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."
Empowerment through education
"Our volunteer administration ensures nearly 95% of funds raised go directly to supporting disadvantaged children in regional Nepal."
Long term FHC sponsors Kirsty and Shaun Nancarrow are heading to Batase in October with donated goods. It will be Shaun’s first visit to Nepal and he is looking forward to meeting sponsor children Jenisha Tamang and Rabeena Chalise, and volunteering at the FHC Hostel. Shaun hopes to teach the …read more
A big thank you to St Andrew’s Catholic School’s Year 3s. The school has been a great supporter of FHC in the past and continue to help. The kids raised $520 to help FHC continue to help disadvantaged kids get access to education in Batase village. They raised the money …read more
August was Queensland Multicultural Month and Som and Kirsty Nancarrow, long-term FHC supporter and author of Himalayan Dreams: The Story of Som Tamang, were invited to give several talks about his life and the work of FHC. Cairns Regional Councillor Rob Pyne gave a warm introduction at the Cairns City …read more
Jonathan is temporarily handing over recyclable-collecting duties to others while he visits Batase village for a month. He’s not going empty handed. He is taking with him a load donated goods from our supporters that will be useful to our children and any excess will be distributed to the rest …read more
Last December’s edition of the news letter highlighted the generosity of Donna Smith from USA, a hiking enthusiast and now friend of FHC. Donna was introduced to our cause by Anil (FHC President in Nepal) while guiding Donna on a trek to Everest Base Camp for Take on Nepal. She …read more
Tragically FHC has just recently lost a good friend and a tireless supporter of our children in Nepal. Bijay Tamang was just 25 years of age. Bijay has passed away from a suspected heart failure while trekking a mountainous trail between Batase village and Langtang. He was with friends at …read more
A big thank you to Michael and Maree Nasser in Atherton for being great supporters of the FHC cause. Michael and Maree own and run the Barron Valley Hotel in Atherton, which has been in the Nasser family for over 90 years. It’s a family pub and they kindly donate …read more
Som Tamang’s story is finally here after six years of research and hard work by the author and FHC friend, Kirsty Nancarrow. Worthy of fanfare, Kirsty kindly combined the book’s first release with a charity dinner to raise funds for FHC. This event also saw the launch of the Rotary …read more
Kirsty writes “Even as a youngster, Som always needed to find a way to occupy himself. He was not one to sit around idly passing the hours. It was as though he knew there was always work to do to make a situation better.” Som Tamang, founder of the Friends …read more
In 2023 Malindi Trehearn and her friend Sarah traveled to Nepal and visited Batase village, where they spent time with the FHC Hostel children. Malindi shares her story. “The time spent in Batase village is something that I am sure Sarah and I will always hold very close to the …read more
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