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HELP - Himalayan Education Lifeline Programme

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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 ...

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HELP - Himalayan Education Lifeline Programme Reviews

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Teaching English in Sikkim. unforgettable!

by: Shane Le Fevre - AustraliaProgram: Volunteer Your Skills in Sikkim
9

The 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!
10

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 Sikkim
9

I 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

Staff

What inspired you to travel abroad?

What inspired you to found the Himalayan Education Lifeline Programme (HELP)?

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Barbara Porter

Interviewed in 2018

Staff

What inspired you to travel abroad?

What inspired you to join the team at the Himalayan Education Lifeline Programme (HELP)?

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Paul Lessner

Participated in 2017

Alumni

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.

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