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."
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
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
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