The main purpose of HORAC is to work for the welfare of the children. Many children lost one or both of their parents during the 10 Year War (1995 – 2005) or have been “given-up” by their very poor parents.
HORAC provides basic needs such as food, accommodation, clothes, education, love and care, and special guidance, so that they can lead a meaningful life and can contribute to their society. Faringdon Rotary Club has been supporting HORAC since the 2015 Earthquake.
Vision. To provide the children with love, happiness, and mental, emotional and social support, a better education making sure they live normal lives with a better future, dreams and go on to make a significant contribution to their society and country.
Objectives. HORAC has been founded with the following objectives:
- To provide accommodation, food, education and parental love to the children.
- To provide better medical care, health check-up services and care in case of sickness.
- To impart to them better communication, leadership, teamwork skills, motivation and emotional support to achieve success in future.
- To make sure they are not deprived of their fundamental rights and are not exploited
There are around 30 children in HORAC, mainly from Western Nepal; 20 children are in School; 7 in college, and 3 at University. The HORAC Director is Tej Bikram Shahi and there are altogether 8 staff members.
HORAC relies on donations to pay for their house rent, food and school fees/expenses. Up until the pandemic struck HORAC had relied on regular food donations from local people, and an overseas network raising donations from volunteers who have worked in the home and supported HORAC for many years. Faringdon Rotary Club, together with other UK partners, has been supporting the education of HORAC students at college and university through the RP4E (Rotary Partnership for Education) project.
