by Bruce Keenan | Jun 15, 2017 | 2017
8-year-old Shanti is in grade 4. She is from an indigenous community, and lives with her uncle, aunt and cousins in a temporary shelter in a remote area, literally on the side of a steep hill in the shadow of the Himalayas. They are subsistence farmers and cultivate...
by Bruce Keenan | Apr 27, 2017 | 2017, News
HCC’s Youth Ambassador Rehna Sheth traveled to Nepal for the first time this spring, documenting her experience in her journal entries below. My name is Rehna Sheth and I am 17 years old. I started working with Himalayan Children’s Charities when I was 14,...
by Bruce Keenan | Mar 8, 2017 | 2017, News
On February 28th of this year in New York City, Friends of HCC participated in our Winter Blues Fundraiser, raising funds to support our students while also celebrating our burgeoning NYC community. By the end of the night, 8 more students received sponsorships and...
by Bruce Keenan | Feb 23, 2017 | 2017, News
DCI has served a total of 100 children who lost parents during the earthquake in rural Dhading, Nepal. Currently, 83 at-risk children are being provided with educational scholarships, mentorship, and opportunities that allow them to stay in school and with family, and...
by Bruce Keenan | Feb 15, 2017 | 2017, News
Barsa, originally from eastern Nepal, lost her father when she was a small baby. He died of complications due to alcoholism, leaving her young mother unable to care for her. She was brought to an orphanage by her grandmother, eventually making her way to HCC. I am...