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Merry Christmas – Tis The Season
December 22, 2025 To summarize the wonders of the most recent accomplishments we have in Nepal to support more villagers is what I will share, briefly even though the accomplishments are HUGE. Gargi Media with R Star’s support has 6 under-supported female writers supplied with new computers. This forwards their lives professionally as well as giving them…
Laptops distributed to support educational and professional growth of women
Original Article Kathmandu, November 29 Gargi Media, with the support of the R-Star Foundation, distributed new HP 15-inch laptops to six women yesterday at an event in Kathmandu. Three of the six women, ages 17 to 36, are persons with disabilities, and several face caste discrimination and domestic violence. During the ceremony, the participating women…
Deep Gratitude
R Star is in deep gratitude, coinciding with the month to recognize gratitude, I will add. We are thankful! We are over the top with excitement for the project we officially entered to give strength to help women grow in confidence, digital literacy skills, and voice through mentorship and creative engagement. We are doing this as a collaboration…
R Star gifted 50 additional goats on March 26th to the Kavrepalanchok Village, less than 4 weeks since returning to the USA.
We gifted the same village, different women of course, 50 goats during my recent visit. All 50 rural village women have the same opportunities to create better lives financially with the program R Star is best known for these 22 plus years, GOATS! Narayani, R Star Representative (pictured in the middle) Stated by Russell, “I…
Update on Rosalind’s Trip To Nepal
We Are LUCKYOur focus is always on how we can uplift the lives of people in Nepal’s rural Kavre villages. Here’s what we accomplished on our recent trip: Spreading Awareness – We were honored to be interviewed on TV and radio, giving us a platform to share our mission across Nepal. R Star Founder Rosalind being interviewed…
R Star Foundation completes educational project in Namo Buddha, Nepal in record time
R Star Foundation, based in Laguna Beach, announced an educational project for Shree Sansaridevi Basic School in Namo Buddha, Nepal, in August. The project was completed in record time – three weeks. The project, which was completed in September, included desks, computers and a putting a teaching monitor in place. When you have the right…
Happy Mother’s Day
We all know that without our mom’s we would not be here. Our mothers nourishand guide us, support us in our lives with whatever means they have. It is the same of all mothers in all the world regardless of culture or country. Our work in Nepal has us working directly with mothers who are struggling, also because of…
R Star Founder Receives Past-presidential Pin
Rosalind Russell, usually associated with R Star Foundation in Laguna Beach (providing goats to liftwomen in rural Nepal), was awarded a Rotary Past-president’s pin for her Service-Above-Self to herRotary club, the eClub of the West, an online club comprised of members from different cities and states. Russell served three times as president, which is not…
Rotary Foundation awards $60,210 to Monarch Beach Sunrise Rotary and Patan South Rotary Clubs for Nepal water grant
Monarch Beach Sunrise Rotary Club (MSBR) just received a global grant from the Rotary Foundation for $60,210 to build a water well and sanitation station in the village of Kapuradhunga, outside Kathmandu in Nepal. This village is known as the Single Women’s Village since it is where many single women live. These women walk for…
Boo !! Happy Halloween from R Star
BOO! Fall has arrived officially and all sorts of Ghoulish things are arriving for Halloween fun. We have great things to share with you right here! Nothing scary at all, just the sweetness of candy. We are indeed, excited! As you recall, we began the Personal Pad Solution kit project nearly 2 years back. We ran into a…