REACH for Nepal Foundation Information

The Foundation helps improve the lives of Nepalese people through projects that enable villages to become more self-sustaining and provide children opportunities for quality education, good health, and values to provide them the opportunity as future leaders to improve the livelihood of coming generations. The Canberra-based foundation was established after the 2015 earthquakes with the objectives of the foundation being defined in its acronym Rebuild, Educate, Assist, Children/Communities (providing) Hope for Nepal. Initially established to focus on providing aid after the 2015 earthquakes, the foundation is now providing support in a range of other areas where there is a desperate need for assistance including: Education on hygiene as a significant number of diseases and deaths can be avoided through basic hygiene awareness Access to clean water through water infrastructure and filtration Funding for children to have lunch at school - The Australian dollar goes a long way in Nepal with $6 covering the cost of a child’s lunch for a month Provision of shelter in areas of poverty and abuse Providing educational facilities and equipment Educating adults in skills so that they can be employed in Nepal rather than labouring in other countries and separated from their family Providing relief after natural disasters including regular flooding and earthquakes Covid-19 relief packages