​AFOKG stands for "American Friends of Kehi Gaoun"

American Friends of Kehi Garoun (a  501c certified charitable organization in the USA).  Our objective is to support change-organizations primarily in Nepal.  Our Governing Council undertakes independent proposal reviews, funding decisions and project supervision.   

Our work - Review, Support, Supervise

We are an all volunteer-global-camaraderie that does three things:
  1. Ensure compliance of 'American Friends of Kehi Garoun' 
  2. Review of proposals sent through this website.
  3. Support selected projects through fund-raising and supervision, as per the regulations by the IRS.
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Guru Srinivasan (Virginia) is a data-storage engineer from Rochester University.  He is interested in injecting philosophical and impactful elements to his career.  
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Pratigya Upadhyaya is an environmental researcher based in DC.
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Pradip Sigdyal (New York) is a stock broker, equity researcher.  A graduate of Clark University, he is interested in outsourcing social-change to teams on the ground.
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Surendra Thapa (New York) is a lawyer focusing on compliance issues (Norte Damy, Middlebury).  He has a keen interest in philosophy.
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Prakash Tiwari (New York) is a student of sociology in CUNY.  He migrated to the US from Nepal, where had worked in financial service industry for a decade.  
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Roman Shumunov (New York) is a real estate accountant from Brandeis University.  He is interested in instilling reading habits in the young people.  

Contact

ROMAN SHUMUNOV 
[email protected]

PRATIGYA UPADHYAYA
[email protected]

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