Our older Samjana is a teenager with a flair for drama, a great sense of humor, and now we’ve discovered that she’s a great writer – enjoy this story of her outing with Rekha! Time I Spent with our Sweet Little Rekha “I had to take Rekha to the Photo Shop to get a photo. First she was inside the bus and didn’t …
The Next Generation of Good Citizens
We often say in our published materials that our goal is for our children to grow up to be good Nepali citizens and good global citizens. So it’s thrilling to see so many of our children reach out, usually un-prompted by us, to do good in the world. Below is a blog post from Pratima, one of our older girls …
Christmas, New Year’s – End of Year Fun!
During the month of December, the Ama Ghar kids waited anxiously for the package of cookie decorations being sent by our good friend Mary Averill, also known as Christmas Cookie Auntie, but when it hadn’t shown up by December 19, Bonnie Auntie took action. She received an email that two families were coming from the US for trekking – and …
The Art of Being a Child
Art, music and dancing are so much a part of the culture in Nepal that children learn to participate at a very young age. When the children came to Ama Ghar from their villages and neighborhoods, they were already talented performers and artists, and we encourage them to express themselves freely. Some of our children play guitar or piano, many …
A Field Trip to Chovar
This post is from Meena, our 15-year-old Ama Ghar sister who loves to laugh and play games – sounds like she had a wonderful time on her field trip! “The day when we went for a field trip to Chovar was Friday 2nd of December 2012. We had all gathered and had a short discussion about it. I was really …
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 …
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. …
Helping Others Less Fortunate…
Even though the children of Ama Ghar have come from very difficult circumstances, they are still taught how important it is to help others less fortunate. They do community service work in the village where Ama Ghar is located, and they do some field trips as well, like a visit to the Orthopedic Hospital that they made last week. Children …
Snakes and Earthquakes – Oh My!
Here’s a note from Bonnie about the weekend’s excitement at Ama Ghar: “This past weekend has been very eventful at Ama Ghar. Saturday morning, we gathered with anticipation to harvest the balance of our corn crop. While we were in the corn field, a very large snake made itself known – and pandemonium ensued! Surely the snake was as frightened …