TUESDAY TIDBIT: Although the legal age of marriage is 20 for both males and females, Nepal has the third highest rate of child marriage in Asia. Mass media can be an effective tool in discouraging child marriage. Click here to read a short and interesting article about how Girls Not Brides (a coalition of which ETC is pleased to be a member organization) uses radio dramas to address this sensitive issue.

Join us at Lot 10 on Saturday for great music! All ages welcome. Light snacks provided; beverages available for purchase. Silent auction includes several Nepali-made items. $5 suggested donation at the door.

ETC has long emphasized the importance of girls’ access to education. It’s also important to recognize that many boys are leaving school early to work, either domestically or abroad, and that this is likely to have a negative long term impact both on their personal growth and on their lifelong earning potential. Thanks to all of our friends for helping ETC support the educations of boys like Nikhil Khadka, who recently completed Grade 9.

TUESDAY TIDBIT: Save the date! Benefit concert for ETC on April 7th from 3-6, Lot 10 on South Cayuga Street. Great music from Tru Bleu and Lansing HS students. All ages. Light snacks provided – drinks (alcoholic/non) available for purchase. $5 suggested donation at the door. Hope to see many of you there!

Every year of secondary schooling that a girl receives can mean an increase of 15-25% in her future earnings. According to UNESCO, girls in the developing world complete on average 6.5 years of formal schooling. Prativa Thami (pictured) is finishing up grade 8 and therefore is already ahead of the curve. Thanks to friends like you, she and hundreds of her peers have a better chance to complete their secondary educations!