ABOUT US
While physical disabilities are challenging for children the world over, they are doubly so for those living in remote, impoverished areas of the world like Nepal. Since its founding in 1985 by Dr. Ashok Banskota, the Hospital & Rehabilitation Center for Disabled Children (HRDC) has been the fulcrum of life-changing surgery and treatment for more than 116,000 children.
INITIATIVES
Our vast network of Community Based Rehabilitation workers in the field identify the poorest disabled children in Nepal, who are often hidden away. These children are given world-class surgical interventions, rehabilitation, and follow up back in their villages. At the community level we dispel harmful myths of disability, paving the way for an inclusive society.
OUR WORK
In a low resource country like Nepal, disabled children face enormous challenges. Often isolated and not in school, they are a burden to their families and ostracized within their communities. Our work is life-changing for these children and their families. Their newfound abilities enable them to live full, productive lives.
HELP US MAKE THEIR DREAMS A REALITY
Every year we treat 22,000 poor children with disabilities – with surgery, physical therapy, prosthetic devices, and tender loving care. It costs so little to save a child from a lifetime of suffering and isolation.