FRIENDS OF HIMALAYAN CHILDREN

Empowerment through education

"Our volunteer administration ensures nearly 95% of funds raised go directly to supporting disadvantaged children in regional Nepal."

photo of organisers from the charity night

Charity dinner a huge success

On behalf of the Rotary Club of Cairns Sunrise and the Friends of Himalayan Children Association we want to thank you for supporting our Fundraising dinner on Saturday night. We raised $15,700! On 8 February we held a charity dinner to raise funds for FHC. It was a fabulous evening …read more

photo of Paul Hockey

“Never give up…Never, ever give up”

You may remember Paul Hockey from new’s stories years ago. He was the guy with one arm walking the hills around Cairns in preparation for a seemingly impossible dream – climbing the tallest mountain in the world, Mount Everest. Paul was a very special guest on our charity evening. He …read more

photo of Akriti Tamang

Congratulations Akriti Tamang

We are very proud of Akriti. Akriti has just successfully completed her higher education and has chosen to go on to university. She is the first student to come up through the FHC Hostel to go onto university. Akriti came to our hostel many years ago with her two younger …read more

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