Our Story

PROTECT, NURTURE, AND EDUCATE

This is our mission and we do this through:

i. Providing comprehensive care to street children, abandoned children, slave children, and other socio-economically disadvantaged children.

ii. Touching the lives of a wide range of community children through meaningful school- and community-based programs.

We are a faith-based charity that exists to enhance the lives of children in the Himalayas. 

How we do it

As Himalayan Life, we exist to holistically enhance the lives of children and youth in the Himalayas, with particular focus on those who lack basic socio-economic structures. Under the direction of Daniel Burgi, founder and CEO of Himalayan Life, we have been rescuing, nurturing and protecting marginalized children in the Himalayas for 30 years. Having encountered children who have been abandoned, abused, and neglected in Nepal and India, we are intervening on their behalf to ensure they have access to food, shelter, activities, and career opportunities. Read more about what led CEO Daniel Burgi to start Himalayan Life here!

We are a faith-based organization, firmly believing in the transformative power of the Gospel. It is our desire to embody the message of hope, peace and love.

Child & Teen Activation Programs

One of the ways we do this is by running sports and day camps for marginalized children from varying socioeconomic backgrounds. Here, the children are provided with a variety of developed programs by our amazing staff, such as floor hockey and mountain biking. Read more about our Sports & Day Camps that run in both Pokhara and Chitwan.

Schools & Natural Disaster Relief

We have built and now run a school in the heart of the earthquake-ravaged area of Nepal, the Yangri Valley. This school and hostel have been providing a fresh start for families who have lost so much in the 2015 earthquakes. Additionally, after a flood in 2021 that swept away two-thirds of our school, we are rebuilding a new school further up the Yangri Valley to provide education in a safe environment for our students. Read more on the Yangri Academic Centre.

For information on all our projects, click HERE.

Where we do it

OUR VALUES

The core values that drive our work are:

VISION & PASSION

We work with vision and passion.

CHANGE

We are to be agents of change in the fields and areas we are working in.

INTEGRITY

We desire to live and work with integrity in all that we do.

IMPACT

We desire to deliver impactful services and programs.

DIGNITY & RESPECT

We commit to treating each other and all those we interact with with dignity and respect.

EMPOWER

Our work will focus on empowering children and their families, as well as our staff and volunteers.

ADAPTIVE & AGILE

We strive to respond to changing contexts while maximizing our impact and effectiveness.

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