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 »
Festival season has come and gone and now the cold of winter is setting in! In August, the girls and female staff celebrated Teej – where the day was spent… More »
A landmark year for Umbrella, as 5 of the children achieved Distinction marks in their School Leaving Certificate and 2 students were given a special award for their outstanding results…. More »
This year the annual ‘Ring of Kerry’ cycle for Umbrella is migrating east to Wicklow! This unique fundraising event takes place over one day where participants take part in a… More »
“Dearest friends and supporters of The Umbrella Foundation, It was with tears in my eyes that I arrived to Annapurna House in Swayambhu, Kathmandu last week to be greeted by… More »
After 2 months of waiting, the results of School Leaving Certificate (SLC) finally came in mid June. And boy, were they good! Passing the SLC is no easy task with… More »
The Dublin Women’s Mini Marathon took place on a glorious afternoon on June 2nd this year. A huge thank you to Ciara for organising the Umbrella MiniMarathoners Team and of… More »
Approaching his graduation from our youth program (NSYEP) and leaving the formal care of Umbrella, Shiva decided to write and share his story. A window into the life of a… More »
As always, we try to keep costs to an absolute minimum and ensure that money and donations are stretched as far as possible. While we encourage the children to look… More »
