Perseverance and determination is key

Perseverance and determination is key

On Saturday 22nd June The Rotary Westhaven Matariki Gala was held at the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron. It was a great night with fine food, an interesting guest speaker, live and silent auctions and at around 8.30pm the band ‘Hands Off’ began playing with...
Empowering the disadvantaged

Empowering the disadvantaged

HLF is working towards strengthening and empowering disadvantaged women and children in rural communities to live sustainably through better health, education and economic opportunities. They will be doing this through the Integrated Community Development Program...
Signing my name

Signing my name

Adult literacy classes are continuing and going well. Skills training is enabling women to look after themselves and to provide and income for their children. Just being able to sign their name on a piece of paper is a huge step in being able to gain employment....
Speaking Engagements – to encourage and inspire

Speaking Engagements – to encourage and inspire

Recently, Clare McCall, director of the Himalayan Leaky Foundation (HLF), was invited to speak at the Rotary Milford Club and share about the work that the HLF does. This included giving people an update on the Thamdanda Water & Sanitation Project and the Adult...
Groundwork Blessed: Thamdanda

Groundwork Blessed: Thamdanda

With materials organised and the start of the groundwork blessed, the Nepal team have been busy making a start to the pipework with over a kilometre completed already. The terrain is not the easiest to work with so this is a fantastic start with everyone working hard...