Himalayan
Development
Foundation
Australia
We Reach Higher
We’re determined to climb higher, walk further, and work harder alongside communities the world has forgotten.
Education, health, livelihoods — we tackle it all with locals leading the way.
No handouts. No shortcuts. Just real change, built together in the hardest-to-reach corners of Nepal.
Where it all began — a once-forgotten mountain village now thriving as a blueprint for community-led change.
Rising from the rubble of the 2015 earthquake, this thriving community is now home to strong schools, women-led micro enterprise, and a permanent health clinic.
A bold new partnership bringing regenerative farming, women-led enterprise, and stronger schools to one of the most remote corners of Nepal.
Our most ambitious project yet — a bold pilot to transform education across an entire Himalayan municipality, starting in the remote valleys of Eastern Nepal.
Every dollar goes directly to projects that transform futures.
Walk the trails, meet the people, and see the impact for yourself.
Join the Himalayan 100 and become part of the community that gives monthly to keep our work moving.
From a single classroom at 3,400 metres, where kids once slept on the floor, to a model school with 100% attendance — Ghunsa shows what’s possible when locals lead (and proves big NGOs aren’t the only ones who deliver).
It started with a mountaineer, an educator, and a promise to help one remote village reach higher…
…and it became so much more.
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