by Bruce Keenan | May 26, 2017 | 2017, News
The following update was sent out with our sponsor updates this past month. If you are interested in sponsoring a child, please reach out to us at contact@hccnepal.org Dear HCC Family, We would like to take a moment to celebrate our accomplishments and the...
by Bruce Keenan | May 24, 2017 | 2017, News
Calling all New Yorkers! If you live in the New York tri-state area, or you will be visiting the New York area this June, join us for community, free yoga, and a chance to speak with Director of Nepal Programs Sadie Green as she visits the US over the summer. Exhale...
by Bruce Keenan | May 21, 2017 | 2017, News
HCC Graduate and current HCC staff member Laxmi returned to her hometown to vote in the first local and municipal elections held in Nepal in 20 years. Laxmi wrote this reflection on her experience returning home to vote. The trip to Sindhupalchok, the place where I...
by Bruce Keenan | May 19, 2017 | 2017, News
Not since the elections of 1997 has Nepal seen elections on a local, municipal level. For HCC students, some born during the height of Nepal’s 10-year civil war (1996-2006), the elections in Nepal are their first exposure to a fair and free democratic process...
by Bruce Keenan | May 16, 2017 | 2017, News
The following update was written by HCC senior student Pushpa. I am Pushpa Bam and I recently finished my SEE (Secondary Education Examination). For a break and as a graduation gift, three of us (Harsha, Bina and myself) were given a chance to go to Pokhara with...