Himanchal Education Foundation is a non-profit corporation established in 2000. Our goal is to support Himanchal High School in the remote village of Nangi, Nepal, a prototype school for community-based educational development in rural areas.
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- Founded:
- 2000
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Andris BjornsonCreated about 7 months ago
Andrea ChenUpdated about 8 months ago
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- US Ambassador to Nepal Honors Mahabir Pun 5:00am Jul 2
- Himanchal School as seen by Andris Bjornson 6:47pm Mar 26
- Robin Shields, Former Volunteer, is Walking Across Nepal 2:46pm Mar 25
Courtesey of Nepalnews.com: American Ambassador to Nepal Nancy J Powell honoring Mahabir Pun, the recipient of the prestigious Ramon Magasaysay Award, in a programme felicitating 26 social leaders for their special contribution in the field of social development in Nepal, organised by Antenna...
Andris Bjornson is a professional photographer who visited Nangi and surrounding areas in Nov-Dec 2008. He took some great shots of the area, and has kindly permitted us to republish here...
Robin Shields is one of the earliest volunteers to visit Nangi (we need to get your profile page up Robin .. and now, this fall, he will walk all the way across Nepal, east to west, all 900-odd kilometers through the mountains and the valleys on foot. Here is a link where you can find [...]
Namaskar from Dolakha (east of Kathmandu) and Happy St. Patrick’s Day….what a crazy combination! Despite it being the day of the green leprechauns there’s ‘nar a bit of green in these hills as the last of the arid season pelts us with dry, blowing winds. The la...
Himanchal Education Foundation Andris Bjornson is a professional photographer who visited Nangi and surrounding areas in Nov-Dec 2008. He took some great shots of the area, and has kindly permitted us to republish here. Enjoy and visit Andris's site for more pictures and commentary - http://www.andrisbjornson.com/
The women started producing paper again this January. So far they have produced 1,454 sheets of 20 grm paper and 91 sheets of 40 gm colored paper. 97 kg of lokta bark has been harvested from Nangi and 194 kg lokta has been harvested from Ramche village in February. We purchased lokta @ Rs.50 [...]
The Blood Drinking Festival was conducted for five days from 02-06 March 2009; there were 205 people involved. All these people are from around the villages of Nangi, Paudwar, Ramche, Shikha , Narchyang, and Pulachour. During the festival, 11 yak was killed and sold for meat. Blood was sold @ Rs...
It is always a great day to be headed back and visit my bighearted and spirited HEF friends in Nepal. I look forward to long talks around the fire and sharing cups of tea as we discuss present and future projects for HEF. The purpose of this visit is multi-faceted. The first few weeks will be [...]
Name of Project: Cross Breeding Project Chitra Pun, Nangi Project Officer Project place: Mohare Danda (First rely station of wireless network) Destination: One day from Nangi...
The work of Himanchal Educational Foundation (HEF) continues to support the original mission (to provide financial support to the development and operation of Himanchal Higher Secondary School)...
To spread the word out further, we are now on Facebook -http://www.facebook.com/pages/Himanchal-Education-Foundation/53593235002 . If you are on facebook, please become a fan of this organization and pass the link to your friends. Bonus materials on facebook: recent photographs from our volunteers!
Himanchal Education Foundation Andrea volunteered to teach dance (Western-styled jazz) to six local village girls, everyday for about 2 hours. Read more about her experiences at http://www.himanchal.org/andrea-chen/
Himanchal Education Foundation Emily Christie volunteered in 2008 to visit Nangi and help with the plant nursery and with the paper making project. More on her experiences here - http://www.himanchal.org/emily-christie/
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Allison volunteered to visit Nangi to teach English in 2008. For more on her experiences - see http://www.himanchal.org/allison-schultz
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