About Us
Helping Hands Health Education (HHHE) is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1992 by Colorado-based businessman and philanthropist Narayan Shrestha. Guided by a mission to provide sustainable health and education services without personal, religious, or political prejudice, HHHE works in close partnership with local communities to address critical disparities in care and access. Rooted in deep cultural understanding and long-standing local relationships, our approach prioritizes community-driven, economically viable solutions that can endure long after initial support.
HHHE’s work began in Nepal, inspired by Mr. Shrestha’s return to his home village of Khandbari in the late 1980s. During that visit, an encounter with a critically injured child—who had gone days without medical care—sparked the realization that access to even basic healthcare was profoundly limited in rural regions. This moment planted the seeds for Helping Hands: an organization built on collaboration between international medical volunteers and local communities. In 1988, HHHE organized its first medical trek, bringing doctors and nurses to provide care in remote villages. The success of these early efforts quickly expanded into mobile health camps, permanent clinics, and long-term partnerships with local governments and health professionals.
Since its founding, HHHE has supported the development of hospitals, clinics, schools, and community health programs, while also creating meaningful volunteer opportunities for medical professionals, students, and non-medical volunteers. Our permanent facilities and mobile health camps provide services ranging from primary care and surgery to women’s health, pediatrics, dentistry, and preventive education. Alongside healthcare delivery, HHHE remains committed to training and employing local professionals, strengthening education, and fostering long-term community resilience.
Over the past three decades, thousands of volunteers and local staff have worked together to reach hundreds of thousands of people across Nepal. While our work has expanded to include projects in other regions of the world, Nepal remains at the heart of our mission. Helping Hands exists because of the dedication, compassion, and generosity of those who believe in the power of collective care—and we remain deeply grateful to all who continue to make this work possible.