Liesel Briggs and her daughter Rosemary promote their tiny charity and the work they are doing. “Hands of hope” Check out their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/booksandbasics and their gofundme campaign: .http://www.gofundme.com/rohit
Entering a log house south of Whitehorse, I’m confronted by a large box filled with little dolls, knitted in all the colours of the rainbow. I walk past them and Liesel Briggs welcomes me with a cup of tea and a seat in the comfy living room. There is warmth in this house, and it …
Imagine children, some as old as 17, who have never held a book – never read a book in their own language … Liesel Briggs and her daughter Rosemarie have handed books to children in Nepal and India. Their passion is to provide “books and basics”. Where did this passion come from? Liesel has volunteered …
Across the territory next week, various Yukon Education Week activities will take place to help raise awareness of the importance of education. The path to educational awareness in other countries, however, can be much steeper. Liesel Briggs and her daughter Rosemarie know this first-hand from their volunteer work in India and Nepal. There, the only …
