What we decided: Just over a year ago in September 2019, we publicly announced our plan to carefully wind down our operations in 2021. This was a difficult decision… More »
Hello to our dear friends and supporters, As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread across the world, particularly in neighbouring India, all of us here in Nepal are doing our… More »
In 2021… we will carefully wind down our operations. The Executive Team and the Board of Directors at The Umbrella Foundation in Ireland have spent the past year discussing the… More »
Have a read of our latest newsletter to see the activities and achievements of the past few months! Click here to read it.
Sem Gyalmo came to Umbrella in 2008 after being separated from her parents, and lived in Umbrella’s care until she was reintegrated back with her Aunt in 2012, in the… More »
Over one year ago, Umbrella proudly proclaimed the return of 54 Umbrella children to their home district of Rasuwa. This was the first step in a new chapter in their… More »
Umbrella (as at April 2012) cares for, assists and monitors 340 kids through three different support approaches. 137 children who were rescued from unregistered ‘orphanages’ have been reunited with their families… More »
(April 2012) Since it’s inception, Umbrella has been entrusted with the safety and care of over 350+ children. Most of them came to us very young from corrupt homes and… More »
(March 2012) St Patrick’s Day came to Umbrella late this year due to a delay in holding the kids school exams. So on March 25th, a sunny afternoon in the courtyard… More »
(March 2012) The inaugural Umbrella Rugby Seven’s tournament was held in Terenure College, Dublin on 24 March 2012, with almost 200 boys from 12 different schools taking part! We were… More »
(January 2012) The annual Umbrella Christmas Cup was held, with Nepali time taken into consideration, on Saturday Jan 7th 2012. The football tournament, between the girls and boys of Umbrella, was… More »
(January 2012) Umbrella works tirelessly to give our kids a stable, supportive and fun environment here in our homes in Kathmandu. However, for the children, life has not always been… More »
(January 2012) Over the past year, Umbrella has initiated a number of ambitious projects and taken on board some very qualified and motivated Nepali staff to help give more support… More »
