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KIRF provides sustainable solutions to help rural families become financially self-sufficient with free vocational training, academic education, and drinking water in rural Bihar, India

India

School Report from the Shekhwara Village School: A Good Harvest

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The Shekhwara Village School (formerly known and founded as the Kirwin James International School) is doing great! As the Fall season is upon us here in the United States, it is always a healthy mental exercise to be reminded of…

Angela Kirwin
November 14, 2014

India

Happy New Year from the KIRF’s Sewing Centre in Rural Bihar

Recent graduates of the Sewing Center’s vocational training program Our vocational training program for women, the KIRF Sewing Centre located at the Shekhwara Village School is located in rural Bihar in India. The Sewing Centre’s longtime teacher serves as both…

Angela Kirwin
January 13, 2014

India, Nicaragua, USA

KIRF Fall Report: Much to be Thankful For in USA, India & Nicaragua

With pumpkins still growing in many of our local Ventura fields, and Thanksgiving just around the corner, Fall is upon us as the air gets slightly cooler with those hot intermittent Santa Anna winds. These changes give me cause to…

Angela Kirwin
November 10, 2013

India

KIRF’s Sewing Centre in Shekhwara Village in Bihar, India

Most people understand that the best way to help people who are in economic need is to help them in a way that allows them to help themselves become financially self-sufficient. Doing things this way not only assures that the…

Angela Kirwin
July 22, 2012

India

IHC fiscal miss-management has hurt hundreds of non-profits, including KIRF India

[KIRF India’s students and staff at Kirwin James International School, Shekhwara August 2011] We are very saddened to hear of the sudden closure of IHC (International Humanity Center) and the tragic consequences for hundreds of non-profits; including KIRF India. Please…

Angela Kirwin
February 15, 2012

India

WWF funded study: We have five years to switch to a global clean-energy industrial economy or it’s too late

The world has just five years to change to a low-carbon industrial economy before climate change goes past the point of no return according to scientists at Climate Risk, an environmental research firm known for its work for global insurance…

Angela Kirwin
October 20, 2009

India

Scientific explanations of helping others through altruistic behavior and why we started KIRF

I like helping people. I discovered this after I finished the Hawaiian Ironman World Championships and tore my Achilles tendon while training to qualify for next year’s race. During this time in my life, each day was designated as…

Angela Kirwin
June 1, 2009

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