Ok now that we've talked about what a great idea DD has put forward, lets talk about what we can really do. I know its not easy to contribute from outside nepal or even inside nepal without the right resources, kowledge, and support system. But so is life rite??? I mean i just got layed off after studying hard for 8 years and spending almost $100,000??? That wasnt easy either....so my point, NOTHING worthwhile is easy to accomplish, so lets not get discouraged by the obstacles and put forth some ideas to DO something.

A while back, i read a article somewhere about how Nepali workforce (specially women) were being victimized in different ways by thier foreign emplyers in the Gulf countries etc. The article also talked about how these unskilled labor pool of nepal had no idea what they were getting into and lacked basic understanding of what to thier rights were, what to expect in the foreign land, where to get help etc.

This inspired me to do a little research on finding the factual data about the number of people working in foreign land, the type of employment activities they were involved in etc. I tried to contact the Ministry of Stats (tathyanka bivag... ???) in nepal, emailed someofficials etc and got NOwhere.

I was thinking along the lines of maybe starting some kind of awareness program and go from there maybe. On my last trip to nepal, i saw some women who were leaving for foreign employment from nepal and they barely had any idea about what they were getting into, or maybe they were discouraged by their "agents" to talk about it with a complete strangers.

Anyways, just my ideas...i m sure you all must have at one point thought of something like this, lets share. Maybe someday, i will be able to gather enough support and resources to really so something about such issues that i feel strongly about and maybe able to help our country directly or indirectly in the long run.