Does the whole of my donation go to the Nepali people?

Hands with Hands incur costs for bank fees, auditing accounting fees and PayPal fees. These are the only “costs” that are taken from donated money. Overall our costs each year amount to approximately 1% of all donated funds.

Kira and others who regularly visit to Nepal to oversee the projects pay their own travel and other expenses as well volunteering their time for bookkeeping, administration, translation, graphic design and internet/webpage maintenance.

How is my donation used?

Your donation is used according to the designated needs at the time of your donation. Recently post earthquake all donations received were being used for immediate emergency relief. Mostly now donations are being used to develop eco rebuilding projects and educate villages how to rebuild safely. If you specifically asked that your donation be used for a special project, then indeed it will be used for this purpose. (See our “adopt a project” page for specific projects.)

How do I adopt a project?

Visit our “Adopt a project” page and browse through our current projects requiring funding and then be in touch by email here to liaise with Kira or Mel regarding further details regarding both the project itself and the funds required.

Can I choose where my donation is spent?

Yes, you can choose to adopt a project or you can choose a specific Children Home to donate towards, or one of our other general project areas (Microcredit; Education; Skills training; Rural Health; Environment; Water/sanitation or Elderly care)

Does Hands with Hands have an annual report?

We are audited yearly in the 3 countries our Hands with Hands charity are registered: Germany, Holland and Austria. We are currently exploring practical ways to have this on our website, in the meantime reports are available on request by email.

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