Welcome to Himanchal Education Foundation. We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation based in Nebraska, USA. Our primary goal is to support Himanchal Higher Secondary School in the remote village of Nangi, Myagdi District Nepal, a school that is a prototype for community-based educational development in rural areas.

With help from volunteers all across the world, today our school supports grades K through 12, including a computer lab with Internet connnection. We welcome you to hear the story of our journey and stay connected with it in the future. Also, visit our Nepal Wireless Networking Project site http://www.nepalwireless.net to learn about the wireless networking project. The project is owned and run by the school to bring communication and ICT services to people living in rural areas of Nepal.

NEWS:
Mahabir Pun, founder of himanchal.org, received Ramon Magsaysay Award 2007 on Community Leadership from the Philippines. Mahabir Pun and the Nepal Wireless Team thank everyone who has helped us get this recognition.

University of Nebraska USA, had invited Mahabir Pun as a keynote speaker for Winter Commencement - 2007 and awarded Honorary Degree, Doctor of Humane Letters in December 2007.

After the ANA convention from July 4 to 6, 2008, Mahabir Pun will visit several cities such as Boston, New York, San Francisco, Portland, Minneapolis, Chicago, Denver, Dallas, Atlanta, Seattle, Huston as well.

Please contact him to listen his stories at mahabir@himanchal.org

Contact Cell phone of Mahabir Pun in the US is 310-266-7935 and in Nepal 977-9841-592361

Mahabir Pun, Team Leader of the project is attended the annual convention of Associations of Nepalese in Americas (ANA) as a distinguised guest from July 4 to 6 2008. With the strong support of friends from around the world, he has started a campaign - "Donate One Dollar a Month to help Build Broadband Information Highway Across Nepal".

Here is the "Speech of Mahabir Pun" he delivered at the opening ceremony of the convention.

Here is the "Request Letter for One Dollar a Month Campaign". Please read it. Also let Mahabir know if you have any questions regarding the request letter. Please sign up for the campaign.

• To donate, please go to http://www.himanchal.org/contribute-one-dollar-a-month.html to set up an annual recurring charge of $12 (i.e. one contribution of $12 each year) instead of having 12 separate monthly transactions of $1 each.
• If you wish to set up your contribution of $1 on monthly basis, you can do it through http://www.nepalwireless.thamel.com. Either way, the money comes to our school’s bank account.
• For those friends, who don’t have credit cards or would like to donate cash, please collect money through your local community organization and contact us at contact@himanchal.org. We will assist you to send the money to our bank account through our remittance partners.
• You can also send your check earmarked as "For One dollar campaign" to - Himanchal Education Foundation, c/o Dr. Leonard Skov, 5610 Avenue N, Kearney, Nebraska 68847, Phone: (308) 234-1243, Email: skovl@unk.edu.
• For the people living in Nepal, we would like to ask to donate Rs.50 a month through schools, colleges and local organizations. Please let me know about your interest through email or through phone at 977-9841592361 in Nepal.

Click here to print sign-up sheets and distribute it to your friends - Sign up Sheet

Please Note: You will get tax deduction for your contribution in the US because Himanchal Education Foundation is registered as a 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit-making corporation in the State of Nebraska, USA.

Encourage your children to initiate the campaign among their peers in schools so that the children can learn from their early age to be involved in projects like these for good causes.