Our Founder, Shrawan Nepali, organized a 12th Anniversary celebration during his stay at Ama Ghar in December. We invited our Nepali Board of Directors, who do so much good work for the children, our friends, supporters and neighbors. The children danced and sang, everyone waved Nepali flags, and a wonderful time was had. In his speech, Shrawan Uncle reminded us …
Chess is in the Air
So much for the flu season. Chess has been the epidemic of choice this winter at Ama Ghar. Chess has appeared to win over all the Ama Ghar children, regardless of age or gender. And forget about the complexities of the game (though, some of the children seem to have mastered that part). The children seem to have what it takes …
Teamwork is the Name of the Game
There is always a first at Ama Ghar. In 2014, it was a football tournament. Not the American version but the globally adored version that requires eye-foot coordination beyond the ordinary. The children of Ama Ghar have been playing football for years but only the pick up, “backyard” variety that requires only a ball and respect for the game. Enter …
Ama Ghar’s New Year’s Pizza Party!
One of our oldest Ama Ghar girls, Manisha, has always been an excellent student and a great athlete – and now she’s adding a new talent to her long list… she’s a pizza chef! Manisha is in the second year of a Bachelor’s program in Hospitality at Silver Hill,the best hospitality school in Kathmandu, where she received a partial scholarship. …
An Ama Ghar Family Christmas
At Ama Ghar, we celebrate Christmas as a season of giving back and sharing love with our worldwide family. Most of the children come from Hindu or Buddhist backgrounds, but they enjoy the spirit of the holiday and the traditions and rituals we have developed over the years at Ama Ghar. Traditionally, we have bought plain cookies from a …
Our Sharada Receives Her Medical Degree
The mission of Ama Foundation is to provide a loving home and education – and for our older children who have benefited from living in a loving home, the current focus is “Education” with a capital E! We’re all inspired by the accomplishments of Sharada KC, one of our first Ama Ghar children, who just went through her commencement …
Looking Forward to Holiday Cookies!
We will have a very merry cookie baking during this Christmas season, as the Ama Ghar briquette factory is in full swing… Sajan has his team working in shifts, and we received a wonderful gift – a good friend with an olive grove brought us a truckload of olive seeds, which are perfect for making bricks for our oven. They’re recycled, …
Visiting the Children’s Hospital
The Ama Ghar kids are taught that the way to true happiness is through helping others, and during the Dashain and Tihar holidays they put that belief into action by visiting patients at the Children’s Hospital in Kathmandu. This is an annual event that always turns out to be as much fun for our kids as it is for the …
Ama Ghar Kids Fuel Their New Oven for the Winter
Ever since this summer, when Ti Uncle and the boys created a new Ama Ghar oven, everyone has been excited to use it for pizzas, cookies and even to keep the house warm! But because we believe in recycling, and also because burning wood for fuel is very expensive, the kids took matters into their own hands and learned to …
Ama Ghar Celebrates the Festival of Lights
The Festival of Lights, known as Tihar in the Kathmandu Valley, was happily celebrated last week by the Ama Ghar kids, their aunties and uncles and visitors. The most beautiful ceremony of the entire festival is the Newari tradition of Mha Puja, or celebration of the self. At this event, intricate and beautiful designs are drawn on the floor where …