Himalayan Development Foundation Australia - HDFA

10/05/2026

24/02/2026

A warm congratulations and welcome to Australia’s new Ambassador in the Australian Embassy, Nepal.

22/02/2026

Holi Festival - for those in Adelaide !

🚨 UPDATE: Event postponed due to weather🚨

Adelaide Nepal's Holi Festival is back Saturday 28 February at Mitchell Park Sports and Community Centre 🎉

Building on the success of previous years, the 2026 event plans to be even bigger, brighter and more colourful. Enjoy lively entertainment, vibrant performances and a fantastic community atmosphere.

This free, inclusive event welcomes people of all ages and backgrounds to come together and celebrate.

Learn more here: https://brnw.ch/21x09nX

Image source: Adelaide Nepal

14/01/2026

Thanks to the Great Himalaya Trail for recognizing the work we do in Nepal and our key partner PHASE Nepal.

If you haven’t heard of the GHT, check out their website (and maybe start planning 😉)

https://tinyurl.com/354bu2dw

04/01/2026

📸 The last few days in remote East Nepal.

We have reconnected with so many wonderful people and met plenty of amazing new people too. Stay tuned for more photos as we continue our time alongside the communities we work with.

30/12/2025

My heart is full having just returned from the first of two visits to some of the communities that we work alongside here in Nepal. We were welcomed with love and gratitude by people who literally stopped us on the road to thank us. We received hundreds of khata scarves and flower necklaces which I accepted on behalf of our amazing supporters.

I was able to see firsthand the impact your support means to the people we work with and I look forward to sharing some stories with you from my time away soon.

Andrew
Co-founder and Chairperson - HDFA

26/12/2025

Have you seen our new website?

https://hdfa.org/

It’s worth checking out!

20/12/2025

This Christmas, help children in remote Nepal Reach Higher. Your donation directly supports HDFA in backing long-term, community-led change — so progress isn’t temporary, it’s transformational.

100% of your donation goes directly to the work. So whether you're giving once or setting up a monthly gift, you can do it knowing every dollar helps secure a brighter future for Nepal’s children.

🔗: https://shorturl.at/t5XsZ

20/12/2025

Hello from Nepal! I’ve just arrived for a monitoring and evaluation tour to the remote villages and communities that HDFA serves. In the coming weeks, I’ll be meeting with our local partners, visiting schools and health posts, and spending time with the communities who continue to shape our work and our priorities.

This year, drawing on everything we’ve learned over more than a decade, we launched our most ambitious project yet: an 18-month education pilot across 38 schools in Phaktanglung. The pilot focuses on strengthening teaching, improving learning outcomes, and supporting strong local leadership — the foundations of lasting change in regions most NGOs can’t reach. At the same time, we continued our work across Ghunsa, Hellok and Indrawati, supporting livelihoods, health services and community development — because children can’t thrive unless their families and communities thrive too.

We look forward to sharing more soon. In the meantime, checkout our new website!

www.hdfa.org

Thank you for the ongoing support,
Andrew (Chairman and Co-Founder)

20/10/2025

Wishing everyone a wonderful celebration!!