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Empowering the belief that you can bridge the gap in humanity.

Supporting cultural preservation, education and innovation in Nepal, and in the community that carries Nepal with it.

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Serving the Nepalese-American community here, and spreading education back home.

Tender Hearts seeks to serve and uplift the Nepalese-American community in the greater D.C. metropolitan area, and to spread education in Nepal to those who don’t get the opportunity to learn. We believe every individual deserves access to essential support services and resources, regardless of their background or circumstances.

Materials for learning
Educational materials are typically outdated, inequitable and inaccessible. We work with school leaders, the schools themselves and our local DMV community to source books that are age appropriate, written in the language needed, and relevant to what is actually being taught.
Continuing education for teachers
We build bespoke continuing education programmes around the needs of teachers and their student communities, from training on new technology to new pedagogical methods, so classrooms stay engaging and successful.
Support for communities
Education happens inside a larger community. Our approach extends beyond the school so that students have the support they need to do their best learning, and so families have somewhere to turn.
8,000+
people at the fourth Dashain Tihar Fest in 2025, up from six thousand two years earlier.
800
children at Harisiddhi sharing a single bathroom before the rebuild.
100+
Nepali children’s books donated to Fairfax County Public Libraries.

What is coming up

  • Blood Drive

    A community blood drive with Inova. Sitting in the donor chair takes about fifteen minutes, and paediatric donations are split to help more than one child.

    9:00 to 16:00

    Register for Blood Drive

  • Know Your Rights: Children and Families

    A community presentation for parents, guardians and young people. It covers understanding search warrants and your home, what to do during police interactions, and children's and parents' rights. Free and open to the community. Bring your questions.

    11:00 to 13:00

    Register for Know Your Rights: Children and Families
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Who carries it now

  • Prabha Bhattarai, Founder and President.

    Prabha Bhattarai

    Founder and President

  • Jill Skonieczka, Graduate Policy Associate.

    Jill Skonieczka

    Graduate Policy Associate

  • Ian Butteriss, Executive Secretary.

    Ian Butteriss

    Executive Secretary

  • Niraj Aryal, Chief Financial Officer.

    Niraj Aryal

    Chief Financial Officer

  • Mokshu Poudel, Chief Technology Officer.

    Mokshu Poudel

    Chief Technology Officer

  • Sovi Poudel, Community Program Manager (Nepal).

    Sovi Poudel

    Community Program Manager (Nepal)

  • Manisha Prasain Adhikari, Community Program Manager (USA).

    Manisha Prasain Adhikari

    Community Program Manager (USA)

  • Laghima Pandey, Social Media Coordinator.

    Laghima Pandey

    Social Media Coordinator

  • Sam Banjade, Security & Infrastructure Engineer.

    Sam Banjade

    Security & Infrastructure Engineer

  • Himadri Bhandari, Events and Design Coordinator.

    Himadri Bhandari

    Events and Design Coordinator

  • Sunita Kandel, Outreach Personnel.

    Sunita Kandel

    Outreach Personnel

“I hope it inspires you to do the same, because you can do it. And together, we can bridge the gap in humanity.”

Prabha Bhattarai, Founder of Tender Hearts Foundation

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