Join us as we bring a little bit of Nepal to the Bay Area and celebrate the mission of Ama Ghar to provide children with a loving home, excellent education, health care, and the confidence to become productive, self-supporting adults. Tickets available for purchase here! If you are interested in our sponsorship opportunities, please reach out to info@ama-foundation.org. Stay tuned …
Meet Kamal and Maya And Learn More About Ama Ghar
Ama Ghar’s story began over 20 years ago with a visionary Nepalese founder, Shrawan Nepali, who grew up in a Nepali orphanage and had a dream of providing a loving home and education for disadvantaged children in Nepal. He and a committed group of people banded together to create Ama Ghar – which means Motherly Home. In 2001, after hiring …
We Put the “Fun” in Fundraiser!
On November 9, over 150 members of our California Ama Ghar family put the word “fun” into fundraiser with a crazy, joyful event at Peacock Gap in San Rafael. We danced to Hella Fitzgerald, we played Nepali games, we gave heartfelt talks about the Ama Ghar mission – and proved its success with the introduction of our Ama Ghar alumna …
Have a great time – and support the Ama Ghar kids!
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 …
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 …
Help raise education funds through a special match!
First the good news: Between April 9-13, Global Giving is offering a special program where they will match all regular donations at 50% and all recurring donations at 100%! Now the even better news: An anonymous member of our Ama Ghar family is offering a $15,000 match on top of that! What does this mean? If our Global Giving donations …
A Heartfelt Fundraiser in Mill Valley
The December 14th Ama Foundation fundraiser sponsored by the Mill Valley Mountaineering Club (AKA Board Member Fred Doar) was a huge success – thanks to the superhuman efforts of Fred Doar, his wife Marianne and the board and, of course, the warm hearts and high holiday spirits of the attendees. The room was decked out in colorful prayer flags, and …
Save Our Education Fund – and have fun, too!
Please join us for a wonderful evening of holiday fun in Mill Valley, California on December 14! Our Holiday Dance Party features Wonderbread5, one of northern California’s most fun bands, an auction of Asian art, vacation packages and Nepali crafts that would make fantastic holiday gifts and some surprise guests. Reserve your tickets here. What’s this all about, besides …
Thank You to Moldovan Academy
Our friends at Moldovan Academy, a private pre-school in San Francisco, honored us with a fundraiser, called Art in the Park, on a beautiful day in September. To celebrate Moldovan’s 10th anniversary, the Academy put on ten fundraisers throughout the year, culminating in the grand finale, called Art in the Park, to benefit Ama Foundation. As you might guess, the …
Join us at the beautiful Wingtip Club!
This exclusive private club is located in a historic building downtown San Francisco on the 10th floor with stunning views of the iconic Pyramid Building. The club also features “The Wine Cave”, an intimate event space with over 2,000 bottles of wine lining the walls, where you can sip wines and bubbly while munching on tasty culinary delights! Besides enjoying …