Sarah Nikles, an Ama Foundation Board Member and one of the childrens’ favorite visitors, has just received the Presidential Volunteer Award from her employer, Lockheed Martin, in Geneva, Switzerland. She has donated over 300 hours of her time to Ama Ghar in the last year, from fundraising brunches to Ama Ghar-themed merchandise for sale – and her fundraising energy is …
All the News from Ama Ghar
Everyone at Ama Ghar, from the children to the adults, has been very, very busy and active this past month! We celebrated Ghai Jathra by receiving the holy thread, which the priest tied around everyone’s wrist in a ceremony at Ama Ghar. These threads will be worn to ward off evil and bring good luck to all of us. Since …
Laxmi’s New Dress
As many of you know, Laxmi is working toward her Bachelor’s degree at University in Pokhara, so we don’t get to see her around the house very often. But she came home to Ama Ghar for a visit during her short summer break, and she was worried because she didn’t have an appropriate dress for a University event she …
Board Member’s Soccer Dreams Come True
Our Ama Foundation Board Member Suyesh Karki was lucky enough to achieve something all soccer fans – including the Ama Ghar kids – dream of… a trip to the World Cup! Here’s how he tells his story: “Attending a World Cup football game in person was certainly on my bucket list – and I was fortunate enough to be able …
Summer Fun at Ama Ghar
So much to do at Ama Ghar in the summer… from playing cricket and tennis to dance lessons to just making monkey faces and having fun with visitors. We definitely remember that as hard as the kids work in school, all work and no play doesn’t make well-rounded children, so fun and play are the …
Congratulations Sandesh and Sharmila!
As many of you know, the SLC is a national examination in Nepal that determines whether or not children can move beyond grade ten and enter into higher education. This year, Sandesh and Sharmila took the exam and both passed – this is a real rite of passage in Nepal and we always enjoy having a big celebration for our …
A Nepali Happy Hour in Sonoma
On June 26, our Board Member Sarah Pinkin co-hosted (along with Darrius Anderson) a delightful Nepali Happy Hour event at The General’s Daughter in Sonoma, California. A group of 50 gathered for wine and happy hour snacks – Shangrila Restaurant provided two Nepali dishes and Sonoma Meals created super tasty rice and garbanzo bean dishes, with wonderful cookies by Milk …
World Cup Fever Strikes Ama Ghar!
The entire soccer-crazed Ama Ghar household has been held spellbound for the past several weeks because of the World Cup… and the height of it all happened during the Germany-Brazil semifinal! As you can see by these photos, the boys got into the spirit of the Cup in a big way!
Reduce, Reuse and Recycle with Sharmila
If you follow the Ama Ghar blog, you know that Bonnie Auntie has always taught the kids the importance of sustainability, from designing our Ama Ghar home with solar power and re-used water to picking up trash in the river. Now Sharmila is taking her good work a step further by enrolling in Edulift, a Kathmandu group that not only …
Learning to Give and Receive
Through the months of spring and early summer, the children have had many opportunities to give and receive… Our Swiss friends Sarah and Alain were here in the spring and took everyone to the Fun Park…. always a favorite outing with some favorite friends. Shortly thereafter, Alex, Marc and more friends from Switzerland visited and organized games, arts and crafts …