Christmas, New Year’s – End of Year Fun!

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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…

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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, …

Another Rescued Child Comes to Ama Ghar

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Our newest and youngest child arrived this week… just in time to celebrate the time of peace on earth with her new Ama Ghar family.    Tan Bahadur, our Ama Ghar Uncle, went all the way to the very remote district of Humla to rescue this little girl. She has lost her mother, and her extended family cannot afford to …

A Circus with a Soul

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As a gift from Alan and Sarah Nikles, our Swiss friends who are regular donors and volunteers, the Ama Ghar children went to their first circus! But it wasn’t just any circus – it was Circus Kathmandu, which extends training and opportunities to marginalized young people who work with volunteer circus professionals from many countries. The very personal part of this …

Holiday Traditions at Ama Ghar

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We love to celebrate the Nepali festivals at Ama Ghar, as performing these rituals bonds us as a family of various religious and ethnic backgrounds. Traditionally, the festival season starts right after the rice harvest, with a 10-day family holiday of Dashain. Most of the children have aunts, uncles and cousins in their villages, so as many of them as …

Preparing for the Goddess Laxmi

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Tihar (also called Deepawali) is the Festival of Lights, a big celebration in Nepal that falls this year on November 19. In preparation for Tihar, we clean the house and make everything look as good as possible so that we can welcome the Goddess Laxmi, who arrives on the third day of Tihar. The first day of the festival is …

The Art of Being a Child

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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 …