of a sisterhood of women like herself who are learning to read and write in English and Nepali, developing financial literacy skills and gaining understanding of their human rights. Rina’s daughter, Priya, is a wonderful inspiration. Now a first-year college student in HIO’s Reach for the Stars program, Priya has been sponsored by the Orsagh family since first grade. In an effort to give back to the organization that’s helped shape her life, Priya serves as an afterschool tutor for younger HIO girls and helps her mother and other women complete their BPOHD homework. Your investment in women’s education is helping achieve the systemic change we hope to see. We’re humbled by your heartfelt, caring support. The power that BPOHD nurtures within our girls’ mothers — their inner drive, resilience, intelligence and grit — has immense capacity to encourage a generational shift toward gender equality in Nepal. A goal every bit worth working toward as we celebrate this Mother's Day.
With deep gratitude and warm wishes - Laura and Ricky
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