by Bruce Keenan | Jun 14, 2017 | 2017
7-year-old Anjali is in grade 2. Her mother was killed in the earthquake when their family house collapsed. She and her elder sister, Pushpa, now live in a remote mountain village with their young stepmother while their father moves from place to place to find work....
by Bruce Keenan | Jun 14, 2017 | 2017
5-year-old Samjhana is in grade 1 and lives in a remote village in the high mountains. She lost her father during the earthquake, who had recently moved his family back to his village from the Terai flatlands. Samjhana, which means “a remembrance” has a mother and two...
by Bruce Keenan | Jun 14, 2017 | 2017
Two-year-old Bishu is in lower kindergarten. He is an intelligent and active boy who is currently working on figuring out his numbers and alphabets (Nepali and English). Soon after his birth his young mother abandoned him and disappeared. His home was destroyed in...
by Bruce Keenan | Jun 12, 2017 | 2017
2-year-old Ram Krishna’s father was killed in the earthquake-triggered landslide while working as a laborer at a hydropower plant in a neighboring district. He was born after the earthquake. As a young, widowed mother in rural Nepal, Ram’s mother’s future prospects...
by Bruce Keenan | Jun 9, 2017 | 2017, News
HCC Graduate Khil is currently HCC’s Program Operations Officer. He previously worked as a Program Coordinator on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights of YUWA. He also serves as Vice President of Girls Empowered by Travel. He wrote the following report of...
by Bruce Keenan | Jun 6, 2017 | 2017, News
HCC Student Barsha wrote this report about her experience working with a medical research team from the University of British Columbia. Last month I had my final exams for grade 12, and I did very well. After finishing the exams, I had an opportunity to go to Dang...