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."

NEWSLETTERS & ANNUAL REPORTS

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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SEPTEMBER 24

• 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 •

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JUNE 2024

• 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 •

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MARCH 2024

• 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 •

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DECEMBER 2023

• 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 •

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SEPTEMBER 2023

• 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 •

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JUNE 2023

• 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 •

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MARCH 2023

• 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 •

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DECEMBER 2022

• 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 •

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SEPTEMBER 2022

• 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 •

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JUNE 2022

• 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 •

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MARCH 2022

• 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 •

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DECEMBER 2021

• 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 •

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SEPTEMBER 2021

• 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 •

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FHC 2019/20 Annual Report

The Annual Report is a summation of what our charity does, how we performed, and the people behind the charity.

FHC annual report for 2019-20

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JUNE 2021

• 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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MARCH 2021

• Jonathan inspires others • Scholarship distribution in Batase • Rice for the Hostel •

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SEPTEMBER 2020

• 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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JULY 2020

• Hostel Updates • Containers for Change (Mary Frances) •

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MARCH 2020

• 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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DECEMBER 2019

• The Banana House (Kay Smith) • Trekking in Nepal with teenage grandchildren (Kay Smith) • FHC Annual Report • Jonathan reports from Batase (Jonathan Clayton) •

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AUGUST 2019

• 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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MARCH 2019

• Library for Batase (Christina Lee) • International Women’s Dinner (by Susan Devitt) • Meet Najita and Steve (by Kay Smith) •

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DECEMBER 2018

• 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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