Diary
Bhaktapur Reunion – from children to young men and women
Visiting the community for the first time in five years, so much had changed around them and to them — so many new houses, roads, and factories. The luscious green fields that had surrounded them were now dust bowls, waiting for construction to begin. There were fewer...
Keeping the children warm
It’s winter in Nepal and we quickly realised that there are a lot of children living in the village without any warm clothing or bedding. Rabindra had a fundraising drive in Kathmandu and was able to take down a lot of donated clothes. However, they were all adult...
Hard work pays off – massively!
The awesome women of Thamdanda have recently been able to celebrate a huge achievement – they got legally registered with local government as a Community Based Organization (CBO), achieving the rules and regulations required for this. This now enables them to apply...
The colourful flags – what do they mean?
The Tibetan prayer flags are used to spread prayers of good throughout the world, which in turn pleases the Gods. The Buddhist flag is traditionally flown on single poles or strung along lines on mountain ridges and peaks high in the Himalayas, on Buddhist temples and...
Rayale Village – sticking to what we’re good at
Padam has been busy working with cooperative community groups in the Panauti Municipality, an area not too far from Thamdanda. Currently, there are two groups who we are in discussion with, with a total of 50 women. We are looking to support them in horticultural crop...
We’re returning!
I’m so excited to say that Bino and I are finally retuning to Nepal. It has been five years since we have been there. We were supposed to return at the beginning of 2020, but we all know how that worked out! We are so excited to be able to visit the communities we...
Fighting for basic human rights
Following the initial food distribution, our first order of business has been to build a home for a family who are living in desperate conditions, under tarpaulins next to the jungle. Every day they risk their lives by intruding elephants or tigers, not to mention…...
What could a woman in Nepal have in common with the Football World Cup?
Like thousands of migrant working families, Nanimaya lost her husband to the FWC construction, from being trafficked to build infrastructure for the world cup in early 2015. It’s heartbreaking to think, here we are in 2022, and still human life has less importance...
We got registered charitable status in New Zealand!
As of August 2022, HLF New Zealand Trust received official charitable status. Whilst this has been a passion of mine for years, so far, we’ve been operating on our own steam, but we’ve decided now is the time to show the world what we are doing. And the first step of...
Passion, commitment, and determination
The incredible women of Thamdanda have grown tons of crops and earned thousands of dollars since we began our mahi together. It not only shows the incredible passion and determination of this community but also what happens when people and organisations team up for...