Diary
The Year in Review
Our first visit back in five years Bino and I felt incredibly fortunate to spend the last Nepali New Year in Kathmandu with our whānau. It marked our first trip back in five years, and we cherished every moment.During our stay, we celebrated the completion of the...
Happy Nepali New Year 2081!
Nepali New Year, also known as 'Nepal Sambat' or 'Nepal Era,' is celebrated by Nepali communities worldwide. It typically falls around April 14, during the month of Baisakh in the Nepali, or Bikram Sambat, calendar. The Nepali calendar is approximately 56 years and...
Celebrating seven years of HLF!
Seven years have passed since the loss of Clare’s dad, John ‘Leaky’ McCall, who inspired the Himalayan Leaky Foundation. Looking back at the number of projects completed since; we have built many relationships, supported many communities, and changed many lives. We...
From strength to strength – what we’re doing now with WEP
Our aim at HLF has always been to work in partnership with others, and our recent journey with The Janamaitri Saving and Credit Cooperatives Limited is growing from strength to strength. We recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to expand our WEP program...
Nepal’s battle against Tuberculosis (TB)
Tuberculosis in Nepal is a significant health problem, and untreated cases are a leading cause of death in its population. In impoverished communities where people suffer from malnutrition and disease, like our Chitwan whanau, are more likely to become victims. One of...
Traffic, people, and animals – I was home again
Five years later and I finally stepped off the plane and into the partly upgraded Kathmandu airport. It felt so surreal to breath the air, and see Rabindra and Megh waiting there for us – it certainly didn’t feel like so long had passed since we last saw each other....
Travelling in Nepal – it’s something else
Travelling in Nepal is HARD, it’s exhausting, but it’s also exhilarating and amazing. You’re in an environment surrounded by poverty and hardship but also such peace. Life outside our Western walls is so different. The things we worry about are things they don’t even...
Thamdanda Water & Sanitation Official Closing Ceremony
When Rabindra first met the community in 2018, their village was mostly rubble and ruin, the devastation they lived in following the 2016 earthquake. After the incredible Thamdanda Water Supply and Sanitation Project with 8kms of pipeline installation, water tanks,...
Women’s Empowerment Programme – helping with grace and humour
The Janamaitri Saving and Credit Cooperatives Limited, in the Panuati Municipality (12 wards) of Kavre, started with 27 members and now have 2992, with 1506 men and 1484 women. Their mission is to “provide quality financial services to the community adopting...
My heart broke and I fell in love with them
Tucked between the Chitwan jungle and the side of the main highway between India and Nepal, we found ourselves meeting these beautiful children and mothers, handing out clothing to the impoverished children that had missed out on our winter clothing run. Their...