It seared my soul to see the picture of two Nepali girls on the Internet edition of your new year issue (#89). One of the girls was reading, and the other was staring right at me. She was asking us: What are you doing to give me a better future? I recalled my own past, and my overwhelming desire to study. It is time every Nepali asked what are we doing for little girls like the ones in the picture. This one image has motivated me to dedicate myself to uplifting the lives of Nepali children in remote areas by providing them an education. Outside agencies like UNICEF can only give limited help. We have to do it ourselves. With genuine determination, we can bring changes in four to five years. The future does not lie with Baburam, or Deuba, it is in the hands of us ordinary Nepalis.

Bigyan Joshi
Norway