We are kicking off 2022 in the best way! Thanks to our community of supporters, friends, and donors around the world, we not only met, but exceeded the goal for our 2021 Annual Appeal.

And just like that another year is coming to a close! We can hardly believe that 2022 is nearly here, and all of us here at HYF are so grateful for the support of our community through the tumults and triumphs of these last years. Our Kailash Kids are happy and healthy; our organization is strong; and we are filled with hope for a bright new year.

Our 2021 Annual Appeal begins now, and you have the opportunity to double your impact thanks to the extreme generosity of our friends the Bickells!

While students here in the United States are enjoying the last of their summer holiday, our Kailash Kids have started a brand new school year. With COVID cases high and vaccination numbers still low across Nepal though, this term is progressing completely virtually with remote learning only. Thanks to our experience over the past year however, we were ready and well equipped for this reality.

While students here in the United States are enjoying the last of their summer holiday, our Kailash Kids have started a brand new school year. With COVID cases high and vaccination numbers still low across Nepal though, this term is progressing completely virtually with remote learning only. Thanks to our experience over the past year however, we were ready and well equipped for this reality.

Excellent news from Nepal! Our senior students (all those 18+) as well as the staff at Kailash Home recently received their COVID vaccinations. Each of the staff and students received a single dose of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine which means in just two weeks time they will be considered fully inoculated without the need for a secondary dose at this time. The staff at Kailash have reported that all the children are doing well following their vaccinations, and that no one suffered any adverse side effects.

Over recent weeks, even as the United States and other developed nations push to vaccinate large swaths of their populations against COVID-19 and return to a semblance of normal, countries like Nepal have been gripped by a resurgence of the pandemic. But, not all of the news coming from Nepal is so grim! Our Kailash Kids are thriving and staying busy in this new lockdown.

After over 53 weeks of school closures and cancelations, our Kailash Kids are finally heading back for in-person classes!

In December of 2020, Shirley Gurung of the COINS Foundation made a visit to Kailash Home. She shared her experience for the COINS Foundation blog.

It is with great emotion I am writing this post to announce that we have reached the goal for our first Annual Appeal! The reality is YOU have reached, and in fact surpassed our goal, and we are so grateful. I am pleased to announce that we have raised over $45,000 before the November 30th deadline!