April 28, 2022
“For a healthy and well functioning society, it’s essential that all members of a community think and work together towards achieving shared aspirations and common goals.” […]
March 19, 2022
Deepak Karki is a man with many hats. Writing for online media, playing music, crafting poems, making videos about village life in the Himalayas are some […]
January 6, 2022
Greetings from Himalayan Education Foundation (HEF)! With the aim of building healthy and resilient communities in the hills, HEF partners with Himalayan Naari, a women’s self-help group […]
November 1, 2021
Our planet is facing a climate emergency and an unprecedented environmental crisis — which pose great risks to our wild places, native species, and our own […]
October 2, 2021
Himalayan Education Foundation (HEF) works closely with Himalaya Inter College (HIC), Chaukori, in its aim to build and strengthen rural communities. For more than a decade, […]
August 24, 2021
Prelude: The story so far… 20 years ago in the pre-internet era, very few intrepid travelers knew about Chaukori, a sleepy hamlet in […]
HIC Alumni
April 11, 2023
Sanjay Singh Gariya is an alumnus of Himalayan Inter College (HIC), Chaukori. He belongs to Gadera village near Kapkot, which is about 70 km from Chaukori. […]
February 26, 2023
Graduated from Himalayan Inter College ( HIC) in 2020, Usha Joshi is presently pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree from DSB college, Kumaon University, Nainital. A […]
January 10, 2023
Laxika Bisht is a student of Himalaya Inter College (HIC), currently pursuing Intermediate education. She received first prize at the state level science fair for her […]
November 20, 2022
Himalayan mountains and valleys have been a home for millions of people who depend on agriculture and rearing livestock as sources of subsistence. With the steady […]
November 20, 2022
Esha Mehta is an alumnus of Himalayan Inter College Chaukori (HIC) and a native of Berinag, a small nearby town. Daughter of an ex-Army veteran, she […]
July 21, 2022
Kamal was born and brought up in Dudila, a small village near Chaukori. As a recipient of a scholarship from the Himalayan Education Foundation, he completed […]