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."
To keep you in touch with the functions of FHC we produce a quarterly newsletter highlighting our efforts and achievements throughout the year. These are PDF files and you can download these by clicking on the links below the images.
Annual reports summarise the financial health of the charity and highlight the people behind the charity and their functions. FHC is administered by volunteers, except for essential financial services as required by law.
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• Charity dinner a huge success • Congratulations Akriti Tamang • “Never give up…Never, ever give up” Paul hockey • Want more of the food from the charity night? • Our signature project • Thank you volunteers for your help • Our ACE women’s netball team • Thinking of travelling to Nepal? Here’s how •
• Christmas message from Som • Fund-raising dinner coming up • Kirsty Nancarrow in Batase • Pre-love goods making smiles a world away • Winter update • Are you considering gifting to FHC in your Will? •
• Making a difference • Tax-deductible donations through RAWCS • Vale Bijay Tamang memorial scholarship fund • Trivia night a huge success • Som’s life story getting out there • Community support – St Andrew’s Catholic School Year 3s; Jonathan and the collection tins; Kirsty and Shaun Nancarrow off to Nepal • New scholarship students off to finish Highschool, thanks to Donna Smith •
• Tax-deductible donations through RAWCS • Congratulations Muni • Vale Bijay Tamang • Donna’s sponsored students ready for Kathmandu • Welcome Manisha and Manish • Community support – Jonathan off to Batase • New school-term supplies for our scholarship students living at home •
• Tax-deductible donations through RAWCS • FHC memberships • Book launch raises over $5,500 for FHC & school • Community support – Atherton • Your support goes beyond Batase village • Celebrating women on International Women’s Day •
• FHC Hostel Life • Dashain, not Christmas • Thank you Donna Smith • FHC can offer tax deductibility through RAWCS • Himalayan Dreams come true • Have you considered gifting to FHC in your Will? • Awesome effort from our footballers • Heart-felt visit to Batase Village – Malinda Trehearn • Woohoo…new school uniforms • Meet Buddhiman and Radhika •
• Sita Maya Tamang • Biplane Tamang • Thank you Adelaide – Tania’s film a sell out! • Our first post-covid fundraiser – a huge success! • FHC’s new president in Nepal – Anil Tamang • Welcome to our hostel Sabina and Ashok • COMMUNITY SUPPORT • Some letters from our Hostel students to you • FHC is proud to be able to give disadvantaged students a chance to finish their high school – many are girls •
• Gift to FHC in your Will? • The award-winning documentary ‘Women Take on Nepal’ coming to you soon • Paul Harris Fellowship Award to Som Tamang • Your donated goods arriving in Nepal • Catching up with Tania Verbeeck • All hands on deck •
• Gift to FHC in your Will? • “It’s been 7 years since a girl has been taken from Batase” celebrates Som • Batase School invited to a prestigious Learning Fair • Benefits from the cultural tour • Happy Sonam Looser (Tibetan New Year) • Bir Bahadur Tamang school captain • our champion volley-ball team • Thank you to our hostel cooks • Our newsletter is a hit with the kids • Batase School secure electricity via solar panels • Community support – charity tins •
• Year 9 and 10 Cultural Exchange Tour • “Don’t litter” has to be taught • School Progress, thanks to Ubuntu Foundation and Innocents Relief • Community Support: CFC hauls $31,146.46 • Our Scholarship students • School success for our Year 10s • Tihar Festival Celebrations •
• Tenzin Tamang • Vale Jenny Pyne • Thinking of travelling to Nepal? • Congratulations to Year 10 students • National Paddy Day • New arrivals to FHC hostel • Community Support: Tanya and Ken • Progress on new school facilities •
• International Women’s Day • New animal shelter • New computers & new teacher • Batase School 7 years on from the 2015 earthquake • Nepal education system explained • Community support • Nepal open to tourists •
• Women’s trek to ECB • New classrooms • Congratulations Christina • Covid vaccines for the children • Som Tamang’s life story by Kirsty Nancarrow • Community support • Personal views – Bijay Tamang • Nepal open to tourists •
• Christmas message from Som and Susan • Tania wins • Innocents Relief – a new partner • Thank you Nick for your hard work • Batase School – as resilient as the community • Sunita Tamang is off to Kathmandu • FHC and Innocents Relief • Extract from BBC news • Your support providing choices for men and women •
• Jamuna Tamang • COVID hygiene • Melamchi flood • Sujan Tamang, FHC manager and school president • Hostel kids excelling • All hands on deck… • An award-winning documentary by Tania Verbeeck • Rotary grant of $10,000 for computers and more • $2,000 for the Batase School, thanks to Gyanmaya •
The Annual Report is a summation of what our charity does, how we performed, and the people behind the charity.
• Anita • Jonathan & $604.80 • A letter from a FHC child sponsor • Your support changing lives in Nepal • Local businesses giving support • Salomon shoe sell off • Pure inspiration – Marie-Pier & Adriana • Sujan and the $50,000 grant •
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• Jonathan inspires others • Scholarship distribution in Batase • Rice for the Hostel •
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• Vale Prince • TAMANG – What’s in a name • Our team in Batase • Community support • An overview of FHC’s expenditure (2018-19) •
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• Hostel Updates • Containers for Change (Mary Frances) •
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• FHC Hostel (Angus McColl) • COVID-19 in Nepal (Tim Trehearn) • Take on Nepal (Angus McColl) • Thank you Take on Nepal (Bijay Tamang) •
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• The Banana House (Kay Smith) • Trekking in Nepal with teenage grandchildren (Kay Smith) • FHC Annual Report • Jonathan reports from Batase (Jonathan Clayton) •
• FHC Sponsorship explained (Mary Frances) • My time in Batase village with my foster child, Rimmaya (Brian Duncan) • Jitman needs help • Nijita’s progress (Steve Johnson) • Cardistry was here (Brian Duncan) •
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• Library for Batase (Christina Lee) • International Women’s Dinner (by Susan Devitt) • Meet Najita and Steve (by Kay Smith) •
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• Women’s trek to Everest Base Camp (Mary Frances) • Batase village through my eyes (Kay Smith) • Take on Nepal (Som Tamang) •
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