About

Himalayan Care Hands (HCH) is a Nepali non-government organisation,initially set us as a side project in 2011 by the founding members of Himalayan Leaders and friends from the travel and tourism industry, teachers, university professors and social workers.

Since 1989, the founding members of Himalayan Leaders have been involved in many social projects and were eagerly looking forward to an official structure. Several big projects have been already rolled out under the Himalayan Care Hands governance, among them the construction of a hospital in the Dolakha district, solar energy projects, earthquake relief or a new e-library.  

Himalayan Care Hands aims to achieve sustainable development in every project by concepts like empowerment, train the trainer and long term strategy forecasting to assure every project is self sustaining after three years.

We remind ourselves every day, that even the smallest of gifts, the smallest of help will have a huge impact on Nepali people.

Vision

To improve the lives of the indigent rural people, that is particularly focus on rural women, peasants, landless people and other disadvantaged and socially oppressed strata of Nepalese society by providing them, opportunities for their socio-economic empowerment.

Objective

  1. To create socio-economically inclusive and integrated modal community especially in the direct involvement of marginalized, vulnerable and social excluded people by utilizing both local and global resources.
  2. To develop and carry out health- and educational development programs for underprivileged people, mainly from remote and rural communities.
  3. To facilitate and collaborate with existing community based organizations.
  4. To encourage the awareness of the  impact of societal structure and culture on the development of people in rural areas in Nepal.
  5. To decrease illiteracy and provide (basic) knowledge and skills on the interacting effects of environment, hygiene and health.
  6. To encourage the open distance education systems in rural areas and making education accessible.
  7. To create local labor opportunities for local craftsmanship and support promoting markets of traditional craft work and garment in foreign countries.

Our Team

Board of Directors

Jagat Dahal President
Krishna Dahal Vice President
Hari Bol Sapkota Vice President
Bikram Dahal Treasurer
Smriti Budhathoki Secretary

General Members

  • Prakash Dahal
  • Govinda Pathak
  • Nabaraj Parajuli
  • Nisha Maharjan

Advisory Board

  • Pashupati Chaulagain
  • Madandas Shrestha
  • Dhurba K.C.
  • Krishna K.C.
  • Praveen Pradhan
  • Navin Raj Dahal
  • Deepak Raj Parajuli

International Advisory Board

Kristof Wouters

Founder Samundra Belgium
Expert Hospital Management

Peggy Kuipers

Founder Samundra the Netherlands
Expert on Hospital Management

Robert Gerritsma

Meilen, Switzerland
Founder Solidarity Switzerland
Expert on Physiotherapy

Markus Kamber

Klosters, Switzerland
General Practitioner
Expedition Physician

Maik Becker

Zürich, Switzerland
Founder Run For Children

Dipendra Dahal Senior Program Manager

Paris, France
Program Manager Himalayan Care Hands
Expert on NGO Project Management

Marieke Meelen

Cambridge, UK
Expert Community Collaboration
Expert NGO Project Management

Michel Fehr

Bülach, Switzerland
Expert Education Remote Areas

Peter Soons

Frauenfeld, Switzerland
Founder Himalayan Care Hands Nepal
Expert NGO Project Management
Fundraiser Switzerland, Belgium

Niels
Niels Visser

Antwerpen, Belgium
Founder Samundra Belgium
Expert Hospital & Waste Management
Fundraising Belgium