As we prepare for the next phase of fundraiser, i.e. the handover,  I want to share a few things.

We were very lucky to have met our goals. The final number for the fundraiser was $6705 minus credit card transaction fee of $240.12 to yield a final total of  6464.88 available raised fund which came above our goal of $6000. The anonymous donor who gave the final push and contributed $500 was instrumental in reaching our goal and he deserves many thanks!

In the past, when sajha had raised funds for various causes such as listed in Why should I trust sajha fundraiser? our main goal was to provide the fund to the needy and it was the end of story.

This time, however, I have received suggestions from many sajha wellwishers that this is something that needs to be shared with Nepali media as well. Not only would that provide exposure to the effort made by sajha visitors in making this possible for a good cause, it would also provide a positive news about how Nepalis living in the US have come forward to help out a deserving cause. In addition, it would again provide some exposure to Dil Shova's work thus encouraging more support for her, and for others to be involved in good causes.

Hence I am contemplating on writing up a 'news' submission to few newspapers in Nepal regarding the Dil Shova fundraiser, combining the past fundraisers that sajha visitors have helped to materialize. 

Please feel free to provide any write ups that we could use to hand over to the media.