This past weekend, May 19-20 was a spectacular one at Live Oak Park in Berkeley, where the Ama Foundation shared Nepali tea, dancing, drumming and lots of news about Ama Ghar at the Himalayan Fair. Thanks to Liddy and Kevin Clark, Jane Ellison, Rob Sanders, Niley Shrestha, Barbara Moffat, Paramesh Adhikari and all other volunteers who helped make this a …
Song of Joy
Last week marked another exciting milestone for the older Ama Ghar children, when four of our girls performed in a concert with the Kathmandu Chorale. Samjana, Rama, Pabita and Pratima committed in December to weekly rehearsals with the Kathmandu Chorale, a group of volunteers that do two programs per year. One of their programs, the Christmas Chorale, has been a …
The Thing That Inspires Me
“The Thing That Inspires me” A boy from a very isolated place has got home to sustain. After facing all those challenges he has finally found his safe home that is “Ama Ghar”. This has become a great opportunity for me to be at Ama Ghar and I feel very lucky to be here among my friends at village because …
An Outing with Alpacas
One thing for sure – there are always surprises in Nepal! Bonnie Auntie has always wanted to see an Alpaca but has never gotten to South America. So when she saw an article in the newspaper about a German man who raises alpacas only 20 minutes from Ama Ghar, she was very interested. She contacted this gentleman, who invited 12 …
Ama Ghar's Community Scholarships
In addition to educating our own children, Ama Ghar reaches out to the community schools to help underprivileged children in our area attend and stay in school. Even though Class 1 – 10 education is provided free in Nepal, many poor parents cannot afford to buy the necessary uniform, book bag, papers and pencils that children need to attend school. …
Ama Ghar’s Community Scholarships
In addition to educating our own children, Ama Ghar reaches out to the community schools to help underprivileged children in our area attend and stay in school. Even though Class 1 – 10 education is provided free in Nepal, many poor parents cannot afford to buy the necessary uniform, book bag, papers and pencils that children need to attend school. …
R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Enjoy this blog post from Krishna, a 16 year old at Ama Ghar who is clearly wise beyond her years. Respect is a thing which comes from deep inside one’s heart. A human heart must have the word “respect” within oneself. In this world there are many types of respect. The most important one is to respect ourselves. If we …
Fun with Fundraising!
We know it’s difficult sometimes to do fundraising, even for a cause you believe in strongly. Most of us are uncomfortable asking our friends for money, and most of us are a bit short on cash for contributing ourselves. So how to extend maximum generosity with minimum discomfort? There are ways… our longtime Ama Ghar friend Margaret Fabian’s California book …
A Fun Way to Learn!
If you’ve been following our Ama Ghar blog, you’ve probably noticed that the last two entries have been written by the children themselves… this is a result of a very fun contest created by Rob Sanders, Treasurer of the Ama Foundation Board. During his visit to Ama Ghar in November, Rob realized that the children have wonderful stories to tell, …
"Do you know me?"
The second in a series of prize-winning blogs from our Ama Ghar children… meet Ashim. My name is Ashim Nepali. I’m twelve years old Nepali boy and very proud to be who I am. I came to Ama Ghar at the age of eight, when I was really little. It means a lot to me. Ama Ghar has been my …