Stephanie Waisler-Rubin

Founder, Unatti Foundation

<p>On March 6, 2002, in a crowded schoolyard in Bahktapur, Nepal, I had a great thrill. Five little girls holding hands, wearing their bright red uniforms and smiling nervously from ear to ear, walked toward me.</p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">I knew immediately that these were the orphans who had just joined the Unatti family, and I cried with joy. The girls giggled excitedly to meet me, and I knew that the Unatti Foundation was no longer a dream. It was real and so were they.</span></p> <p>Years later, with the help of our Nepali operations manager Ramesh, our family has grown. Together, we have organized programs, ironed out logistical bumps, and best of all, provided new life and opportunities to these excited and beautiful children.</p> <p><br />I never knew that the decision to open a home in Nepal would change my life. I dove in head-first and have managed to get Unatti this far on my own and with the generous volunteer help of friends and family. </p> <p>Having just returned from yet another trip in September 2012, I must say I feel strangely at home in a land that is culturally so different from our own. I feel so fortunate to be part of it all, and to be contributing something of substance to the world.</p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #000000;">Today, we have grown to 18 children. All our girls attend the most prestigious English speaking school in Bahktapur. We also sponsor an additional four who live with their families. We have run out of space in our current rented Unatti house, and soon our eldest girls will go to college and need a new home of their own!<br /></span></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #000000;">This campaign is about taking Unatti to the next level and bringing in professional assistace to raise the money that can secure the future of the entire Unatti Family.<br /></span></p>

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