Save Our Education Fund – and have fun, too!

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  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

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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

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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!

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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

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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

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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 …

Join us at the beautiful Wingtip Club!

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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 …

A Milestone Birthday for Bonnie Auntie

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On April 15, all the Ama Ghar children, their friends and our neighbor children were invited to Ama Ghar for Bonnie Auntie’s 70th Birthday. A great time was had by all, including the birthday girl! Everyone had cake and ice cream, played musical chairs and other games. Many of the older children came back to Ama Ghar for the party, …