by Bruce Keenan | Jan 31, 2017 | 2017, News
Last week, HCC sponsor Sherry Jones hosted an enchanting, fun-filled evening for 15 fortunate HCC supporters to enjoy a magnificent spread by renowned chef, Andrea Anichini from the Chianti region in Tuscany, Italy, all for the purpose of raising funds to support the...
by Bruce Keenan | Jan 22, 2017 | 2017, News
Before joining our program in Kathmandu and starting a new life at Khushi Ghar, many of our HCC students began their life growing up in the state-run orphanage Bal Mandir. Located in an old palace building in Kathmandu, lack of financial support leaves Bal Mandir in a...
by Bruce Keenan | Jan 19, 2017 | 2017, News
Dear HCC Family, “Why Nepal?” It’s a question I get asked often. Susan and I have dedicated the past 17 years of our life to transforming the lives of at-risk children in Nepal, yet there are many places in the world experiencing hardship. It is very difficult to...
by Bruce Keenan | Jan 15, 2017 | 2017, News
Dear HCC friends and family, How to write about the poverty in Nepal without reducing it all to impersonal numbers and imperial statistics? Yes, Nepal is one of the least developed countries in the world, with staggering levels of poverty, discrimination, and lack of...
by Bruce Keenan | Jan 9, 2017 | 2017, News
Earlier this year, while one of our co-founders Bruce Keenan was checking up on our programming in Nepal, he was visiting our programs with Sylvia, a friend of HCC and a doctor from Italy. She noticed that our student Sita had once had a broken arm that had been...