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Where the Work
Happens

From refugee settlements in Nepal to classrooms in South Africa, our teams go where the need is greatest.

Nepal South Africa Brazil
3
Countries
5+
Field Projects
400+
People Reached
14+
Years of Work
Helping Hands team meeting with local leaders and residents in a Nepal refugee camp
Nepal
Nepal

Data Collection in Refugee Camps

Our team conducts ongoing public health research and data collection in refugee settlements across Nepal, building the evidence base needed to design effective, targeted health interventions for displaced populations.

Public Health ResearchCommunity OutreachData Collection
Helping Hands healthcare volunteers working with community members at a health post in Nepal
Nepal
Nepal

Primary Health Post Establishment

Working alongside community leaders, we identify and establish primary health posts in remote areas of Nepal that lack organised medical infrastructure — providing a permanent foundation for healthcare delivery.

Healthcare InfrastructureRural HealthCommunity Partnership
Research team conducting community health research in South Africa
South Africa
South Africa

HIV/AIDS Ethnographic Research

Our researchers engaged with Xhosa communities in the Kalahari region to study HIV/AIDS prevalence, cultural barriers to treatment, and community-led approaches to awareness and prevention.

Ethnographic ResearchHIV/AIDSCommunity Engagement
Volunteer providing health education and encouragement to children at a South African school
South Africa
South Africa

School Volunteering & Health Education

Volunteers from our network provided health education and mentorship to children and young people in South African schools, equipping the next generation with knowledge about disease prevention and wellbeing.

EducationYouth EmpowermentVolunteering
Public health researcher conducting mental health interviews in a Brazilian community
Brazil
Brazil

Mental Health Research

Our team conducted fieldwork in marginalised Brazilian communities to study mental health needs, coping mechanisms, and barriers to care — informing the development of culturally sensitive mental health programmes.

Mental HealthFieldworkQualitative Research
Nepal Chapter

Our Ground-Level Partner:
Helping Hands Nepal

Helping Hands: Health and Human Services, Nepal is the operational chapter running our work on the ground. Based in Urlabari 5, Morang, the chapter manages primary health clinics, community outreach, and research implementation across Eastern Nepal's refugee settlements.

  • Primary Health Care Clinic at Sanischare Camp, Morang
  • Community mental health outreach in Beldangi settlements
  • Research partnership with Brown University and HAEFA
  • Community Advisory Boards in Pathari and Beldangi
  • Co-founded by Mr. Bahadur Chaudhary — 30+ years in refugee health
Visit Nepal Chapter
Location
Urlabari 5, Morang, Nepal
Active Camps
Sanischare & Beldangi
Research Partner
Brown University & HAEFA
Contact
helpinghandsurlabarinepal@gmail.com

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