Hi Sirish, In a spirit of kura-kani, two quick points. First, it's NOT really great to "be sponsoring to put a young woman through a private law school in Nepal." That's just INPUT -- which anyone can do. Just happened to be me, in this small case. What I've been talking about all along is OUTPUT -- how much bang you get out the money you put in. My point is: Assuming that money is scarce, which it always is, that bang is more likely to be bigger with multiple effects if one spends some time to look to sponsor the education/job-related training of able, young and economically deserving and potential-/talent-displaying Nepalis. In my case, if the young woman graduates to unemployment or underemployment after graduation, it really does NOT matter how much I have helped her. Her "knowing law" will be of little use if she cannot "use law" to make a living (and through advice, mentorship, caree-related networks and contacts, perhaps she can maximize her chances of getting a good job!). So my request (again, in a spirit of kura-kani): Input is easy; collecting money to help Nepal is relatively easy; it's much harder to think about the output: how lives changed because of what we put in . . . this is where I would think the "Help Nepal 2.0" or any second-generation help-nepal programs should be looking at. Just a thought. ********************** Second, don't do "self-evaluation". The results of self-evaluation will always be in our favor! [That's why I am always amused to read about utterly self-serving "Maoist aatma-aalochana"!] Being humans, we are all biased in favor of our own selves: and we tend to see our own work in good light, while ignoring evidence that tells us otherwise. That's just human nature. Go for a third-party evaluation -- evaluation by people who do not know you at all -- maybe in two to three years' time , because, from what I understand, Help Nepal is a relatively young organisation. Just kurakani. **** Meantime, on another note, am I crazy to dream of entire Nepal being connected in four ways in near future: - by road - by ropeways and cable-lines - by FM radio stations, and - by national wi-fi internet connections? Just dreaming. oohi ashu