HELP - Himalayan Education Lifeline Programme
HELP - Himalayan Education Lifeline Programme
Why choose HELP - Himalayan Education Lifeline Programme?
Welcome to the Himalayan Education Lifeline Programme, or HELP for short. We are a limited company registered as a charity (No. 1117646) with the Charity Commission of England and Wales. Jim Coleman, the founder of HELP, was a UNDP volunteer in Nepal from 1968 to 1970, and maintained his connections with that wonderful country ever since. He established HELP in 2002 as a way of doing something ...
Welcome to the Himalayan Education Lifeline Programme, or HELP for short. We are a limited company registered as a charity (No. 1117646) with the Charity Commission of England and Wales. Jim Coleman, the founder of HELP, was a UNDP volunteer in Nepal from 1968 to 1970, and maintained his connections with that wonderful country ever since. He established HELP in 2002 as a way of doing something positive for the people of Nepal, and the wider Himalayas, who mean so much to him. Much of Jim's subsequent career was in education, and he travelled extensively with the British Council. It seemed that the most appropriate contribution he could make, as he approached retirement, would be to establish a non-profit NGO aimed at enhancing educational opportunities for village people in the Hima...
HELP - Himalayan Education Lifeline Programme Reviews
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Teaching English in Sikkim. unforgettable!
by: Shane Le Fevre - AustraliaProgram: Volunteer Your Skills in SikkimThe 2 months I was able to spend with the great people in Tagging, West Sikkim will stick with me for a long time. I think often about going back and about how they are doing at the school. It gave me a great opportunity to build my skills, to do something meaningful, learn from kind & wise people as well as explore the local environment. I searched around for an organisation that I felt I could trust and I settled on HELP because of the way they ensure the community benefits from your trip...
Unforgettable journey!
by: Melanie Boulet - CanadaProgram: Volunteer in West Bengal, near Darjeeling!Himalayan Education Lifeline Programme is a small organization with a big heart. I made the right decision by choosing this program two years ago when I left for India. Still to this day, I have amazing memories from my volunteer work teaching English in West Bengal and living with a local family for two months. It shows that Jim and Barbara at HELP have this charity at heart. One aspect of the program I really enjoyed was having to find, along with the school’s principal, a project to achieve d...
A most memorable experience
by: Bart Jan Hermans - NetherlandsProgram: Volunteer Your Skills in SikkimI wanted to do something useful after law school, before I would dive into corporate life. I still can't believe I just found HELP on Google when I was browsing for idea's. Immediately the feeling overcame me that this was just what I was looking for. HELP was the perfect organisation: small, idealistic, adventurous and not charging thousands of euro's. Before I knew it, I was sitting crammed up in a jeep into the majestic mountains of Sikkim. Being immersed in Himalayan culture was one ...
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Interviews
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Jim Coleman
Interviewed in 2018
Jim served as a UNA volunteer based at the UNDP office in Kathmandu, Nepal, prior to pursuing a post-graduate certificate in Education. While completi...
Jim Coleman
Interviewed in 2018
What inspired you to travel abroad?
What inspired you to found the Himalayan Education Lifeline Programme (HELP)?
Barbara Porter
Interviewed in 2018
Barbara Porter has had a long career in education, beginning with 16 years as a schoolteacher. Following that, she worked for the University of Edinbu...
Barbara Porter
Interviewed in 2018
What inspired you to travel abroad?
What inspired you to join the team at the Himalayan Education Lifeline Programme (HELP)?
Paul Lessner
Participated in 2017
Paul is a teacher in Minnesota, USA with 20+ years of teaching experience in both elementary and middle school. When he’s not working, he spends a lot...
Paul Lessner
Participated in 2017
I've worked as a middle school teacher for years and have always wanted to do something meaningful with my summer breaks. I have worked with Himalayan Education Lifeline Program two times now—in 2015 & 2017—and I am so pleased with their program. I may volunteer with them again in the future.