by Bruce Keenan | Jun 17, 2017 | 2017, News
On June, 6th, 7th, and 8th, HCC Staff Laxmi Karki and Khil Bahadur Thapa journeyed to Dhading with DP Aryal and Fun Kids Nepal to check on the progress of HCC students in the Dhading Children’s Initiative (DCI). Laxmi and Khil met with students, received updates...
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 | 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 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...