by Sumir Keenan | Apr 24, 2024 | 2024, News
In Nepal there are little to no funding options for impoverished students. Bank loans are only available against fixed assets or collateral, private sector scholarships are nearly non-existent, and most charities stop support when a student turns 16 or 18. The Peak...
by Sumir Keenan | Feb 7, 2024 | 2024, News, Uncategorized
In 2017, Himalayan Children’s Charities (HCC) was alerted to the case of Monika, a young girl living in rural Nepal. When Monika was just a toddler, her parents abandoned her with her elderly grandmother, who passed away not long afterward, leaving Monika on her own....
by Sumir Keenan | Dec 26, 2023 | 2023, News, Uncategorized
Last week, Himalayan Children’s Charities staff, Laxmi and Dinesh visited our RISE students in the Dhading district of Nepal. HCC university student, Puspha and HCC graduate, Uttam also joined and volunteered their time to help our rural students. The HCC team...
by Sumir Keenan | Nov 15, 2023 | 2023, News
Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Himalayan Children’s Charities Annual Fundraiser in November. We are happy to announce that we raised over $90,000 at the online and in-person events! And because of the generosity of the HCC Board members, who...
by Sumir Keenan | Oct 4, 2023 | 2023, News, Uncategorized
Join us for our Annual Fundraising Event – Saturday November 4, 2023! This years fundraiser will be broadcast from our live event in Atlanta! Join us at 7:30 PM (EST) on Saturday, November 4 for a live auction, silent auction, raffle, and very special guest, HCC...