Although this holiday was celebrated last month, we thought you’d be interested in reading Trish McCulley’s account of a beautiful Nepali holiday, which originated with the Newars of Kathmandu valley. Enjoy! “Ama Ghar celebrated Mha Puja this year on Saturday, November 6th. Mha Puja is a Newari festival celebrating ones physical self. I have come to think of it as …
Ama Ghar Rice Harvest
One of our repeat visitors to Ama Ghar, Bob G., joined us for rice harvesting and delighted us with his impromptu silly working songs and lots of teasing. We all had a lot of fun getting the rice cut and threshed. It was a great day outdoors in the field, working hard and having fun. And we served our lunch from the …
Report on the "Soft Opening" from the Ellison Family
Hope you’ll enjoy this post from Trish McCully, Bonnie Ellison’s sister – wonderful background about the Ellison family and more detail about the ribbon cutting ceremony: “Our day began with much anticipation. The Ellison family numbered six plus our friend Daisy was visiting Ama Ghar’s new home and Bonnie Didi’s heart project. In 2001, Bonnie Didi called the family and …
Report on the “Soft Opening” from the Ellison Family
Hope you’ll enjoy this post from Trish McCully, Bonnie Ellison’s sister – wonderful background about the Ellison family and more detail about the ribbon cutting ceremony: “Our day began with much anticipation. The Ellison family numbered six plus our friend Daisy was visiting Ama Ghar’s new home and Bonnie Didi’s heart project. In 2001, Bonnie Didi called the family and …
Notes from a Popular Volunteer
Featured here: a blog post from Captured at the Speed of Light, the blog of Neil Dixit, a popular Ama Ghar volunteer. Thanks to Neil for allowing us to share his words and photos with you – enjoy! AMA GHAR The door always seems to be open at this place, warm and endearing, seemingly drawing the visitor in. For the …
Jenuka and Krishna in Japan!
I had the great fortune of being in Tokyo when Jenuka and Krishna, two of the lovely girls from Ama Ghar, were in town for a dance performance. As a journalist on assignment, most of my days in Japan are spent hustling from interview to interview late into the night — it was such a treat to take a few …
Daily Life at Ama Ghar
The Ama Ghar children are such an inspiration because although they come from very difficult backgrounds, they are so bright and full of life. Most of them are excellent athletes, and they’re very creative about finding a way to play their favorite games. Badminton in the side yard is a favorite, as well as volleyball and tennis (played with the …
A Visit from Dr. Pollard
We are lucky to receive visitors from all over the world at Ama Ghar. One of our favorites is Dr. Andrew Pollard, a pediatrician who joins us every year from the UK. He comes to work with our Ama Ghar Board Member and fellow pediatrician, Dr. Neelam Adhikhari. Here are some photos of an outing with his son and daughter …
A Happy International Birthday
A young Nepali boy named Aswin was visiting Kathmandu with his family. He was sad because he wanted to celebrate his 7th birthday, which occurred during his visit, with other children. So we invited him to Ama Ghar, where he had a fine birthday party with cupcakes and juice. He was thrilled to have so many friends at his birthday …
A Goodbye Gift from Coley
Our wonderful Ama Ghar friend and volunteer, Jacole (the kids call her Coley), a Montana girl who has been living in Nepal for two years , was leaving Nepal for a graduate program in Boston. As a going-away present to the Ama Ghar children, she put together a climbing party, where the children learned to rappel off a six story …