My family and I have supported Ama Foundation for years, and while I never doubted the merits of Ama Ghar as a charity, I have often been skeptical about supporting overseas programs due to the frequency of fraudulent and corrupt charities in the poorest regions of the world. ?I certainly trusted those who knew first-hand about Ama Ghar, but I …
Happy Valentine’s Day from Ama Ghar!
One way to keep a group of active little ones busy is to give them paper and paints… so they painted Valentine cards for you – hope you enjoy!
Honoring the International Day of the Girl
In honor of the International Day of the Girl, we celebrate Manisha, who came to Ama Ghar as a small child from a remote village. Her mother had died and she was left to work long hours in the fields cutting and carrying grass for her stepmother – she had a very hard life and no hope for the future. …
A Visit from Rob Uncle!
Although the older children call him “Rob Brother”, Rob Sanders is still “Rob Uncle” to the little ones… and no matter what we call him, we all look forward to his December holiday visit to Ama Ghar. Rob was Board Chair at Ama Foundation for many years, and this visit was particularly meaningful because he helped to steer Ama Ghar …
Find Holiday Gifts That Support Ama Ghar
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 …
Rice Planting Can Be Fun
It’s a pre-monsoon tradition – the planting of baby rice plants into our flooded and muddy field. The children get multiple benefits: they get to play in the mud, learn a new skill and then eat the results! Enjoy the photos.
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 …
Visitors Make Chores into Fun!
Rice harvest at Ama Ghar is an annual event, and with so many people to help – kids, staff and visitors – the work is done in a few hours. Rice planting and harvesting is an important part of Nepali culture and a good lesson for the children about where their food comes from. Of course, they also work in …
After Monsoon at Ama Ghar
As our monsoon season is over, we can now weed out the sandbox and use our soccer field, which was a sea of mud for several months. We are preparing for the upcoming Holidays so there is a lot of activity: cleaning the house, weeding the garden and setting up our “briquet factory” to start making briquettes so we have …
Ama Ghar Alums in Architecture, Fashion
We are so proud of our Ama Ghar “alumni” who came to us as small children, grew up at Ama Ghar, gained a great education and have gone out to support themselves as productive citizens. This is our mission at Ama Ghar, and these young people are living proof that it works. Subash, who will finish his architectural degree this …