by Bruce Keenan | Sep 10, 2017 | 2017, News
Each year, the Karuna Charitable Society (KCS), a charity formed by final year medical sciences students at Universal College of Medical Sciences in Nepal, host an event designed to bring free medical care and health check-ups to the most in need and vulnerable local...
by Bruce Keenan | Sep 5, 2017 | 2017, News
Due to obtain her Bachelors of Science in Nursing, HCC Student Nari recently completed a research project on a topic of her choice. Utilizing the cornerstone HCC principle of giving back to the community, Nari chose a research topic that would not only provide useful...
by Bruce Keenan | Aug 22, 2017 | 2017, News
HCC has been funding two deserving students through our Dhading Children’s Initiative (DCI) program for Grades 11 and 12 scholarship support in 2017. After taking their SEE (exit exams), the students choose a particular area of study for their further studies,...
by Bruce Keenan | Aug 21, 2017 | 2017, News
Written by Mitch Ditkoff, Co-founder and President of IDEA CHAMPIONS Originally published by the HuffPost Blog, link here. Our immense thanks and gratitude to Mitch Ditkoff and HuffPost Blog. There are many things a person can pay attention to in the world. Some...
by Bruce Keenan | Aug 17, 2017 | 2017, News
HCC welcomes our newest HCC student Saraswati as the winner of the HCC Scholarship for Higher Education. In July of 2017, HCC announced a scholarship to support higher education for one orphaned Nepali girl. Applicants were required to complete class 10 and their SEE...
by Bruce Keenan | Aug 17, 2017 | 2017, News
During the school break, HCC Program Coordinators at Khushi Ghar have been hard at work to expose students to a variety of supplemental subjects as well as fun community activities to help them rest for a busy school year while still keeping their minds active and...
by Bruce Keenan | Jul 29, 2017 | 2017, News
Himalayan Children’s Charities (HCC) and Girls Empowered by Travel Nepal (GET Nepal) in partnership with Shiny Munchkins from Singapore successfully conducted a 2-day educational camp at Shree Bankali Primary School in the Sindhupalchowk district. HCC Program Officer...
by Bruce Keenan | Jul 17, 2017 | 2017, News
Public Speaking is a subject too often forgotten, but, despite the rapid pace of technology, still remains a vital skill set for many potential job applicants, particularly those interested in rising to management, corporate, and leadership positions. Public speaking,...
by Bruce Keenan | Jul 6, 2017 | 2017, News
HCC Student Shristi wrote about her volunteer work for a charity futsal tournament for female empowerment held by the organization Girls Empowered by Travel. Futsal is a derivative of soccer played indoors with 5 person teams. I am a student of Mass Communication and...
by Bruce Keenan | Jul 6, 2017 | 2017, News
The following is an interview with Maia Pandey, the HCC Summer Intern for 2017. My name is Maia Pandey, and I am a rising sophomore at Buckingham Browne & Nichols school. I was born in Lexington, Massachusetts. Both of my parents are from Nepal, so we often visit...