Report by Harsha Gautam, Tara Shrestha (Sydney), Raju Shakya (Melbourne) Nearly a dozen leading Nepali musicians toured Australia last September to raise funds for various projects of HELP NEPAL Network (HeNN). The artistes, Nhyoo Bajracharya, Jems Pradhan, Nima Rumba, Deepak Bajracharya, Mausami Gurung, Sujil Karmacharya, Gopal Rasaili, Amul Karki and Indra Man traveled from Nepal […]
Source: BBCNews.com, London, 03 November 2005 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4403760.stm British musicians claim to have set the world record by playing a gig at the world’s highest altitude – above Mount Everest’s Base Camp. The artists, from five separate bands, said they performed at 5,545m at Kalar Pattar last month. The 40-minute concert, in front of about 100 […]
The USA HeNN-USA celebrated Help Nepal International Day at the First Parish of Bedford on 2 nd October, 2005, amid various programs. The program started with Pancha Kanya (Mahika Pandey, Isha Singh, Aneka Pradhan, Bishaka Bhattarai, Eyasha Pandey), welcoming the guests. The Bhai Bahini program was inaugurated by lightening up of Panas by the Pancha […]
Anne-Marie Martyn a novice trekker from Essex , England will be participating in a group trek organised by Safe Journey Adventure to the breathtaking area of Everest base camp. However not content with just visiting the country, Anne-Marie embarked on a fund-raising mission to help our charity raise money for our children project. ‘I felt […]
To raise funds for the “Conflict Impacted Children” of Nepal, HELP NEPAL Network USA screened a documentary, “Daughters of Everest” in Boston on March 19 and 21, 2005. The documentary directed and produced by Sapna Shakya and Ramyata Limbu generated a lot of interest. Individuals and institutions have expressed their desire to screen it and […]
Feature by Gokul Bhandari HeNN-Canada “Deshale ragata maage.” This was Navin’s one of the most favourite songs since his childhood. He used to sing it whenever he felt patriotic about our motherland Nepal , whenever he felt the rush of blood flowing in his veins. However, witnessing the recent violence, he reflected deeply and asked […]
Party Group UK, an energetic team of young Nepalis based in London, organised a Dance party program on 13 April 2005 to celebrate Nepali New Year. The program was aimed to entertain Nepalese, bringing them together in a common forum and also raise much needed funds for projects in Nepal. It included the chance to […]
Help Nepal Network USA organized a fundraiser for the second time this year on October 3, 2004 at the Roone Arledge Cinema at Columbia University with the screening of Numafung, a feature film about Limbu people of Nepal , directed and produced by Nabin Subba. The program, attended by more than 200 people raised approximately […]
Anil Thapa was the sole Nepali competing in the Reykjavik marathon on Saturday 21st August 2004. Here is what he had to say after the grueling event: “I enjoyed every second of it. On the track of 42 km, people from every household came outside, started playing their music, some started dancing, some even shouting […]
Source: Nepali Times weekly, Kathmandu, 23-29 July, 2004 Health walker Walking 3,000km, at up to 20km a day, sounds like a gruelling fitness regime, but 39-year-old Londoner Stephen Watkins has more than his own health in mind. His trip, which starts in Ladakh, then passing through Nepal and Darjeeling to finally cool off in Gangtok, […]