Development For Peace International

SCHOLARSHIP DISTRIBUTED IN RAMECHHAP, NEPAL BY IRAACHARYA MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND

In honor of the late Ira Acharya, Development for Peace International in Texas, USA, has proactively established a permanent fund to empower deserving, economically disadvantaged students in schools of Kavrepalanchok, Ramachhap, Nuwakot, and Rasuwa districts of Nepal. This fund is designed to harness its accrued interest to facilitate meaningful scholarship distribution.

A pivotal ceremony was held on January 5, 2026, at Satlingeshwar Secondary School in Gunsi, Sunapati-1, Ramachhap district, where five dedicated students were awarded scholarships. Since its inception on March 19, 2021, this fund has been making a tangible impact by consistently providing scholarship opportunities to students in need

Tribute to the late Ira Acharya on her sixth anniversary (November 8, 2025) of passing from the earth

Your commitment to social service was a blessing to us all. Your legacy of a life of service and love lives in our hearts forever!

Ira Acharya was a renowned social leader of the Nepali community in the Dallas-Fort Worth area of Texas, USA. She served the community from March 2006 till her death in NOVEMBER 08, 2019. She volunteered with every social organization in the community. She volunteered at Development for Peace International from 2010 to 2019 in various positions, including Vice Chair, Communication Director, and Program Director. By working with Development for Peace International, she helped needy people by launching women's empowerment and orphans and vulnerable children education projects in different districts of Nepal.

Development for Peace International owes her a debt of gratitude for all the selfless help she has given us.

May her soul rest in peace in heaven.

Development for Peace International family
Hurst, Texas.