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 | Mar 9, 2017 | 2017, News
This blog post was written by HCC student Shristi GC. Hello Everyone! How are you all doing? I am fine here and hope everything is good there. The temperature here is not that cold now and starting to get hot. I am regularly attending my college. I am giving my unit...
by Bruce Keenan | Mar 8, 2017 | 2017, News
On February 28th of this year in New York City, Friends of HCC participated in our Winter Blues Fundraiser, raising funds to support our students while also celebrating our burgeoning NYC community. By the end of the night, 8 more students received sponsorships and...
by Bruce Keenan | Feb 17, 2017 | 2017, News
For the past seven years, HCC students have come home to Kushi Ghar, a place that not only serves to house, feed and clothe them but also as a place where they have a nurturing, loving home. Hira Niraula Sapkota has spent the past seven years ensuring that not only is...
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...