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 »
2011 saw the release of Conor Grennan’s book: ‘Little Princes.’ This non-fiction book beautifully describes Conor’s experiences in Nepal 5 years ago, when he first volunteered in Kathmandu. Conor didn’t… More »
(August 2011) Hello, I arrived in Nepal to take up the position of Country Director for The Umbrella Foundation in August 2011. Over the past eight years, I have worked… More »
(August 2011) Did you know that The Umbrella Foundation now has a Facebook and Twitter page? Just search for “The Umbrella Foundation” within Facebook or Twitter and we will pop… More »
Irish Rugby Player and Umbrella’s Patron, Jamie Heaslip, volunteers with The Umbrella Foundation Nepal in June 2011. Day 1 We showed the children some footage of Jamie in action so that… More »
An ally of Umbrella’s ever since Viva and Jacky assisted him find the seven trafficked children he was searching for, ‘Little Princes’ is Conor Grennan’s story of how a trip… More »
Rasuwa Reintegration Centre (April 2011) Some regions of Nepal are more vulnerable to trafficking due to their proximity to Kathmandu or the regions lack of education and/or low economic status…. More »
Goodbye Dhurba!! This month we had to say goodbye to a very valuable member of our team, Dhurba Sharma. Dhurba has been working at Umbrella for over 4 years and… More »
The Umbrella Foundation has opened its first Youth Flat!! One of the most challenging issues facing any child care organisation, or any family for that matter, is to prepare their… More »
