Holi is a favorite holiday at Ama Ghar – and in fact, all over Nepal! The celebration, which will start March 27, lasts for a week, in which the entire country gets covered with colored water… all over Nepal, people are throwing colors and water balloons, locally called “lolas”, on each other. Legend has it that Krishna loved to pull practical …
Ama Ghar’s Star Performers
We were thrilled when The School of Performing Arts Kathmandu (SPAK) chose Ama Ghar to be included in a six week workshop to teach drama and music, which culminated in a live performance. The mission of SPAK is to encourage cultural and creative activities for the enjoyment and benefit of the people in Nepal. SPAK is a safe cultural playground where every …
The Next Generation of Good Citizens
We often say in our published materials that our goal is for our children to grow up to be good Nepali citizens and good global citizens. So it’s thrilling to see so many of our children reach out, usually un-prompted by us, to do good in the world. Below is a blog post from Pratima, one of our older girls …
What It’s Like to Be An Orphan
Below is the winner in the 13 Years and Under category of our Ama Ghar blog contest. Jenuka’s writing is very sincere; we hope you’ll find it moving. “I think everybody knows the meaning of orphan. Orphan means a person who don’t have father, mother or person to take care of them. The life of an orphan is very touching and …
Christmas, New Year’s – End of Year Fun!
During the month of December, the Ama Ghar kids waited anxiously for the package of cookie decorations being sent by our good friend Mary Averill, also known as Christmas Cookie Auntie, but when it hadn’t shown up by December 19, Bonnie Auntie took action. She received an email that two families were coming from the US for trekking – and …
Everybody Dreams…
What is a dream? Let’s get it straight…everybody dreams. Oh, you’ll always hear one of your school friends or a relative who’ll say “I know I don’t dream,otherwise I’d remember something in the morning!” Well, that’s one of the most interesting things about dreaming… often you can’t remember anything about what it was you were dreaming about as soon as you wake up, …
Welcome our new little girl – and good luck to our latest graduate…
We are so pleased to welcome our new little sister, Bina! We were very lucky to find Bina and bring her into Ama Ghar quickly, as she was on the street alone at just 6 years old. A local social worker noticed her at a “feeding program” and alerted us. Getting children as soon as they show up on the …
The Art of Being a Child
Art, music and dancing are so much a part of the culture in Nepal that children learn to participate at a very young age. When the children came to Ama Ghar from their villages and neighborhoods, they were already talented performers and artists, and we encourage them to express themselves freely. Some of our children play guitar or piano, many …
Jungle Gym and Swing Set Built By Our Boys!
After a long wait, our wonderful collaboration project is finished! It all started when Joyce Trapper and Heidi Feldman of The Didi Project gave us the funds to build some playground equipment. Then Bonnie Auntie’s brother, Ti Ellison, came for a visit. He designed a jungle gym and swing set and trained the boys in welding, grinding and the use of tools by …
A Life Changing Experience at Ama Ghar
Although it has been almost a year since our visit to the beautiful and magical land of Nepal and our stay at Ama Ghar, the two have not ventured far from our hearts and minds. We often look back on our incredible time in Nepal helping support the children of this wonderful nonprofit organization and trekking through the Himalayas as …