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 »
Suman’s Triumph Having spent just over a week here working as a volunteer in Swoyambhu, Kathmandu with The Umbrella Foundation, I’m thrilled at how quickly all the boys in Machhapuchhre… More »
Gurje Community Health Service Centre In 2008 The Umbrella Foundation and our partners SolHimal France asked the poor rural communities of Gurje what were the biggest challenges facing them and… More »
The library which is situated underneath our Umbrella office at the Amadablam house is in need of some organising and brightening up. We have arranged to have new 2 new… More »
It’s another bright and sunny morning on the rooftop of the Machapuchre house. All the boys are on the roof already before I arrive at 6.00 am. Early morning is… More »
As the first few years of a child’s education are so important in laying the foundation for their attitudes towards learning and schooling we decided, with the help of the… More »
For our recent subscribers to the newsletter, an introduction to the great work of Viva and Jacky is definitely in order. Viva Bell co-founded The Umbrella Foundation with Irish friend… More »
In 2007 Conor and Stephen started working with an orphanage called CVO in Gongabu. Through the kindness of families and friends back in Ireland they sponsored all of the living… More »
A 19 year old Umbrella youth, Sushil, from the Western district of Surkhet, has been working with Indian immigrant families the last year and a half along the banks of… More »
