Recent News

Although we love and care for each and every one of the children here at Umbrella we are always happy to see a child reunited with their family. A number of our children here have been...
(March 2013)       The Umbrella Foundation celebrated St. Patrick’s Day on Saturday by holding its 3rd annual parade—a...
(February 2013) Reintegration is a huge part of what Umbrella does – but what is it all about? Umbrella is committed to ensuring the safety, health and happiness of the...
  (February 2013) Sari time for Clancey, Charlotte and Nicole! Charlotte and Indu Didi climbing a tree!   A few weeks ago, Indu Didi (the...
(January 2013)   Monika, Kopila (2 girls back, far left) and Lila (girl front, far left) as well as Raju, Akash and Bhom (3 boys in hats) all achieved 1st place...
(January 2013) Brian, teaching volunteer, with the winning team of teachers and their prizes of teddies and a football!   December 2012 was a memorable one in...
(January 2013) How Umbrella and I collided still gives me goosebumps: I arrived at my accomodation in Kathmandu and heard an Australian accent drift across the lobby. I smiled...
(January 2013)   "Hi everyone,     I am extremely happy to have been given this opportunity to take over as the Country Director of...
December 2012   2012 has been a landmark year for reintegrating children in Umbrella - with 156 children reintegrated to date! Read all about re-integration – what it is,...
December 25, 2012 Annapurna team and the Youth team shaking hands before doing battle! Tensions were high during the Staff vs Annapurna match!   On...
December 2012   Maya (Denmark) at sunrise on the Ghorepani Trek in Pokhara.   Umbrella Trekking has launched successfully in 2012 with 5 expeditions...
(November 2012) As the youngest member of the Sagarmatha House family in Umbrella, Kopila is doted on by her sisters. And with a smile like that, it’s hard not to...