This past weekend, May 19-20 was a spectacular one at Live Oak Park in Berkeley, where the Ama Foundation shared Nepali tea, dancing, drumming and lots of news about Ama Ghar at the Himalayan Fair. Thanks to Liddy and Kevin Clark, Jane Ellison, Rob Sanders, Niley Shrestha, Barbara Moffat, Paramesh Adhikari and all other volunteers who helped make this a …
Song of Joy
Last week marked another exciting milestone for the older Ama Ghar children, when four of our girls performed in a concert with the Kathmandu Chorale. Samjana, Rama, Pabita and Pratima committed in December to weekly rehearsals with the Kathmandu Chorale, a group of volunteers that do two programs per year. One of their programs, the Christmas Chorale, has been a …
Ama Ghar Kids help to clean up Hariya Chowk
The Ama Ghar kids are required to do community service projects, so they learn the importance of helping others. Five of our kids chose to help the Sattya Arts Collective on their project to clean up Hariyo Chowk and turn it into a public space. Here’s what Sattya said about Ama Ghar on their page in kickstarter.com: “In Nepal, a …
The Thing That Inspires Me
“The Thing That Inspires me” A boy from a very isolated place has got home to sustain. After facing all those challenges he has finally found his safe home that is “Ama Ghar”. This has become a great opportunity for me to be at Ama Ghar and I feel very lucky to be here among my friends at village because …
Holi – the Festival of Colors
Holi is a Hindu holiday that always falls in late February or early March, based on the myth of a female fiend named Holika. Together with her brother, an athetist king named Hiranyakasyapu, they conspired to kill the king’s son Pralhad because Pralhad was an ardent devotee of Lord Vishnu. But, of course, their attempts to murder him always failed, …
An Outing with Alpacas
One thing for sure – there are always surprises in Nepal! Bonnie Auntie has always wanted to see an Alpaca but has never gotten to South America. So when she saw an article in the newspaper about a German man who raises alpacas only 20 minutes from Ama Ghar, she was very interested. She contacted this gentleman, who invited 12 …
The Children
Hello, everyone, my name is Prerane Rana (Nickname PoPo). I came to Ama Ghar at the age of 2. I study at the school named Pushpanjali Higher Secondary School at grade 6. I am 12 years old. I want to share something about what dealing with a friend means to me. Friends are the ones whom we love, trust, play …
What Education Means to Me
Hi everyone! It’s me – Sharmila Rawat – again. I study in grade eight at Montessori House High School. In today’s blog I’m going to share something about “What Education Means to Me”. As we all know, education is important in our life. Education is the only thing that helps us to differentiate what is wrong and what is right. …
Ama Ghar's Community Scholarships
In addition to educating our own children, Ama Ghar reaches out to the community schools to help underprivileged children in our area attend and stay in school. Even though Class 1 – 10 education is provided free in Nepal, many poor parents cannot afford to buy the necessary uniform, book bag, papers and pencils that children need to attend school. …
Ama Ghar’s Community Scholarships
In addition to educating our own children, Ama Ghar reaches out to the community schools to help underprivileged children in our area attend and stay in school. Even though Class 1 – 10 education is provided free in Nepal, many poor parents cannot afford to buy the necessary uniform, book bag, papers and pencils that children need to attend school. …