Through the months of spring and early summer, the children have had many opportunities to give and receive… Our Swiss friends Sarah and Alain were here in the spring and took everyone to the Fun Park…. always a favorite outing with some favorite friends. Shortly thereafter, Alex, Marc and more friends from Switzerland visited and organized games, arts and crafts …
Happy Father’s Day from Ama Ghar!
Want to give your Dad a great Father’s Day gift and help kids who don’t have a father? Send us a donation of $50 or more by June 7 and we’ll send your Dad a groovy tie from Planet Freddo – check out the assortment here. All these ties are original works of art based on paintings by our Board …
The Newest Members of the Ama Ghar Family
Four new children have joined our family, and we’re so excited! Aged 4-1/2 to 9, they have spent the last few weeks with us, and are beginning to feel at home with their new brothers and sisters, aunties and uncles. They are always a bit apprehensive and unsure when they arrive. It’s hard to imagine the horrific experiences these children …
Fun and Learning at the Himalayan Fair
A group of Ama Foundation Board Members from the Bay Area enjoyed some serious fun this weekend (May 17-18) at the Himalayan Fair – hopefully we saw some of you there! Our Founder, Shrawan Nepali, served free Nepali chai to all comers, we gave bubble blowers to our youthful guests, and everyone enjoyed eating momos and watching Nepali dancing and …
Spring Finery from Dresses for Nepal
Since today is Easter in the West, we thought we’d post a blog of our beautiful girls in the spring finery that they received from the talented seamstresses at Dresses for Nepal: Jane Bender and Ginny Fields. These wonderful ladies came to us courtesy of our friends at the Didi Project. Thanks to one and all for making our girls …
Brighter Smiles at Ama Ghar
At the end of March, Ama Ghar had some new visitors – and they were armed with toothbrushes! A group of dentists and their student assistants came to Ama Ghar to teach us all about proper dental hygiene. We invited children from another home as well as local village children to attend this fun and helpful session. First, we all …
Ama Ghar’s Fred Uncle Goes Nationwide!
Ama Foundation Board Member Fred Doar, known as Fred Uncle to the Ama Ghar kids, is at it again. As the founder of Grace Bakery, he built one of the first and finest artisanal bakeries in the Bay Area. Upon his retirement, he became an artist, creating fantastic abstract paintings that were a personal expression of his energy and giving …
An Ama Ghar Family Christmas
At Ama Ghar, we celebrate Christmas as a season of giving back and sharing love with our worldwide family. Most of the children come from Hindu or Buddhist backgrounds, but they enjoy the spirit of the holiday and the traditions and rituals we have developed over the years at Ama Ghar. Traditionally, we have bought plain cookies from a …
Looking Forward to Holiday Cookies!
We will have a very merry cookie baking during this Christmas season, as the Ama Ghar briquette factory is in full swing… Sajan has his team working in shifts, and we received a wonderful gift – a good friend with an olive grove brought us a truckload of olive seeds, which are perfect for making bricks for our oven. They’re recycled, …
Ama Ghar Celebrates the Festival of Lights
The Festival of Lights, known as Tihar in the Kathmandu Valley, was happily celebrated last week by the Ama Ghar kids, their aunties and uncles and visitors. The most beautiful ceremony of the entire festival is the Newari tradition of Mha Puja, or celebration of the self. At this event, intricate and beautiful designs are drawn on the floor where …