Saraswati and Samunnat

February 4th is Saraswati Puja in Nepal. A special day.It is an auspicious day for starting any new activities, particularly relating to education.School children sharpen their pencils. Offerings are made to Saraswati in schools and colleges.Why are we telling you this?BECAUSE IT IS A SPECIAL DAY FOR US TOO!!Given that a huge part of our vision and work is educational, we thought it would be a very appropriate day to move to our new building.  Here at Samunnat we learn about our rights, about how to advocate for those rights, about our legal system, and how to use that legal system.  We learn how to help and encourage one another and how to be the change in our society that we want to see.  We learn ways to earn an income and usually our greatest dream is that we can educate our children.  In many ways, education is at the core of what we do!!If you take into account the fact that the bottom floor of our building will be (nearly) finished by then, and that our current landlord needs us to move on, the signs are clear for all to see.We will put our feet in our wonderful building on Saraswati's special day.Soon after that, above our heads as we work and learn, the second storey will begin.Another chapter in our story!Stay tuned for photos of a building rather than a goddess.( Great photo though eh?)