First of all, we want to let you know that we think about our global Ama Ghar family every day and pray and meditate that you are all safe and well. Part of being a family is caring and that caring goes both ways. Thanks for all you do for us and we send you hugs from Nepal. While we …
A Happy Holi at Home!
Holi is everyone’s favorite holiday at Ama Ghar. Many of the older kids came home to celebrate by throwing wiping and swiping tika powder at their family members – including Bonnie Auntie! Enjoy this family photo album.
Menuka Makes us Proud!
In honor of International Women’s Day, we celebrate Menuka, one of our first Ama Ghar children, who has created a teaching career and a productive life for herself. Menuka worked hard to earn a teaching certificate, taught at our local primary school while getting her Bachelors and now has moved to Pokhara with her husband to teach at Global Collegiate …
Ganga has Found a New Home
Meet the newest member of our Ama Ghar family – Ganga Maya, who came to us from Sindupalchowk, one of the areas hardest hit by the 2015 earthquakes. Many people in that area have still not recovered from the loss of their homes and livelihoods, including Ganga’s parents, who abandoned her when she was about 10 months old. She was …
Srijana’s Exciting News!
We are so happy to share the news that our Srijana, who has a degree in fashion design, has received a full scholarship to Raffles Milano Instituto Moda e Design for a ten month intensive Masters course in Fashion Design and Business in Milan. In addition, she found a donor to help with expenses all on her own, so she …
Reduce, Re-Use, Recycle
Even when we’re on vacation, there’s so much to learn! The Ama Ghar kids went on a field trip to Doko Recyclers, where they got a tour and a lesson in recycling. We got metal items for re-use and the boys found magnets, chains and some computer parts they can use for their projects. We send our sorted items to …
We Are So Lucky to Have Three Mums!
We had a visit this winter from three ladies from the UK who we love so much! Our Three Mums are Sherry, Elissa and Lola and their annual visits are highly anticipated, to say the least… starting at least a month in advance Bonnie Auntie and the staff get queried “When are they coming?” “How long until they get here?” …
We are good sports!
A fun day of competition with three other homes… we fielded a team of great athletes who had a blast competing and were excellent sports. Just a perfect way to spend a bright winter day. And our cheering section was very supportive, too!
Tihar 2076 – Beautiful!
One of the most beautiful celebrations in the Nepali culture is the Newari tradition of Mha Puja – celebration of the self. Everyone in the family shares a celebratory feast and the feeling of love during Mha Puja at Ama Ghar is overwhelming. The fifth day of Tihar is Brothers’ Day when sisters put tika on their brothers’ foreheads and …
Laxmi’s Path Leads Home
Laxmi Puja takes place on the third day of Tihar and is the beginning of our celebration at Ama Ghar – and we also celebrate our faithful Ama Ghar dogs with a Kukur Tihar right before that. Laxmi is the goddess of wealth and Vishnu’s wife. To prepare for her visit to our home to bestow blessings, we clean the …