Nepal flood response · A heartfelt thank you

News Coverage

PRESS ARCHIVE • 2015–2026

Reporting, broadcasts, and radio conversations documenting our youth-led relief campaigns and rebuilding efforts across Nepal.

In the public record

A local effort that became a story shared across California.

These reports document the campaign’s beginnings, the opening of rebuilt schools, and ongoing emergency relief mobilization.

7

Published stories & broadcasts

2026

  1. Aug 2026 · CBS Los Angeles

    Hundreds missing after flash floods and mudslides decimate parts of Nepal

    CBS Los Angeles broadcast covering the devastating Nepal flash floods and landslides, featuring Harmony Pandey and By Kids 4 Kids of Nepal mobilizing urgent relief and community assistance.

    Watch broadcast

2017

  1. Dec 10 · Ventura County Star

    Thousand Oaks school rallies with Harmony and Akash to help Nepal

    Elementary third-graders partner with By Kids 4 Kids to provide classroom supplies to Nepal.

    View newspaper scan
  2. Aug 23 · Los Angeles Times

    Pandeys host fundraiser dinner for Nepali golf phenom Pratima Sherpa

    Columnist Bill Plaschke chronicles the community dinner organized by the Pandey family in Southern California.

    Read coverage

2016

  1. Nov 26 · NPR — KCLU Radio

    Studio Interview with Harmony and Akash Pandey

    KCLU invited Harmony and Akash to speak about their foundation and their experience visiting Nepal.

    Read interview story
  2. Aug 31 · Ventura County Star

    Thousand Oaks boy visits school in Nepal his fundraising helped build

    Akash travels to Gorkha to officially open the rebuilt primary school with local village children.

    View newspaper scan

2015

  1. June 25 · Thousand Oaks Acorn

    Thousand Oaks family makes charity a priority

    Highlighting how student recycling and piggy bank donations multiplied into thousands in school supplies.

    View newspaper scan
  2. May 15 · Ventura County Star

    TO family with roots in Nepal raises funds for victims

    First local profile on siblings Harmony and Akash rallying their neighborhood for Nepal disaster relief.

    View newspaper scan

Continue the story

See the people and projects behind the headlines.