The December 14th Ama Foundation fundraiser sponsored by the Mill Valley Mountaineering Club (AKA Board Member Fred Doar) was a huge success – thanks to the superhuman efforts of Fred Doar, his wife Marianne and the board and, of course, the warm hearts and high holiday spirits of the attendees. The room was decked out in colorful prayer flags, and …
Save Our Education Fund – and have fun, too!
Please join us for a wonderful evening of holiday fun in Mill Valley, California on December 14! Our Holiday Dance Party features Wonderbread5, one of northern California’s most fun bands, an auction of Asian art, vacation packages and Nepali crafts that would make fantastic holiday gifts and some surprise guests. Reserve your tickets here. What’s this all about, besides …
Thank You to Moldovan Academy
Our friends at Moldovan Academy, a private pre-school in San Francisco, honored us with a fundraiser, called Art in the Park, on a beautiful day in September. To celebrate Moldovan’s 10th anniversary, the Academy put on ten fundraisers throughout the year, culminating in the grand finale, called Art in the Park, to benefit Ama Foundation. As you might guess, the …
Honoring the International Day of the Girl
In honor of the International Day of the Girl, we celebrate Manisha, who came to Ama Ghar as a small child from a remote village. Her mother had died and she was left to work long hours in the fields cutting and carrying grass for her stepmother – she had a very hard life and no hope for the future. …
Happy Dashain from our Family to Yours!
Dashain is the biggest, longest and most auspicious festival of the year in Nepal, celebrated by everyone. During the 15 days of celebration, no one works, and the goddess Durga in all her manifestations is worshiped with special pujas and tika ceremonies. In preparation for Dashain every home is cleaned thoroughly and beautifully decorated, painted as an invitation to the …
Monsoon Rainy Days
We’ve had a huge monsoon this year, which has been welcome, as our garden is providing plentiful vegetables and the lush vegetation around our house looks beautiful. Because of the rain we’ve been focused on indoor activities – everything from special ceremonies to games and puzzles. Since we have been in mourning for Anjana, we have not had full celebrations …
Balu Means Bear
After eight years of incredible service, our faithful dog Balu has passed on to his reward. He came from the street, so we really never knew his age, but we think he was about 15 years old. The name Balu means “Bear” and he was the quiet and patient recipient of many wonderful bear hugs from our children; he was …
A Visit to the Land of Dancing
There’s nothing the kids at Ama Ghar love more than making up stories and then acting them out… and in June, the Ama Ghar kids created their own dance/drama entitled “The Land of Dancing”. The story is about princesses from the Land of Dancing who were turned to stone by an evil wizard – and only by making the princesses …
Join us at the beautiful Wingtip Club!
This exclusive private club is located in a historic building downtown San Francisco on the 10th floor with stunning views of the iconic Pyramid Building. The club also features “The Wine Cave”, an intimate event space with over 2,000 bottles of wine lining the walls, where you can sip wines and bubbly while munching on tasty culinary delights! Besides enjoying …
An Ama Ghar Wedding
On April 22, Ama Ghar hosted our first wedding. Although three of our other grown Ama Ghar children have married, this was the first ceremony to take place in our Ama Ghar home. Our lovely Menuka, who was the first child to join Ama Ghar in 2001, married Arjun Pun, a very nice young man from the village of our …
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