Biruwa Ventures Cycles for a Cause

Every year, 25,000 infants die in Nepal due to lack of proper birthing facilities. Rukum, a rural district in Nepal, has only 14 birthing facilities for a mountainous terrain of around 3,000 square kilometers.

The amount raised by the event will be channeled to District Health Office of Rukum through the Save the Children Everyone Campaign's partner organization, Rukumeli Samaj Development Center to buy equipments such as birthing beds, torch lights, stainless steel scissors, just to name a few.

The funds will go through a zero leakage mechanism through Karma Foundation in Kathmandu, ensuring that there is no retention of funds.

A team from Biruwa Ventures is participating in this year's Kora Challenge to raise $500 towards this cause.

About Kora

In Buddhism and Hinduism a "˜Kora' is a circumbulation, done clockwise, usually around a religious structure. It is said that a single Kora around Mt. Kailash in Tibet for example is enough for one lifetime.

Kathmandu, with its myriad religious structures is a perfect location to do a circumbulation. It boasts two of the most revered Buddhist Stupas of Boudhha & Swoyambhu, and one of the top eight temples for Hindus worldwide, Pashupatinath.

This Challenge circumbulates the valley, clockwise, right at the edge of the valley, away from the hustle of the city, through small dirt trails passing by picturesque rural settings, raising money per kilometre biked for a worthy cause.

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