VIDEO ARCHIVE

A Quick Glimpse of Who We Are
​HIO's dedicated staff members in Kathmandu, Ram Adhikari and Palmo Dawa Tamang, tirelessly criss-cross the city every day, making home and school visits. They are the heart of the HIO program, and their dedication and commitment to our families is profound and unwavering. This type of outreach makes our program unique in its approach and implementation. Our brand of high-impact social work is very demanding, but it allows our staff to become intimately familiar with the girls and their families.

​The Be Part of Her Dream Women’s Education Project has transformed the lives of a group of poor women who were denied the chance to go to school as children. The program provides access to education for mothers of our sponsored girls. The women are helped to obtain Nepali citizenship papers and individual bank accounts. They are given a modest monthly stipend for attending five education classes per week.
Shardha's Story
​Shardha Magar, a 48-year-old mother of two, was diagnosed with stomach cancer in February 2017, after a health screening organized through the Be Part of Her Dream Women’s Literacy project. While undergoing chemotherapy and radiation treatments, she works on lessons with her fifth-grade daughter, Jarmit, at home. Shardha is an inspiration for us all.
The Story of a Young Girl and Her Mother's Quest for Her Daughter's Education
This video is about a poor family in Kathmandu, Nepal. Kabita, a loving mother, found two-day-old Ambika in a field and rescued her, raising her as her own daughter. This is Ambika's story as she and Nisha, her seven-year-old sister, teach their mother to read.
How HIO Changed Manisha's Life
​Twenty years ago, Manisha’s Shrestha’s illiterate mother, Maya, was the sweeper at one of our partner schools, earning eight dollars a month for a week of nine-hour, back-breaking days of labor. She wanted better for her daughter, Manisha, who was sponsored at age five by HIO donors Hans and Ann Ruppel.  At age 25, Manisha has a Masters degree in education and serves as the lead teacher at HIO's Bal Kendra Learning Center.