HECAC (The Himalayan Environmental and Cultural Awareness Centre), founded in 2004 by Bishnu Subedi and his team, is a non-profit making organisation committed to helping deprived Nepalese people living in remote areas of the Himalayas. HECAC is strongly engaged in ecological management and environmental protection. In addition, Bishnu and his team are also managing a partner organization called “StratMicrofinance in Nepal ”.

Bishnu Subedi (Nepal)


Bishnu Subedi is a keen environmentalist and a firm believer in Eco Tourism. Being a proud Nepali and having grown up immersed in Nepalese culture, he is very keen on working towards the raising of living standards of deprived Nepalis. Thus he donates his time, money and energy to realizing this aim. Having studied abroad and travelled to many western countries, he is able to see and tell things from both - the western, as well as, the Nepalese perspective

HECAC has a team of enthusiastic staff members highly committed to raising environmental and cultural awareness in Nepalese society and, helping volunteers on their individual self-development journeys.

MembersV outside Nepal:

Since 2004 we have had a lot of national and international friends who are and have been continuously helping us to develop our concepts.

Erik Ravenstijn (Holland)

Erik Ravenstijn is a Dutch mountaineer who came to Nepal for his first attempt at summiting Mount Everest in 2008. At that time he was forcibly struck by the problems in the country. He is planning to return to Nepal in 2009, not only to climb Mount Everest , but in the hope that the media attention for his 2009 expedition, will draw attention to the work that HECAC is doing. Meanwhile, setting up a Dutch donation fund for Nepali schools is his main goal until the Everest expedition of 2009. After that, he will continue to help local Nepalese communities with long term projects.

To find out more about Erik Ravenstijn, click here to view his personal website: www.climbingtours.net

Mr. H. B. Thapa (Germany)

Mr. HB Thapa who got chance to came Kathmandu for study, born in very remote areas of Nepal , and after his Bachelor ´s degree ( Tribhuban University , Kathmandu ), involved quite a sometimes in tourism. While working in tourism he has travelled lots of local (remote) places of Nepal and seen very closely Nepal and needful people of Nepal . He always wants to uplift the living standard of Nepali people especially in remove areas of Nepal . To continue his further studies, Mr. Thapa went Germany and studied till 2005. Though presently he live and work in Germany, he is always thinking of Nepal and wish to return one day to contribute his time and energy to develop living standard of Nepalese people.

Mr. Thapa always remember of this childhood and believed that there are lots of unfortunate children who are not lucky enough like himself and need helps and support for their educations. He is always wanted to help them as far as he could. He is believed, today's children need better equations, and for better educations only possible where they have nice environment and warm culture. Mr. Thapa, member of HECAC, intimately involves in HECA and serving its many educational, cultural and environmental projects conducted in the past, and consults with HECAC on its future development projects.

Carla Edite Vieira (Switzerland)

Carla Edite Vieira graduated with a BA, MA, MBA and an Msc in Development Management with a focus on microfinance and healthcare. Carla is committed to promoting the alleviation of poverty. She has a keen interest in Asian philosophy and culture and has travelled extensively in Asia . She is also the founder of the Strategy Resource Forum and is always grateful for people interested in participating in her on-line surveys. Carla consults with HECAC on service development and strategy.

Our Vision & Mission

Our vision is to co-create a future full of opportunities for Nepalese families and their children. HECAC is also concerned about the ecosystem of the Himalayas and fosters environmental awareness as well as responsible behaviour regarding the use of natural resources.

Our mission is to improve the overall socio-economic living standards of the poorer population of Nepal and Himalayan ranges and foster awareness of environmental protection, especially that of the Himalaya region.

Our Goals (Major Objectives)