We are pleased to share the 2024 Annual Report of the Himalayan Trust UK. Despite the challenges of working in remote mountainous regions, 2024 has marked another step forward with good, meaningful and tangible progress. The Education Programme, as well as carrying on the regular work in our 35 schools, has worked on creating a...Read More
Naumati Limbu, a 58-year-old Female Community Health Volunteer (FCHV) from Ikhabu, Ward 4 of Phaktanglung Rural Municipality, has been a pillar of her community’s healthcare for over 20 years. Her selfless service, often unrecognised, was recently celebrated when she was awarded the title of “Best FCHV” among 18 volunteers in Ikhabu. This recognition was made...Read More
The Himalayan Trust UK has been working since 1989 to help the mountain people of Nepal. We strive to improve health and education in the mountainous regions of Northeastern Nepal, particularly in the Taplejung region. We still hold to the guiding principles laid down by Sir Edmund Hillary when he founded the first Himalayan Trust...Read More
One year ago today, we celebrated 70 years since the remarkable achievement made by Sir Ed Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, in being the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest. With thanks to our supporters, we have been able to ensure that we continue the legacy left by Sir Ed to support the mountain...Read More
The health team have now completed their Community Health Awareness Programme in Lelep, which has been going on for the past two years. The sessions are run by Female Community Health Volunteers (“FCHV”) and a total of 1,678 participants, mainly women (but some men!) attended the sessions. Most of the sessions are aimed at improving...Read More
As part of our focus to improve health in Taplejung we have previously told you about the Yamphudin Health Post with Birthing Centre Project. We are very pleased to report that the Health Post is operating very successfully and is making a difference to the local communities in and around Yamphudin. Mothers-to-be attend antenatal visits...Read More
We may not have the fondest memories of our school lunches when we were children. I suspect, however, that they were more important to the rhythm of our day than we remember. When a group of Trustees travelled to the Taplejung District of Nepal in 2018, a number of the schools we visited asked if...Read More
The story of Yamphudin is one of remarkable change. Our health team were met with very poor, remote mountain villagers desperate for our help during our first visit in 2015. That first visit resulted in a five year successful partnership between the community, Action For Nepal and ourselves. Together we transformed the village’s health knowledge,...Read More
Reasons why it is time to give back to the people in the remote mountain communities of Nepal in these times of COVID-19. Right now, people in Nepal are feeling the devastating effects of coronavirus on their health, their children’s education and their livelihoods. As is so often the case, the people hit hardest are...Read More
Our recent activities and the relationships built meant that over this challenging year we were in an excellent position to work with the local communities to help implement what was needed. We have run a comprehensive Covid programme and also succeeded in completing some of our ongoing activities, including training health post staff and managers....Read More
