Education+care+mentorship for 100 Nepali children

Currently, we are supporting 191 students in this program. 182 of these students live with surviving family members and receive direct financial support through scholarships. Another 106 low-income students are receiving essential school supplies through this program. For the  9 students in our program who are currently unable to live with their families, we have placed them in well-vetted boarding schools that are close to their families and communities of origin. 

In early October 2021, Himalayan Children’s Charities co-founder Bruce Keenan and HCC Nepal staff (Dinesh, Laxmi, and Mun Maya) made a trip, along with HCC student interns from Kathmandu, to the Dhading and Rasuwa districts to meet supported children and their families. 

At one rural school in the Dhading district, we distributed clothes, school supplies (backpacks, notebooks, pens, pencil cases, etc.), and personal care items to 109 low-income students. Due to the need of students in the area, and the positive response by the community, we are planning to continue this school supply distribution program annually. In the future, we look forward to incorporating more holistic services, including community building activities, health camps,leadership training, and academic counseling in this community as well. 

In mid-December 2021, HCC Nepal staff will travel throughout the rural areas to visit our scholarship recipients and boarding school students. 

Update on New Scholarship Recipients

Sita* is the eldest of five siblings. She is 12 years old and is in grade 4. She helps to care for her four younger siblings. Shyam* is 10 years old and is in grade 2, and Ram* is 8 years old and studies with his twin sisters Tina* and Rina*, who are 4 years old, at the nearby early childhood education center. 

After the unexpected and tragic death of their young mother, their father has struggled with his mental health, and the family has plunged into extreme poverty. Despite the unimaginably challenging circumstances of this family, HCC is working today to keep these five children with surviving family members. The children are doing their best to succeed in school, and HCC is working closely with their family, school staff, and community leaders to make sure that they have the resources and opportunities they need to stay engaged in school, and safe from the risks they face as children in rural Nepal who are orphaned, impoverished, and from a marginalized indigenous community. 

*Names changed