During this holiday season, we really appreciate our friends who donate a percentage of their profits to support Ama Ghar! If you want to find some high quality, unique gifts for your friends and family and benefit Ama Ghar at the same time, check out these links: Happy Earth Tea – Our friend Niraj Lama is donating a percentage of all …
What we’re thankful for at Ama Ghar
We are so thankful for the beautiful moon over Swayambunath, and to live in such a beautiful place. We are thankful that we have a new member of our family, nine year old Pooja. She will head off to school after all her medical and dental checkups are complete. And the children are thankful that despite our rule against …
A Quiet Dashain at Ama Ghar
As we are observing the traditional period of mourning for Anjana, we did not have a full celebration of Dashain this year. However, each of the small children received new clothing and small amount of money and we all enjoyed the visits from our grownup Ama Ghar children, who came home for the holiday. A special treat was the visit …
15 Years and Going Strong
It’s been 15 years today (August 1) since the official founding of Ama Ghar. Thinking back, it’s astonishing how much has been accomplished – and as is true with any family, the kids just grow up too fast! This photo was taken at the old Ama Ghar home, probably around 2004. Almost all the children in this photo are grown …
Happy New Year 2073!
Nepali New Year comes in the spring, so the children truly enjoyed their spring vacation. The new little ones (especially our energetic group of younger boys) were in constant motion with their various games and activities. Boys and girls play well together and it is heart warming to see them make up games and entertainment with items from the house …
A Thank You Party for Rob
On Saturday, March 12, the Ama Foundation Board held their annual in-person board meeting at the fantastic Marin County home of board member Fred Doar. Following the board meeting there was a “thank you” party for our outgoing Board Chair, Rob Sanders. L to R in photo above: Former Board Chair Paramesh Adhikari; Current Board Chair Suyesh Karki; Communications Director …
Christmas in Nepal
We celebrate Christmas at Ama Ghar even though most of the children are from Hindu or Buddhist cultural backgrounds – we all enjoy it as a celebration of peace and of giving to others. And of course the children enjoy the cookies, decorations and stockings full of small toys and candy that everyone receives. This has been a year of …
Mha Puja at Ama Ghar
Ama Ghar celebrated another beautiful and joyful Mha Puja this year – it has become an annual event and a favorite of many of our regular visitors. Jacole, a long-time friend of Ama Ghar who now works in Cambodia, makes a trip to Ama Ghar every Tihar to celebrate Mha Puja, which always takes place on New Year’s Day in …
Celebrate!
Although the aftershocks continue, we have so much to celebrate at Ama Ghar. We are lucky to have so many friends around the world, so we are sharing with you these photos of our latest celebration – a party for Samjhana and Sushan because they both passed their national scholastic examination (SLC) with distinction. This means that they will be …
Joy From Tragedy
In the midst of tragedy, we have found joy – our Ama Ghar daughter, Bindu, who had been planning her May 7 wedding for months, decided to go ahead with the ceremony. Bindu is the first Ama Ghar alumna to marry, so this moment was even more special for the Ama Ghar family. She and her groom, Prem, provided a …