We are so lucky at Ama Ghar to have friends from all over the world who visit us and bring our children a sense of the wider world, including a few phrases in many languages: English, French, Spanish, Flemish, Japanese, Korean and more… They also make the children feel even more secure and loved. For these things we are so …
A Quiet Dashain at Ama Ghar
As we are observing the traditional period of mourning for Anjana, we did not have a full celebration of Dashain this year. However, each of the small children received new clothing and small amount of money and we all enjoyed the visits from our grownup Ama Ghar children, who came home for the holiday. A special treat was the visit …
Ama Ghar Goes to the Opera
A group of Ama Ghar children had a very exciting night recently, as Bonnie Auntie took them to the first opera ever performed in Nepal. A group called the One World Theatre presented the opera, entitled Arjuna’s Dilemma. Billed as the most exciting event in Kathmandu’s cultural calendar, world renowned opera performers offered a trilingual rendition of the Bhagavad Gita. Lyrics …
Congratulations to Menuka!
Please join us in congratulating Menuka, who received her Teacher’s Certificate in a graduation ceremony last week. She looked beautiful and was beaming with accomplishment and well-deserved pride. There are only about 50 teachers trained per year at Rato Bangala School, so Menuka will have an advantage over many in gaining a teaching position. The Nepal government does not have …
Olympics Fever Hits Ama Ghar
The Ama Ghar kids have definitely had Olympic fever the last couple of weeks – they are glued to the television and are enamored with new sports they have never seen before. Their favorites are swimming, gymnastics and track and field. Sabin tries out all of the gymnastic flips on the carpet and Bhupi made a discus out of plastic …
15 Years and Going Strong
It’s been 15 years today (August 1) since the official founding of Ama Ghar. Thinking back, it’s astonishing how much has been accomplished – and as is true with any family, the kids just grow up too fast! This photo was taken at the old Ama Ghar home, probably around 2004. Almost all the children in this photo are grown …
A Return to Normalcy
Nothing raises the spirits like a puppy, so when Manju managed to convince us that she would train a new puppy, ZuZu joined our family. ZuZu proved to be valuable therapy during our hard times and she’s practicing to be a good guard dog. She’s very good at barking! Since Pashpanjuli School …
Celebrating our SLC Success
After a very difficult month at Ama Ghar, we’re all trying to get back to our normal activities and positive energy. And we did have something to celebrate, because five of our girls passed their SLC exams. We had a terrific party to celebrate their accomplishment. The little ones decorated wth balloons and of course we had a dance party …
A Photo Tribute to Anjana
Although Anjana was only with us for a brief time, she made an indelible impression on all of her Ama Ghar brothers and sisters, aunties and uncles, teachers and even visitors – all of whom remember her fondly as a sweet, smiling girl who was full of love. Here are a few photos to remember her by. The photo of …
Injured Children are Home, Thanks to You
As always, thank you to our Ama Ghar family around the world for your powerful thoughts and prayers – all of our children who were injured in the landslide have been discharged from the hospital and are being cared for at home. To us, this is proof of the healing power of love. …