by Sumir Keenan | Jan 7, 2025 | 2025, News, Uncategorized
In December, the HCC team checked on the welfare and distribute scholarships and essential supplies to the 77 students currently enrolled in the RISE program in Upper and Lower Dhading, Nuwakot, Banepa, and Jiri. The team included Dinesh, Laxmi, Nishan, HCC university...
by Sumir Keenan | Dec 2, 2024 | 2024, News, Uncategorized
Ganga joined us at Himalayan Children’s Charities this past summer and she is already excelling in her studies! She is currently enrolled in 12th grade and is focusing on Law. Every year her school nominates a student who excels academically, actively...
by Sumir Keenan | Apr 24, 2024 | 2024, News
In Nepal there are little to no funding options for impoverished students. Bank loans are only available against fixed assets or collateral, private sector scholarships are nearly non-existent, and most charities stop support when a student turns 16 or 18. The Peak...
by Sumir Keenan | Feb 7, 2024 | 2024, News, Uncategorized
In 2017, Himalayan Children’s Charities (HCC) was alerted to the case of Monika, a young girl living in rural Nepal. When Monika was just a toddler, her parents abandoned her with her elderly grandmother, who passed away not long afterward, leaving Monika on her own....