The Ama Ghar staff is endlessly creative in putting together learning opportunities that are also a lot of fun! In December 2020 the children were asked to research someone in history that they admired and then to use the materials in our costume bag and storage closet to create their “wax museum” figure. The Museum was then visited by Ama …
Blessings to Ourselves and Our Brothers
The last two celebrations of Tihar are the most beautiful: Mha Puja, the celebration of the self and Bhai Tika, the blessing of our brothers. At Mha Puja, each of us is seated before a beautiful place setting of fruit, flowers, treats and candles as we say prayers to purify and empower our souls for the coming year and share …
Bringing in the Light
Any holiday that celebrates good over evil and light over darkness is certainly welcome in our 2020 world… at Ama Ghar, we are celebrating the Festival of Light, called Tihar in Nepal, with many special rituals. We have created a path of candles for the goddess Laxmi, goddess of luck and prosperity, to come into our home, and we have …
Exciting Preparations for a Beautiful Tihar
Now that Dashain is over, it’s time for Tihar, the Newari version of Diwali, the Festival of Lights. At Ama Ghar everyone pitches in to clean and then create Laxmi’s path, so that the goddess Laxmi can come to our home and bring us luck for the New Year. Once everything is squeaky clean, the fun begins… designing the beautiful …
Dashain 2077
Our favorite time of year has arrived at Ama Ghar, and we are so excited! Our celebration is a little subdued this year because of the pandemic but it’s still the same – all traditions are upheld and everyone is happy and having fun – flying kites, playing cards, making a new art installation for the garden and getting tika …
A Guardian Angel
Last month we heard from our partner, friend and amazing member of our Ama Ghar family, Kathleen Moldovan. She was heartbroken because Katherine Nemeth (Kay), who had been a champion of Moldovan Academy, Kathleen’s school in the San Francisco Bay Area, had passed away. Kathleen asked to work with us to find a very special way to honor Kay. Read …
The Cycle of the Seasons at Ama Ghar
We have just finished our first ever virtual fundraiser – and thanks to our generous Ama Ghar family, we raised enough to cover four months of operation – we are incredibly grateful. And even more importantly, we all got to see each other again, which is so powerful. Our attendees came from 16 different states and five countries. Thanks to …
A 19th Anniversary Album
Our 19th Anniversary Program was created by all the children and staff at Ama Ghar during the lockdown of 2020… one of the most incredible events ever at our home. Please enjoy this photo album of the singers, dancers, actors – brothers, sisters, aunties and uncles who make up our Ama Ghar family. And even though everyone in the house …
Happy Birthday to Us!
It was 19 years ago, in 2001, that our Founder, Shrawan Nepali brought the first group of children to Ama Ghar, along with his dream of providing at-risk children in Nepal with a loving home, an education and the opportunity to live happy and productive lives. And his dream came true at Ama Ghar, thanks to our hundreds of friends …
Ama Ghar is a Busy House!
It’s amazing how busy the schedule can be when you have 50+ active people, mostly kids, in one house! Here are just a few of the current ongoing Ama Ghar activities… in addition to Zoom class and study hall, of course. On Saturday, the whole house celebrated Laxmi, Aruneema and Pawan, who have finished class 12 and are moving on …