by Bruce Keenan | Jun 17, 2017 | 2017, News
On June, 6th, 7th, and 8th, HCC Staff Laxmi Karki and Khil Bahadur Thapa journeyed to Dhading with DP Aryal and Fun Kids Nepal to check on the progress of HCC students in the Dhading Children’s Initiative (DCI). Laxmi and Khil met with students, received updates...
by Bruce Keenan | Jun 15, 2017 | 2017
13-year-old Shanta now is in grade 5. He lost his mother during the earthquake and now stays with his father, three brothers (Laxman and Ram) and a younger sister. They live in a very remote, mountainous area that is a half-day walk from the nearest dirt road....
by Bruce Keenan | Jun 15, 2017 | 2017
Jayanta Tamang (now 7) was 5 years old when the earthquake struck in Nepal and she lost her beloved mother and house during it. She is living with her two sisters and brother in a temporary shelter in Satyadevi-5, Dhading.
by Bruce Keenan | Jun 15, 2017 | 2017
11-year-old Laxman now is in grade 3. He lost his mother during the earthquake and now stays with his father, three brothers and a younger sister. They live in a very remote, mountainous area that is a half-day walk from the nearest dirt road. Laxman’s father, Dal...
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...