The Himalayan Children’s Foundation (HCF) was founded in 1997 by a group of young and energetic Nepali social workers with the objective of improving the education, health and living conditions of helpless, poor and underprivileged children from the mountain districts of Nepal. Particular focus is placed on the remote mountain districts of Dolpo, Mustang, Manang, Gorkha, Baglung and Solukhumbu, etc. Due to the remoteness of these areas, basic education is often not easily accessible.