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Children and adults in Nepali dress filling a festival stage at the end of a performance

Salt Lake City, Utah

Rising Together

Building stronger communities through service and compassion.

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The Foundation at a glance

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Classes running

Language, dance, sports and music

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Open to children from age

All levels welcome

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Founding Board members

Serving without compensation

What we run

What your child can join

A volunteer teacher in a Community Rise Foundation shirt leaning over a table to help a girl with her Nepali handwritingAges 5+

Language Class

Nepali literature and language for children aged 5 and above.

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The dance group in traditional Nepali dress in front of the Utah Asian Festival backdropAges 5+

Dance Class

Cultural dance for children aged 5 and above, working towards festival performances.

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Children wearing performer passes standing with parents and volunteers on the grass at the Utah State FairparkAges 5+

Sports

Sport and recreation for young people. Teamwork, fitness and mentorship.

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A singer in traditional dress performing with a microphone, one arm raisedAges 5+

Music

Instruments and singing, including traditional festival music. All ages.

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Why we exist

A language goes in one generation.

A child born here speaks English at school, with friends and online. Without somewhere to read, write and perform in Nepali, they end up understanding it but never using it.

That is what the four classes are for. Not heritage as nostalgia. Heritage as something a child can actually do.

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Two boys working through Nepali writing exercises at a folding table
Three children copying Devanagari letters onto worksheets at a classroom table
Programs

The Nepali class has started

Children are reading and writing, not only speaking.

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Get involved

Three ways to be part of this.

Become a member

$10 a year. Members vote on how the Foundation is run.

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Volunteer

Teach, coach, or help at a festival. Nepali readers and writers most of all.

Offer your time

Partner with us

Schools, health centres and cultural groups. Especially anyone with a room we could teach in.

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