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."
From left: Kumar, Akriti, Bishal, Sukuman, Sabin, Anil (president), Bimmaya, Rimmaya, Samjana. Absent is Dinesh (secretary). An important part of FHC’s functions are managed by our team in Nepal. They are dedicated volunteers that understand the charities aims and inspirations. Many have been helped by FHC through their education. They …read more
With the involvement of many, the school in Batase village has developed remarkably from a simple building with rock-wall construction to the multiple buildings we have today made from earthquake-safe materials. It is now an important educational centre for the region. Som explains “When I left Batase at age 11, …read more
The FHC scholarship children are the children we finance through school while they live at home. Their families are poor and they are at risk of not receiving a full education. Anil (FHC President in Nepal) writes “We are incredibly proud and grateful to support our students through our annual …read more
Anil (FHC President in Nepal) writes “Congratulations Bindu and Bisne on completing Grade 10! We’re so proud of your hard work and dedication. You’ve grown with FHC Hostel by taking as a second home, your desire for education, and with FHC support has helped you reached this important milestone. We …read more
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
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