Shoreline Auditorium Shoreline, WA

May 7, 2016 Saturday, 6pm PT

Nepal Rising is an all volunteer-run collaborative

campaign administered by Nepal Ko Yuwa (NKY), a

501(c)(3) non-profit organization registered in the US

(EIN: 45-2734874).

Nepal Rising constitutes 8 city chapters and 4

university chapters throughout the US working in a

federated model structure towards a common purpose

of building and supporting community resilience in

Nepal. Our strategy is focused on recognizing the local

assets and resources of a community and includes four

key components: local leadership development,

community engagement, community collaboration, and

knowledge building. Nepal Rising Seattle is the local

chapter of this campaign.

Since it formed in 2015, Nepal Rising has organized

several relief missions impacting approximately 5000

individuals, supported rebuilding of 8 schools,

supported construction of temporary shelters serving

75 households, invested in micro-hydro projects

serving 1200 families, initiated multiple sustainable

community farming projects, all towards building

community resilience in Nepal. Nepal Rising has also

facilitated distribution of essential medical supplies in

rural districts of Nepal during the blockade and

supported winterization efforts through the One

Suitcase campaign.

All proceeds raised through today’s benefit concert will

fund Nepal Rising projects to help build resilient

communities in Nepal, specifically the Seeds for

Resilience community farming project and Nuwakot

School Rebuilding projects. Your donations to Nepal

Rising Seattle (NRS) are fully US tax-deductible. Join

us and be a part of the resilience story!

Nepal Rising Seattle Core Team

Bipin Giri Devendra Manandhar

Naveen Shrestha Rajesh Babu Shrestha

Raksha Pant Shalu Pradhan

Nima Rumba LiveNima Rumba Live Benefit Concert accompanied by Benefit Concert accompanied by

Himalayan Gypsies, Himalayan Gypsies, Bijaya Adhikari and othersBijaya Adhikari and others

Nepal Rising Seeds for Resilience

A Sustainable Community

Farming Project

Sowing the seeds for resilience one

community at a time

http://nepalrising.org/seattle

http://facebook.com/NepalRisingSeattle

Nepal Rising

School Rebuilding Project Building resilience one school at a time

PROGRAM SUMMARY

6 PM – Social hour Food, drinks and kids’ activities

7 PM – Concert begins

Welcome and Introduction

by MCs Anish Thapa and Hricha Thapa

Opening act featuring

Bijaya Adhikari & Akriti Adhikari Harek Tyo Pahl

Siki Rahechu

Nima Rumba &

Himalayan Gypsies Performance Part 1

About Nepal Rising Seattle

Gorkhes in Black Performance

Chahe Maya Gara by Chhatra Karki Aankha ko Nani by Nitin Thapa Basanta Udayo by Ajay Malla

Nima Rumba &

Himalayan Gypsies Performance Part 2

9:30 PM – Concert adjourns

9:45 PM - 10:15PM - Photo sessions

Our sincere thanks to the following individuals

and businesses for making this concert possible!

Platinum Sponsors The Yeti Bar/Annapurna Café

IPS Financial Services (Inderpal Singh)

Gold Sponsors Zen Travels

Rain City Burgers Keller Williams Realty (Meena Dhawan)

Dat Dental

Silver Sponsors Everest Kitchen

VirHC/Stota

Key Supporters Anish Thapa

AT&T Atul Regmi

Bijaya Adhikari Curry & Kebab

Ganesh Shiwakoti Gorkhes in Black Himalayan Café

Himalayan Gypsies Hricha Thapa

Nepal Seattle Society Rajesh Khadgi Rajesh Surana

Roshan Shrestha Sagun Karmacharya

Sherpa Adventure Gear Shreeram Dahal

Shruti Upadhyaya Sita Maharjan

Subhash Prajapati Sunita Shrestha

Sushileshwor Mulepati Tek Narayan (TN) Shrestha

Virgin Mobile Yasha Koirala

Volunteers Aayam Shrestha Anish Ghimire

Anusha Shrestha Arogya Thapa

Ashim Shrestha Ashray Thapa

Badan Tuladhar Bikram Khanal

Deepesh Ale Denisha Shrestha

Hemi Shrestha Jeshmin Malla Neeva Shrestha

Numa Giri Pallavi Joshi

Prajwol Shrestha Prisha Shrestha

Puja Lama Reena Karki Sabi Joshee

Sabina Shakya Safal Neupane

Sameer Pyakurel Samina Giri

Sanjeet Thebe Sanjina Shrestha Sanju Pradhan Shilpa Lama

Simple Pradhanang Sindhu Pyakurel Sudhir Heyojoo Sujana Gurung

Suraj Upreti Ujjwal Joshi

COLLECTIVE IMPACT

Safe earthquake-resistant learning environment for the school children of Nuwakot

Improved standard of life among teaching staff

Increased enrolments up to 600 students a year

Enhancement of habitable classrooms

Increase in the awareness level of students by providing safety awareness program

Empowerment of local community often marginalized due to social disadvantages such as ethnic barriers

Children of Neel Saraswati School in their newly built classrooms that

were damaged by the earthquake (top)

Bagbacchala Primary School - $12,000

Khadgabhanjyang, Nuwakot - only primary school in area

150 students, project to rebuild 5 classrooms

Neel Saraswati Lower Secondary School - $15,000

Gorshyang, Nuwakot

159 students, project to rebuild 6 classrooms

3 classrooms completed

Sita Secondary School - $22,000

Barsunchet, Nuwakot - only school in village

300 students, project to rebuild 10 classrooms