Want to give your Dad a great Father’s Day gift and help kids who don’t have a father? Send us a donation of $50 or more by June 7 and we’ll send your Dad a groovy tie from Planet Freddo – check out the assortment here. All these ties are original works of art based on paintings by our Board …
The Newest Members of the Ama Ghar Family
Four new children have joined our family, and we’re so excited! Aged 4-1/2 to 9, they have spent the last few weeks with us, and are beginning to feel at home with their new brothers and sisters, aunties and uncles. They are always a bit apprehensive and unsure when they arrive. It’s hard to imagine the horrific experiences these children …
Ama Foundation Co-Sponsors the Himalayan Film Festival
This past Friday and Saturday were very special days for the Himalayan people of the Bay Area – for those were the dates of the spectacular Himalayan Film Festival. Ama Foundation co-sponsored the Festival with our friends at many other non-profits that benefit Nepal and other Himalayan countries, including Curry Without Worry (which provided the food for opening night); Nepal …
Fun and Learning at the Himalayan Fair
A group of Ama Foundation Board Members from the Bay Area enjoyed some serious fun this weekend (May 17-18) at the Himalayan Fair – hopefully we saw some of you there! Our Founder, Shrawan Nepali, served free Nepali chai to all comers, we gave bubble blowers to our youthful guests, and everyone enjoyed eating momos and watching Nepali dancing and …
Join Us for the Himalayan Film Festival!
Ama Foundation is co-sponsoring the Himalayan Film Festival, along with our many friends at Curry Without Worry, Nepal Youth Foundation, Third Eye Travel and Sahayeta.org, among others. An amazing number of beautiful films are being shown, both on the Opening Night in San Francisco (Friday, May 16) and in Berkeley, in conjunction with the Himalayan Fair, on Saturday, May 17. …
Fred Takes Ama Foundation to the Ball Game!
What a great night it was for the San Francisco Giants, Planet Freddo and the Ama Foundation! On Friday night, April 25, it was Duane Kuiper Night at the Giants game – and Duane and Mike Krukow both were resplendent in Planet Freddo ties (see photo above ). The most fun thing (well, at least as far as we’re concerned) …
Spring Finery from Dresses for Nepal
Since today is Easter in the West, we thought we’d post a blog of our beautiful girls in the spring finery that they received from the talented seamstresses at Dresses for Nepal: Jane Bender and Ginny Fields. These wonderful ladies came to us courtesy of our friends at the Didi Project. Thanks to one and all for making our girls …
Brighter Smiles at Ama Ghar
At the end of March, Ama Ghar had some new visitors – and they were armed with toothbrushes! A group of dentists and their student assistants came to Ama Ghar to teach us all about proper dental hygiene. We invited children from another home as well as local village children to attend this fun and helpful session. First, we all …
Ama Ghar’s Fred Uncle Goes Nationwide!
Ama Foundation Board Member Fred Doar, known as Fred Uncle to the Ama Ghar kids, is at it again. As the founder of Grace Bakery, he built one of the first and finest artisanal bakeries in the Bay Area. Upon his retirement, he became an artist, creating fantastic abstract paintings that were a personal expression of his energy and giving …
Anish Lama Starts His New Life
Here’s some happy news – another one of the Ama Ghar kids has completed training that will enable him to leave Ama Ghar and lead a happy and productive life! Anish has completed a two month river rafting guide training and a three month trekking guide training so is ready to join Nepal’s burgeoning tourism industry. With his excellent English …