American Himalayan Foundation
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The American Himalayan Foundation supports the people of Tibet & Nepal in many ways.
The American Himalayan Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping the people and ecology of the Himalaya.
The Himalaya, roof of the world, is a magic place where the magnificence of the world's highest mountains is mirrored in the rugged beauty and unique culture of the people who live in their shadow.
In these remote regions people often live without basic health care and education. Economic pressures have forced environmental degradation. And traditional ways of life are in danger of disappearing.
The American Himalayan Foundation was founded twenty-five years ago to respond to some of these pressing problems. What we do is very basic: build schools, plant trees, train doctors, fund hospitals, take care of children and elderly, and restore sacred sites throughout the Himalayas. We also assist and encourage Tibetans to rebuild and maintain their culture both in exile, and within Tibet.
AHF supports projects that are on a human scale and that directly benefit people. We deeply respect our partners in the Himalayas and our work responds to their priorities and concerns.
AHF supports and funds projects directly. We also join with other organizations in larger, cooperative endeavors.
In every case, AHF projects involve local commitment and community participation.
Making a Donation
Help bring shelter, hope, opportunity, and good health to the people of the Himalayas.
$70 feeds a young orphan in Tibet for three months at Choedon Orphanage in Lhasa ($140 will feed a child for six months and $280 for an entire year). The youngest, baby Sonam, gets a special diet of milk and baby food - you can care for her for a year for $348.
$76 materially improves the life of an elder in Herbertpur, a settlement for Tibetan veterans in India. Yes, that's $6.33 a month.
$100 saves a young girl from prostitution and keeps her in school for a year.
$150 gives a child life-changing surgery at the Hospital and Rehabilitation Center for Disabled Children in Kathmandu.
$3,800 pays for a day care center in Mustang for a year, keeping all of the children in the village safe, clean, and learning the alphabet (in three languages).
You can go here to learn more about the organization or contribute directly:
American Himalayan homepage.
A charitable donation link will be established on these pages such that you can add a small contribution to your orders.
Stress-Free Living will set up a special section to track participation of our members, visitors and customers in various team-oriented groups that will target specific causes that are closest to their own concerns.
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