We are so proud of our older children for the work they are doing with earthquake relief. Here’s a blog post written by Pratima Bista, our remarkable Ama Ghar daughter who is taking a Bachelor’s in Social Work. This earthquake is giving her an opportunity to get some hands on practice for her future vocation. May 13, 2015 The most …
Kids Helping Kids
One of the important life lessons that the Ama Ghar children are taught is how important it is to help others who are less fortunate than themselves, and there are few things in life more gratifying than watching the children muster their resources to help those in need, as they have been doing since the beginning of the earthquake relief …
Joy From Tragedy
In the midst of tragedy, we have found joy – our Ama Ghar daughter, Bindu, who had been planning her May 7 wedding for months, decided to go ahead with the ceremony. Bindu is the first Ama Ghar alumna to marry, so this moment was even more special for the Ama Ghar family. She and her groom, Prem, provided a …
Sajan’s Earthquake Story
Our big brother Sajan has always been a role model for the younger children – he is studying at university for a degree in management, he is a great soccer player, he is kind and gentle with his little brothers and sisters. So everyone was happy for him when we recently learned that paperwork had come through for him to …
Ama Ghar Earthquake Relief Efforts
At Ama Ghar, we are so lucky to have gotten through the earthquake relatively unscathed – a few cupboards and bookshelves were emptied of their contents, but our house, which was designed with earthquakes in mind, came through intact. It was chilling for us to see the rental house that we moved out of in 2010 after the quake – …
Kathmandu Earthquake
Thank you to all our wonderful family of friends and supporters around the world who have inquired about our safety after Saturday’s devastating earthquake. The good news is that our new home withstood the quake very well, with only some minor damage, and all the children are safe and accounted for. As of now (Monday morning in Nepal) we are …
Happy Earth Means Happy Kids!
Please welcome our new partner, Happy Earth Tea, who is donating 10% of the sales from their Nepal teas to Ama Foundation. They were brought to our attention by our friend and pro bono marketing consultant, Amy Felix, who is also a tea aficionado. Amy connected us with Niraj Lama of Happy Earth Tea, who made us this generous offer …
The Amazing Ama Ghar Staff
We often write about the accomplishments of our children, but we are remiss in not writing more often about our amazing Ama Ghar staff. These wonderful aunties and uncles function provide the same kind of warm love and care that the children would receive from their own Nepali family. Today we’ll tell you about our uncles – but stay tuned …
Art Projects are Fun!
The Ama Ghar children constantly amaze us with their talents in art, music, dance and sports. One of the advantages of not being constantly “connected”, as most of us are in the western world, is that they use their talents to entertain themselves and grow in the process. And, of course, it’s even more fun to do special projects when …
Photos from our Visitors
Three people who are very, very special to us have visited Ama Ghar in the last month or so. They took the children on outings and gave them lots of love and fun playtime – and they also took some terrific photos. Enjoy their photos below and join us in thanking Sonnia Karlsson of the Bo M. Karlsson Foundation, former …