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."
At 8:20am, Wednesday 26 August, a chunk of glacier breaks away from the north face of Nepal’s Langtang Lirung and crashes hundreds of metres into the valley below and into the Lende River, the border river between Nepal and Tibet. This generates a 9-metre wall of water travelling at 180km/hour …read more
Som met this family during his recent time in the flood-devastated area of Nepal. They are a family suffering terribly. Her husband, brothers, uncles and other male relatives were working on the hydro project on the border when the flood came through. They all lost their lives. This family now …read more
As well as loosing Dolma, the flood has presumably taken another friend. As of writing, Ambir Rai was listed as missing but now presumed dead. He was a trekking Guide working in the area of destruction at the time. While Ambir is not directly part of the FHC family he …read more
Dolma Tamang, one of our FHC Hostel graduates lost her life in the recent Nepal floods. Our heart goes out to her family and friends, many she made while living at the Hostel and attending the Batase school. Dolma Tamang was one of the children welcomed into the FHC hostel …read more
We are delighted to announce the chosen recipients of the FHC SEE Scholarships 2083 (2026). Congratulations to all the finalists on this outstanding achievement. Your hard work, dedication, and commitment to education have earned you this opportunity. We are proud to welcome each of you to FHC family. We look …read more
We are especially proud of our girls Anita and Munu from the FHC Hostel. They are the top scorers in the Secondary Education Examination (SEE) at the Batase School. Their hard work, dedication and determination have truly paid off. This achievement is not only their success but also an inspiration …read more
The new school year is about to start and our students are ready to receive their books and supplies for the year ahead. It’s a special occasion and we invite our Scholarship children (disadvantaged students we support while living at home) and their families to meet with our team in …read more
Jonathan is back in Nepal on his annual pilgrimage to Batase village for a month. When he goes he takes with him donated goods from friends of FHC. Donations this time include clothing and knitted goods. But he’s not there just to deliver donations. On arrival to Kathmandu he visits …read more
Kevin and Anna are adventurous young travellers from Germany. They blog their adventures throughout Asia on Instagram where they have 149,000 followers. Last year Kevin hiked from Gangasagar (near Kolkata in India), to the Kala Patthar (near Everest Base Camp) in Nepal. It took him 45 days and many tears …read more
Som tells me “Right now we are in Batase, Rita, Brent and the group are having great time and I was able to explain everything to them and they seem to be inspired and motivated to boost the project and increase fund-raising efforts.” Rotarians from Rotary Club of Cairns Sunrise …read more
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