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Nepal

KIRF’s assistance with Nepal disaster relief continues: School to rebuild in Majhguan, Nepal

Badly damaged Shree Majhgaun Lower Secondary School in Nepal after the April 2015 earthquake. We are still assisting with the earthquake disaster relief efforts in Nepal. KIRF has now partnered with Classroom in the Clouds to help rebuild of a…

Angela Kirwin
August 14, 2015
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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

Philippines

Update on Typhoon Haiyan Direct Disaster Relief on Panay, Philippines.

THEY DID IT! We delivered roofing supplies for over 200 houses in the coastal village of Borongon so local kids like these now have a roof over their heads. Panay Island, Philippines. Photo: Mark Kirwin Thank you to the many…

Angela Kirwin
December 14, 2013

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

Field Report, Nicaragua

KIRF Field Report: Gigante Community Health Center in Playa Gigante, Nicaragua

Volunteers pushing up the water tower for the Gigante Community Health Center. Photo: Angela R. Kirwin It is always amazes me how fast our summers go by. It seems like just yesterday that we were in Nicaragua working with Project…

Angela Kirwin
July 30, 2013

Field Report, Nicaragua

KIRF Field Report: Women’s Sports & Health in Playa Gigante, Nicaragua

Playa Gigante, Nicaragua We returned to Playa Gigante, Nicaragua in December, this time with our kids, to help out two local non-profits that are doing a lot to keep this part of the world beautiful and the locals healthy and…

Angela Kirwin
February 2, 2013
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Nicaragua

Empowering Young Women Through Softball in Playa Gigante, Nicaragua

Mark Kirwin at Playa Gigante Surf nomads discovered the perfect surf breaks of the west coast of Nicaragua about 30 years ago. From Playa Colorado to Playa Popoyo, surfers from all over the world have made the Pacific coast of…

Angela Kirwin
December 11, 2012

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

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