Members of the Ama Ghar family in Seattle and Northern California have a great opportunity to celebrate with us while helping to rebuild our education fund! Here are two events you won’t want to miss: SEATTLE: Nepal Nights Festival of Lights Long-time supporter Jay Malla brings his band Adventure of a Lifetime from San Francisco to Seattle’s Hillman City Collaboratory …
Meet the Two Newest Members of Our Family!
We are so happy to introduce our two new arrivals, brothers Kushel, age 6, and Sushan, age 4, who lost their home and most of their family in the earthquake. Like all new arrivals, they are feeling a bit scared and unsure about what their life will be like at Ama Ghar. But this week they will be the recipients …
The Ekstrom Family’s Ama Ghar Story
My family and I have supported Ama Foundation for years, and while I never doubted the merits of Ama Ghar as a charity, I have often been skeptical about supporting overseas programs due to the frequency of fraudulent and corrupt charities in the poorest regions of the world. ?I certainly trusted those who knew first-hand about Ama Ghar, but I …
Congratulations Prakash, Laxmi, Pawan and Aruneema!
One of the happiest days of any year is the day we celebrate the children who pass their SEE test! We are so proud of this year’s group of four – Prakash, Laxmi, Pawan and Aruneema. Laxmi and Aruneema are going on to higher education, Pawan is in training to become a baker and Prakash is taking one more year …
Rice Planting Can Be Fun!
At Ama Ghar, we grow a portion of the rice that we eat, which makes sense because of our location in the beautiful valleys and rice fields of Godavari, about sixteen kilometers outside Kathmandu. As soon as the monsoon comes and turns the fields to mud, it’s time to plant the new seedlings. As you can see from the photos, …
Sadness and Joy at Ama Ghar
Our young Ama Ghar women Manju, Samjana and Jenuka volunteered at renowned artist Jan Salter’s website launch and memorial in May. Sadly, Jan passed away on April 29, 2018 before the Website launch. Jan was mostly known for her Faces of Nepal, 40 years of exquisite pencil portraits of every ethnic group in Nepal. Bonnie Auntie and the girls got …
Our Ama Ghar Base Camp Trekking Team
It seems like our amazing Ama Ghar family will go to any lengths to support the children – these three hardy trekkers went all the way to Everest Base Camp! Board Member Fred Doar auctioned off opportunities to climb to Everest Base Camp with him and an expert team of guides at our December event – and Paul Markun and …
Three Mums Do – a lot!
Here’s the latest in our series #myamagharstory… the story of a visit to Ama Ghar from three amazing, dynamic British women – Sherry Hornagold-Prosser, Elissa Judd and Suzie Bowley – in their own words and pictures, from their Facebook page. January 2, 2018 We have arrived at Ama Ghar, greeted by the children who were so excited. The roads in …
Farewell to Class Ten…
… and to childhood. Remember our darling little Laxmi and Aruneema? Somehow they grew up and became beautiful, accomplished young women! Please join us in congratulating them on passing Class Ten – they’ve worked very hard to get here, and now they will study even harder to make sure they pass their exams and go on to higher education. But …
Happy Mother’s Day from Nepal!
As you know, the Ama Ghar children live as one big extended family, and our hardworking and compassionate Ama Ghar staff members – who they call Auntie and Uncle – serve as their parents. But when Mother’s Day comes to Nepal (a couple of weeks earlier than it does in the US), the children make sure that their wonderful staff …