Our Ama Foundation Board Member Yasmijn Adhikari and her husband Pawan found a unique and fun way for their children to learn about giving back this year. Their oldest son Devin collected Halloween candy from his classmates in San Francisco and brought it to Ama Ghar to spread holiday cheer – and did it ever! All of the children had …
Walt & Patty’s Ama Ghar Adventure
I feel like someone who has just received an incredible gift and can’t find the words to say thank you. For over five weeks I enjoyed the privilege of visiting AmaGhar and getting to know the amazing children and fabulous adults who work and live there. My husband, Walt, joined me later on and jumped right in, enjoying every moment …
A Milestone Birthday for Bonnie Auntie
On April 15, all the Ama Ghar children, their friends and our neighbor children were invited to Ama Ghar for Bonnie Auntie’s 70th Birthday. A great time was had by all, including the birthday girl! Everyone had cake and ice cream, played musical chairs and other games. Many of the older children came back to Ama Ghar for the party, …
Celebrating our SLC Success
After a very difficult month at Ama Ghar, we’re all trying to get back to our normal activities and positive energy. And we did have something to celebrate, because five of our girls passed their SLC exams. We had a terrific party to celebrate their accomplishment. The little ones decorated wth balloons and of course we had a dance party …
Tears and Love for Anjana
Anjana, our sweet little girl was cremated at Pushpatinath on Sunday July 3, 2016 at 4 PM attended by all of the older children of Ama Ghar , staff and friends of Ama Ghar. In the Nepali tradition, each person gives her a Tika and places marigolds and then completely walks around her adding flowers, I think of it as …
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 …
Happy Dashain 2015!
Dashain is the most popular and longest festival on the Nepali calendar – it’s a time to celebrate family and friends. The tenth day of the festival is Vijaya Dashami – on this day, a mixture of rice, yogurt and vermilion is prepared by the women, which is known as “tika”. Elders put tika on the forehead of younger relatives …
Busy Times at Ama Ghar
The end of monsoon season is a busy back to school time at Ama Ghar, with lots of preparations for the fall holidays ahead. Our little ones enjoy their special dance costumes and snacks for Teej, the Nepali celebration of women! Our dedicated and amazing house mother Uma has been especially busy getting all our new young children to their …
Earthquake Transitions
In addition to the new young children we have taken in, we have had to make some adjustments for our grown children in terms of their transition to independence because of the earthquakes as well. Manisha returned from her internship in Malaysia, so she needed a place to live while finishing up her Bachelors degree; and two of our other …
Anish on a Rescue Mission
We are so proud of our Ama Ghar alum Anish Lama, who has been trained as a trekking guide and was chosen to join a medical team for a medivac mission to Sindhupalchowk, one of the areas hardest hit by the earthquakes. The team was composed of two Nepali nurses, doctors from Spain and Iran, and Nepali guides. They set …