Renita Thapa lives in the U.S., but she has visited Nepal, the country of her family’s origin, several times. The first time she came to Nepal, in 2002, she and her mother and father visited Ama Ghar, where she made many friends. She has kept in touch over the last nine years, and asked her parents if she could come …
An Original Video by Ashok
Our talented Ama Ghar brother, Ashok, made this video to commemorate the visit of some European volunteers – his video brings alive some of the fun activities the kids did with the visiting girls, and makes it crystal clear how much the volunteers bonded with both children and staff. I especially love the sequence at the end when Antonia says …
A New Member of the Family
Because of the fact that we were formerly in a crowded rental house and because there was a long process of construction on our new home, we have been waiting to take in more children. But this week we were able to welcome a new member into our Ama Ghar family – a little 5 1/2 year old girl named Pooja. Pooja’s father …
Seven from Class 10 Pass Their National Exams!
Our seven Ama Ghar kids in Class 10 not only passed their SLC (a national scholastic exam that determines whether or not a student can pass on to higher education) – they passed with flying colors! Ashok and Sajan passed with Distinction, and all five of the girls passed in First Division. These are excellent marks on everyone’s part, and …
A Cultural Lesson for the Ama Ghar Artists
Thought you’d enjoy this photo of some of the older children learning more about Newari culture! Bonnie took Ama Ghar’s five best artists to an art exhibit in Kathmandu, highlighting ancient Newari art. Newars are the majority people of the Kathmandu Valley, and they have a wonderful tradition of visual arts, including painting and carving. This particular show was of religious …
A Portrait of Santosh (and Sangita)
Santosh, one of our younger boys, is a bright and successful student at St. Xavier’s school. He wrote some poetry about himself for a recent creative project, and then he interviewed his Ama Ghar sister Sangita. Here’s the result – enjoy! A poem based on my name: Smart Awesome Nice Tolerant Optimistic Sweet Happy I am… good boy. I am… …
Poonam Reports from Kathmandu
Ama Foundation Board Member Poonam Mudvari filed this report from Kathmandu – all good news! “I attended an annual PAC ( Project Advisory Committee) meeting with Bonnie and few of the Ama Ghar Board members at the Social Welfare Center in Kathmandu. We met with representatives from Social Welfare Council, Ministry of Women and Chidlren and a few other organizations …
A New Year Letter from Bonnie
A letter to Ama Foundation friends and supporters from Bonnie Ellison – a bit late because we’ve been having trouble uploading photos to our blog! “Happy New Year Everyone…. I hope your holidays were filled with fun and love…..it was at Ama Ghar. On Christmas eve, in spite of a Bandh and after six hours, we got to the General …
An Ama Ghar Adventure on Everest
Here’s a wonderful story from Ama Foundation Board Member Manoj Kanskar, whose vow to climb to Everest Base Camp before he turned 50 became a fundraising success for Ama Ghar: “Before I set out, trying to keep the promise to myself, to trek to Everest Basecamp before turning 50, I had some trepidation. Though I had been up to the …
A Holiday Letter from Bonnie
Namaste all, I want to wish you all a Happy Holiday Season and the best for the New Year. Thank you all for your continued efforts for this lovely place called Ama Ghar. We completed our move two weeks ago after a total of 22 truck loads which included 2 trucks from the guest apartment where I had been storing …