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It's hard to imagine that one year has already passed since our two books' official launch. Namaste, and Are you a Snow Leopard? are like...
Sandra Shiwani van Doesburg
- Jun 22, 2023
- 1 min
Daydream - Part 3
Life is full of daydreams. Some are just daydreams, while others are our inner voices telling us to be curious, self-aware, and confident...
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Sandra Shiwani van Doesburg
- Jun 20, 2023
- 1 min
Daydream - Part 2
Through experiential storytelling, we want to help our readers to freely explore their emotions and thoughts.
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Sandra Shiwani van Doesburg
- Jun 18, 2023
- 2 min
Daydream - Part 1
Let us take you on this four-part journey about why & how "van Doesburg Creative Works" came about.
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vDCW
- Apr 23, 2023
- 3 min
Celebrating World Book Day 2023
BOOKS...Books and more books. Somewhere it is written that there is an estimated 130 Million published books in the world. And in the...
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Sandra Shiwani van Doesburg
- Apr 2, 2023
- 4 min
Stronger Together
Who all here loves to daydream? This is my favourite question I love to ask the children. And as you can imagine, they will almost always...
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Sandra Shiwani van Doesburg
- Mar 12, 2023
- 3 min
Create your Reality - Kathmandu 2023
Two weeks…. seems long and short at the same time. Too long to be away from my husband and my two boys and too short to spend enough time...
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Sandra Shiwani van Doesburg
- Feb 6, 2023
- 1 min
Celebrating Community Action Center - Nepal
30 years of dedicated work towards empowering women and children in Nepal.
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Sandra Shiwani van Doesburg
- Jan 9, 2023
- 2 min
Toasting the grins and frowns of 2022
Is it really over? Yep! Are you like me, walking into January with a haze and glaze? Not even sure what that means. But I guess that is...
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Sandra Shiwani van Doesburg
- Dec 19, 2022
- 2 min
Book Review - Namaste by Dr. Smriti Mathema
Smriti Mathema, MBBS, MD, is a Pediatrician at Kathmandu Medical College with a special interest in preventive and social paediatrics....
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Sandra Shiwani van Doesburg
- Nov 21, 2022
- 2 min
The guy behind the scene
A jack of all trades, master of some, but a geek at heart. You will mostly hear this from Arthur when he is asked to introduce himself....
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Sandra Shiwani van Doesburg
- Nov 15, 2022
- 4 min
Book Review - Are you a Snow Leopard?
We had the honour of having our book reviewed by Ms Bharati Silawal - Giri.
Read about her and what she says about Are you a Snow Leopard?
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Sandra Shiwani van Doesburg
- Nov 7, 2022
- 2 min
Pinch me; October was surreal!
October was one intense month. I feel like I went all the way up to the moon and back! And believe me, I am no astronaut. Taking off from...
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Sandra Shiwani van Doesburg
- Oct 20, 2022
- 3 min
Celebrating our Book Launch in Kathmandu - Day 1
Exactly one week ago, on October 13th, Community Action Centre - Nepal (CAC Nepal) hosted our book launch event. For this book launch to...
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Sandra Shiwani van Doesburg
- Oct 8, 2022
- 1 min
Namaste World - Meet Karuna, our brilliant illustrator.
Reconnecting with Karuna was destiny. It was the right time, the right Instagram post type of thing. I had just decided to set up van...
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Sandra Shiwani van Doesburg
- Oct 5, 2022
- 2 min
Yes, she is the one! The art behind the words, the soul inside the book.
Are you a Snow Leopard? is a story not just of Hiuko, our main character, finding friends along the way. It is also a story of all the...
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Sandra Shiwani van Doesburg
- Sep 13, 2022
- 2 min
Inspiration starts with a connection
An editor polishes away in the shadows for the writer to get that extra shine. Our two books - "Namaste" and "Are you a Snow Leopard?" -...
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Sandra Shiwani van Doesburg
- Sep 6, 2022
- 2 min
Why we do what we do.
We want to create a space where children and adults can explore emotions of feeling in and out of socially defined "normal" space.
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Sandra Shiwani van Doesburg
- Aug 24, 2022
- 1 min
The Date
August 20th, 2022 - a date to be remembered. Past Saturday was a day for celebrations. It's not every day you get your family and friends...
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Sandra Shiwani van Doesburg
- Aug 19, 2022
- 1 min
One Day to go! You heard that right!
On August 20th, 2022, our Store opens its virtual door. Place your order and stay tuned to learn more. NAMASTE is a board book that...
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