Spring has arrived at Ama Ghar, along with beautiful blooming trees and healthy plants in our garden! February was a month of games, crafts, new books and outdoor fun – some of the Ama Ghar children even won medals at their school Sports Day. …
An Ama Ghar Visitor’s Story
Enjoy this partial blog post from Ama Ghar visitor Matt Mason. Matt spent a great deal of time with the children, doing tutoring, sports, activities and generally hanging out with them, much to their complete delight: “…I stayed eighteen more days at Ama Ghar, but with a renewed sense of exuberance and love for the kids that increasingly grew more …
Four beloved sisters leave the nest…
We are so proud when our Ama Ghar young adults graduate from their transition year at the Youth Apartment in Kathmandu to leave the program full-time as self-supporting adults. Four of them left the apartment right before Christmas, which made room for Pratima, Pabita, Sabita and Rama to move from our Ama Ghar home to the apartment. This is an …
Christmas in Nepal
We celebrate Christmas at Ama Ghar even though most of the children are from Hindu or Buddhist cultural backgrounds – we all enjoy it as a celebration of peace and of giving to others. And of course the children enjoy the cookies, decorations and stockings full of small toys and candy that everyone receives. This has been a year of …