Public Health and Education Innovations
Professional Awards
Research Grants
Who We Are ?
Himalayan Health, Research & Education Foundation (HHREF) is a for-profit, non-distributing company based in Kathmandu and Dang.
We are not an NGO — every rupee of profit we generate is reinvested back into strengthening health, education and a resilient environment in Nepal — not to individuals.
Nepal’s greatest loss is not geography — it is the wasted potential of people who never get fair access to knowledge, opportunity, or systems that help them rise.
HHREF exists to change that — sustainably.
We promote research, innovation and bold ideas that transform communities — especially in rural and remote areas. We recognise and award public health workers, educators and activists whose work advances health for all, education for all and a resilient environment.
We also create paid apprenticeship opportunities for young talent — immersing them directly in communities where change is most needed, while also allowing them to experience the landscape, culture and lived realities of Nepal.
Himalayan Health, Research, and Education Foundation (HHREF) is dedicated to promoting research, innovation and endeavours in health, education and the environment. The Foundation begins its work by awarding public health workers, educators and activists who are change agents in societies with innovative ideas, research or endeavours. The Foundation awards innovators or educators who have contributed to improving public health, education and the environment in rural or remote areas of Nepal. The awards recognize the contribution of individuals or institutions in public health and education through their innovations and commitments to achieve goals of ‘health for all, ‘education for all’ and ‘resilient environment.
The Foundation is a profit, non-distributing company based in Kathmandu and Dang.
OUR VISION
Innovation and research are paramount to achieving health for all, education for all and a resilient environment in Nepal.
OUR MISSION
Promote and support innovation, research and endeavours that improve public health, education and a resilient environment in Nepal, especially in rural Nepal.
OUR VALUES
Accountability Innovation
Inclusion Stewardship
OUR STAFF
Om Prakash Yadav
Chief Executive Officer
Kamal Bishowkarma
Program Manager
Rivera Kandel
Operations and Engagement Manager
Rajesh Subedi
Advisor