Photo: Children we work with in the slum colony of Kathmandu are thankful to receive scholarships which enable them to attend local schools in the city. We are happy to report that 46 children are currently enrolled in our Children’s Hope Center education outreach program in the slums of Kathmandu, Nepal. With your support, we […]
Photo: Guest teacher Lindsey shows the girls how to make a new kind of clasp in their jewelry-making class at the home. We are happy to report that earlier this month, two volunteers traveled from Houston, Texas, to visit the girls living at our ‘She Has Hope’ rehabilitation home in Nepal. The volunteers, one of […]
Photo: Girls from our orphan care program are happy to be re-enrolled for another school year, seen here proudly wearing their new uniforms. There has been a lot of bad news coming from Nepal since the devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck the region on April 25, 2015, which killed more than 8,800 people and […]
Photo: Teenage girls in a remote Nepali village attend our trafficking awareness workshop; they are trained in how to spot, avoid and report traffickers. Today we bring you an important update from our native team in Nepal. In the aftermath of the Nepal earthquake that occurred in last April, traffickers have been exploiting the devastation […]
Photo: Sunita*, 13, was rescued from malnourishment and abuse 5 years ago. Her life has radically changed and now her future is full of hope. We are very happy to share a powerful story of one of our orphans, 13-year-old Sunita, who came to live at one of our orphan homes in 2011. After being […]
Photo: Innovative improvements to our garden project at the ‘She Has Hope’ rehabilitation home were a huge success, providing an abundant organic tomato harvest. Today we bring you news from our native team in Kathmandu, who have been severely affected by an economic blockade unofficially imposed on the people of Nepal by their neighboring country […]
Photo: As all cooking gas supplies have been cut off, our native team is preparing all meals on makeshift wood-burning stoves. Today we bring you a critical update from our native team in Kathmandu, who have been affected by an economic blockade since September 21st, unofficially imposed on the people of Nepal by their neighboring […]
Photo: Part of the ‘She Has Hope’ coursework for girls recovering from human trafficking is learning advanced gardening techniques. Today we bring you news from our native team in Kathmandu, who have recently been affected by an economic blockade unofficially imposed on the people of Nepal by their neighboring country of India. They are now […]
Photo: Our staff goes into rural schools to train girls in ways to avoid the common tricks and traps of the traffickers. We are happy to report that we have continued our trafficking awareness counseling classes for girls ages 14-18 in about 4 different schools a week. We have been reaching 500 girls monthly through […]
Photo: A girl rescued from human trafficking is learning to make embroidered purses as part of her skill development coursework at our rehabilitation home. We are happy to report that 7 girls, ages 15-23 years old, were recently rescued from the dangers of human trafficking thanks to the courageous work of our native team and […]
Photo: Nepali schoolgirls gathered for a training session led by our staff. They are taught how to spot and avoid the deceptions of traffickers. In the aftermath of the Nepal earthquake, sex traffickers are exploiting the devastation to snatch thousands of women for brothels across Asia. The death toll from April’s disaster has reached 7,566, […]
Photo: Our team was the first to respond to 13 villages in critical need of relief supplies. A brave survivor of Dhumkus village seen here receives rice and lentils.
The people of Kathmandu, Nepal, continue to rebuild their lives after the devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck the region on April 25, 2015, which killed more than 8,800 people and injured more than 23,000. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless when entire rural villages were flattened across many districts of the country. A second major earthquake with a 7.3 magnitude occurred on May 12th causing significant loss of life and more destruction to homes, historic buildings, and major roads in Nepal.