Jul 26, 2022 | Blog, Education, Nepal, News
Through her non-profit disaster relief organization, Headwaters, Rebecca Thomley of Orion provides aid and comfort to families and communities in desperate situations all over the world. After a devastating earthquake hit Nepal in 2015, Headwaters sent a team of...
Jul 26, 2022 | Blog, Education, Nepal, News
Headwaters Relief Organization has long focused on the wellbeing of children following natural disasters, whether they’re within U.S. borders or in far-off countries like the Philippines, Nepal and Liberia. Its latest effort will include the delivery of...
Jul 26, 2022 | Blog, Education, Nepal, News
A half a world away from Minnesota, young girls in Nepal struggle to stay in school. But now, boxes of help are coming from the Twin Cities. The name Asha in Nepal means hope – in this case, the hope of empowering young girls. One of the founders of Headwaters Relief...
Jul 26, 2022 | Education, Nepal, News
A Minnesota nonprofit is trying to help girls on the other side of the world. Golden Valley-based Headwaters Relief Organization will deliver 2,000 dolls to girls in Nepal to help urge them to stay in school. The group partnered with a multicultural doll maker to help...
Jul 19, 2017 | Nepal, News, Public Health
By Dr. Roshan Khatri Recently, our hospital organized a health camp at a place called Bamti Bhandar, a beautiful but remote location bordering the Everest region. It was a three-day camp where we provided free general health care, dental, ophthalmological and...
Jan 16, 2017 | Nepal, News
On April 23, 2015, Sarah Shrestha did her first bungee jump. The next day was her birthday. Then, on April 25, an 8.1 magnitude earthquake struck her native Nepal, killing some 8,000 people and injuring 22,000. These events stand as a bookmark in the memory of this...