// EDUCATION FOR EVERYONE //

"I appeared for SLC this year.
But I have heard that they are going
to cancel the results.
 I don’t know how true it is.
 But there are other things that I hear too.
 About new earthquakes. I am afraid.
I hope they will publish the SLC results.
 But I have heard that they are going to cancel
 all results.
 I did good in all the subjects
and
was waiting for the results to come out
and go back to study.
I always came 1st division in my class.
 I want to become a maths teacher.
But the school has come down.
I don’t know how they are going to teach
the students now."

(Sarada Thapa, Shyamsadhu,
Ghumtang 7, Sindhupalchowk)

See more stories from 
Nepal here:
http://storiesofnepal.com/

*** NEPAL IN OUR HEARTS *** 

// THE FASHION ARCHIVES //

Coming Saturday this is the place you 

want to be!  

THE FASHION ARCHIVES

TIME: 12-17 AM

PLACE: KULTURHUSET, YOUNGSTORVET, OSLO

VINTAGE, 2nd hand, DJs, drinks

& 

 the A/BARENESS Slow Fashion

Jewellery & Basic Wear!

 The lady behind this supercool flea market,

wants to take part in supporting Nepal, 

especially after this year’s 

devastating earthquake.

So far in 2015, 

A/BARENESS has started up water filtration

 systems at

 4 elementary schools in Nepal, 

giving more than 1000 kids 

access to clean drinking water.

By purchasing  an A/BARENESS-product, 

you are making it possible for us to reach

 out to even more schools, helping

 even more kids.

5 NOK from each design sold goes to
 #COOLKIDSNEEDCLEANWATER 

Check out the Facebook event here:

https://www.facebook.com/events/485898084892924/
492305050918894/

* NAMASTE *

// The SLOW FASHION Movement //

!

// I FEEL LIKE A BODY WITHOUT A SOUL //

It's almost 3 weeks since the
 first earthquake hit Nepal.
I, Karoline was in Kathmandu 
when it striked
and I was there for 6 days
 before I returned to
Norway as planned the 30th of April.
It's  the most horrible, 
terrifying thing that has ever
happened in my life.
And now I'm here in Norway.
Safe and "sound",
but worried about my Nepali family
and friends,
for Nepali people in general
and as a country.
I feel really sad and frustrated,
And I am here... 
in safe, little Norway.
I didn't loose my family,
my house or my future 
and still I
feel empty in a way I have 
never felt before.
When people ask me how I am, my honest answer 
would
be that I don't really know
 how I feel.
Leaving Nepal this time is one of the most
difficult things I have ever done.
Rather than feeling relieved
 to go home and be safe,
I felt I was leaving my close ones 
and
 my second home behind.

The frustration I have felt earlier about
 all the unfairness
in this world is just feeling a lot
 heavier than before,
and when I came back to Norway I was
physically exhausted 
in a way I've never been before...

And I am one of the lucky ones!!!

So when I'm feeling like this,
I somehow understand
 Jhalak Bahadur
and 
that after returning to his no 
longer existing village
 he now feels like 
a 
body without soul :(

Nepal needs us to continue to
support with money for 
rebuilding
peoples lives
and
 to get help to deal with
their post traumatic stress
after going trough a crisis like this!

Watch the BBC video here:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-32694947

Please help us #rebuild Nepal
by continuing to buy the
A/BARENESS 
designs in our webshop 
or at various retailers here:
www.abareness.com

Or if in Norway
send a text to: 

// STORIES OF NEPAL; MIRA RAI, SOOOO INSPIRING! //

“I come from a place where life is
 the most difficult. 
The closest source of drinking water 
was 40 minutes from my house. 
Everyday I walked several hours with over 
25 kilos of weight in my back. 
And my family’s immediate concern for many 
years was the next meal.
 Rough terrain and hard labour was the way of life.
 But I always knew one day I will do something,
 become someone.
 I was always looking out for opportunities. 
In 2005, I joined the maoists rebels 
and was involved in their activities for 2 years. 
I saw this as an opportunity for exposure. 
I was good in sports particularly running. 
I excelled and kept to it. 
12 months back I got an opportunity to participate
 in a 50 km race and I grabbed it.
 I won and I never looked back. 
Today I have participated in over 9 international 
ultra trail runs – 
running the most difficult of terrains 
and altitudes in several continents
 and I have won 8 of those races breaking
 records in 4. 
But my story will always start from where
 I came from,
 from the days I walked 40 minutes every day 
for many years just to fetch water.”
 - Mira Rai.

You can check out more 
stories here: 
http://www.storiesofnepal.com

// 24.04. = FASHION REVOLUTION DAY //

Let's never forget
and
let's never let it happen again.

#fashrev

#fashrevnepal

In memory of all the victims of
the Rana Plaza
building collapse
24.04.2013

// KTM STREETART IN THE MAKING VOL I //

Walked around in KTM yesterday

and stumbled across these street artists in 

action, and 2 of the makers of

this mural, Aditya and Shradda

are the artist we are using for

the artwork

for our water filters 

and other stuff 

here in Nepal.

Very soon we will bring

you an update on 

the results of all the projects

going on from

the 'Give Back' money

from our sales

and private donations. 

Slow Fashion Love

from 

Karoline in Kathmandu

PSST!

Im going back to check 

out this mural.

It's supposed to be done 

by tomorrow  

More pics to come (: