Organization: The Rose International Fund for Children (TRIFC)

All Photos ?Fostering Hope, Compassion and Opportunity for Individuals with Disability in Nepal" The primary mission of The Rose International Fund for Children (TRIFC) is to improve the lives of children in Nepal, particularly those who have a disability. We raise awareness of these children?s conditions by documenting and publicizing our work. We raise funds to support qualifying non-profit organizations in these countries.

Focus Areas:	Children, Technology, Education, Health, Human Rights, Poverty
Countries Served:	Nepal

Description of Services:
We are driven by the urgent needs in this part of the world, particularly in the area of disability. Children who have a disability suffer from discrimination and are not given education or opportunity. With funds that we have raised from individual and family foundation donations, we have provided surgeries, therapy and prosthetics for children with disabilities; paid for food, tuition and school supplies for students at three schools for the blind and built a library/recreation hall at a school for the deaf, among other projects.
History:
Although we are a relatively new organization, our president, Rob Rose has a eleven-year history of project work in Nepal through his Rotary Club (Bellevue Rotary Club, Bellevue, WA) and individually by raising funds to support orthopedic surgeries, sponsoring a blind woman for her college studies and helping to fund projects at the Kathmandu School for the Deaf. Through our Rotary contacts in Nepal, we have many trusted friends and advisors. This also encourages involvement and participation from the Nepali side, which promotes long-term sustainability. Getting the local people emotionally involved and invested in these projects is definitely part of our "grass-roots" focus.
Accomplishments & Progress:
We have a Braille Library in Kathmandu and support education for the blind and visually-impaired through our 'backpacks for the blind' program. We also provide Braille paper, nutritional support and clothing to three schools for the blind in Nepal. We now how 50 students with disability sponsored. Some are blind, others are deaf or have physical disabilities. DNC (Disabled Newlife Center)-We have a medical fund to cover the cost of orthopedic surgeries for the children and physical therapy. This past year we also set up a higher education fund so that these children can advance their knowledge in college or through vocational training. This past year we introduced a 'Deaf Women's Empowerment Group' doing job and life-skills training.