It was warm. The air was thick with monsoon humidity, and the sun was relentless. "You hungry?" she asked me in broken English, motioning bringing…

Freshly sharpened pencils, crisp, unused notebooks, shiny new textbooks, and neatly packed backpacks. Typically, all signs that back to school…

MountainChild has never operated alone. We partner with several national entities that help facilitate our wok across the Himalayas. One of them is…

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Tell us a little about your family, business, and role in the community…

In such uncertain times, we all have a part to play! But with so many places and people hurting, it can be hard to know where to begin! The world…

WASH has grown into a program that has the ability to empower the future generation. They will be the ones who end the cycle of suffering by…

WASH began with the hope of creating lasting change. In the beginning, it taught the importance of clean water by distributing water filters. WASH…

The Himalayan people live in the most remote, unreachable places in the world. Landscapes are challenging, making the area very difficult to…

Ready. Set. Go. All the villagers in town awkwardly half-walk, half-run down the trail that heads North. After a few minutes, the crowd breaks into…

The world is becoming smaller in the weirdest of ways in this season of COVID-19. We all, no matter which language we’re using, are familiar with…

On their way to the day’s festival celebration, or out to the fields where they’ll plant what will sustain them for the months ahead, villagers in…

HALO is a breakthrough project that carries hope to the Himalayas and I am honored to be a part of 42 rescues to date. I #carryhope so that…

I joined MountainChild a little over a year ago, but I've never done anything like HALO! With a background in nursing, my passion has always been to…

I am Namrata! I was born in Dhangadhi, a district far west side of Nepal. I serve as the HALO Officer. I am responsible for approving and monitoring…

It’s moments like these that we learn the value of preparedness. The pandemic of COVID-19 has left much of the world in shock. And though many…

It's quiet out there. Once bustling streets are now vacated, save for a few grocery seekers scattered here and there. It's an odd feeling, hearing…

Friends of MountainChild The past week has been challenging for all of us.  We hope you know our thoughts and prayers are with you as we face…

This year, we celebrate MountainChild’s 20th anniversary. While the idea sparked on the trekking route nearly two decades ago, it took time to…

We are teaching the future change makers. It is my hope to see them lead our community in the future. Though this work seems small, it's these small…

I grew up and graduated from one of the RANCH homes, which is supported by MountainChild. After so, I stayed with my family. It was during that…

Hi! I am Sangyee! I was born in Nubri valley, in a small Himalayan village. I am currently the director of the Nubri Learning Center. I believe I am…

Nepal is home to all sorts of environments from dusty and bustling cities to desert plains to jungle trails to snowy peaks…

Thinley was our first HALO patient. What we felt after his rescue call was indescribable. We knew we had provided a life saving solution to an…