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."
An essential part of the running of the FHC hostel in Batase are the kitchen staff. Tokmaya Tamang, Urmila Tamang (cutting up the spinach) and Relimaya Tamang prepare breakfast for the children before they walk down to the school and dinner around 7pm. Lunches are provided by the school kitchen …read more
Jonathan is one of FHC’s committee members from Cairns and he is very hands on with the running of the Hostel in Batase Village. He wants to make the hostel as self sufficient as possible. “The less money we spend on the every-day operations, the more we can spend on …read more
When Jonathan visits Batase village from Cairns, he brings with him donated goods from you – FHC supporters. On this trip he has two deliveries to make. First stop is a maternity hospital in the beautiful river community of Melamchi. FHC friends have worked hard to knit very useful and …read more
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
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
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
Essential to the successful welfare and upbringing of any child is that they are well fed, educated and comfortable. From that base, anything is possible. For this winter in Batase, where temperatures can easily go below zero, we have new mattresses, blankets and clothes for the Hostel kids. All of …read more
Anil Tamang (FHC President) writes “We have received donations, clothes and other items from few different donors among them we have kept them for winter which is about to start and we distribute them today to be used in right time and right clothing for these little students. Thanks to …read more
In October, Kirsty Nancarrow, author of Himalayan Dreams: The Story of Som Tamang, spent 10 days in Batase Village with her husband Shaun, reconnecting with their sponsor girls Rabeena Chalise and Jenisha Tamang, and many others featured in the book. During their stay in the village, Kirsty and Shaun were …read more
Congratulations to ‘Hats & Waffles’ for brainstorming their way to the winners podium at our Trivia Night last 27 September. The trivia night, organised by Rita Zappulla from Rotary Cairns Sunrise, was a huge success with nearly 200 people attending the event. Over $7,000 was raised for FHC from ticket …read more
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