To everyone that has voted for FoST!

The founder and Chairman of FoST Sanu Kaji Shrestha, all the volunteers working at FoST and myself Sandra Wijnveldt, would like to thank all the people who have voted for FoST in the World Challenge 2007!!

As runner up FoST (Foundation of Sustainable Technologies) has won $10.000 in the prestigious global competition, The World Challenge 2007, organized by BBC World, Shell and Newsweek!  With more than a 1000 participants from around the world, it is a fantastic achievement for this small Nepalese organization!!

Thanks to our exposure in Newsweek and on the BBC World we have already received more than a dozen request from countries in Africa, Asia, South America and even in the Pacific of people and organizations who now want to replicate our technologies, our projects and our ideas!
This month Sanu Kaji Shrestha is invited to Cambodia to teach his skills and share is knowledge with an orphanage school. And this is only the beginning...

For us this is a dream come true, because now not can we only help the Nepalese rural and urban poor, while protecting the environment, but we can share our work with the rest of the world who are facing the same daily struggles and hardships in life. FoST's solutions to these global problems are so simple and cheap, but highly effective. Our small Nepalese organization is becoming an example to many countries in the world.

If you also want to be a part of this, maybe help us by fundraising, volunteer or make a donation so that we can focus even more on our efforts, please do not hesitate to contact us. You can find our contact details and email addresses on http://www.fost-nepal.org/ or on my personal website: http://www.gorpproductions.com/

Do not forget to read the article about the 3 finalists in Newsweek this week.

take care and again, thank you!! 

Sandra Wijnveldt

Way to go FOST !!!!!!!!!!!  ........congratulations for finishing second in World Challenge '07 and all the best wishes for your future endeavors. Its certainly nice to hear for such a small family-run Nepali organization to have bagged this award.

Congratulations to Sanukaji, Sandra, and all others who are involved in this wonderful project! I am very hopeful  that this project will transform millions of lives for the better! Nice job! The real work begins now.

Congratulations!! and Finally our votes counted

fost is really doing wonderful job and hope it will continue to do better. Thanks Sandra for your effort and of course to Sanu Kaji jee.

Sanu Kaji G, congratulations!!!!

Awesome.  Great work there fellas.  Lets now hope that the peeps back home apply his technoligy to their daily use (especially around the Himalayan trail along its conservation areas).  I'd reckon that it would be years before this takes off on a massive scale.  Hoping for the best nevertheless.

Nice. Congrulation to FOST - Sandra and Sanu Kaji. Please keep posting the developments.

congratulations........t'is so wonderful....and i hope it will help a lot to conserve deforestration and natural beauty in the himalyayan kingdom and elsewhere in the world...kudos to Sanu kaju, sandra and the FOST.

Namaste Sanu Kaji Ji!

CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU, TO SANDRA AND TO FOST on your wonderful achievement! The moment we met during the function for the blind in KTM, I knew I had met an amazing man. You are indeed an inspiration to other NGO's and your dedication and perseverance is definitely something I would like to emulate in my life. You are a shining example of a true Nepali. Your efforts have proved fruitful. Only you will know the challenges and difficulties faced in your constant attempts to improve the lives of the poor and needy. I SALUTE YOU, SIR! Looking forward to meeting you and your team, once again.