6000 Street Children in Nepal: Give Them a Home

Due to the holiday season in Nepal in October and November and many new visitors to the home, the boys have been having a great time this winter.

Some of the boys went to stay with their extended families and those that stayed at the home had a trip to the Tharu village by the Chitwan National Park - saw some wild rhinos and crocodiles, watched a special Tharu dance performance and ate a lot of delicious food. They absolutely loved their trip.

Now they are back at school after a long break but they are not complaining - most of them just love studying. Our oldest boy is finishing his school in February and we are helping him select the best college in Birgunj to attend after that. We are very proud of him and are sure he will achieve a lot in his life. As he is 18 now, he is planning to work part time at the children's home when he starts his college - this will be a great experience for him for 2 years and he will be able to decide then what he really wants to do in the future. At the moment he has a number of ideas so we want to support him with whatever he chooses.

Our Day Care Centre project is going very well too - more and more street children know about it and attend the centre on a daily basis, some even stay over night. Many children living on the streets are still too shy to come and stay with us so our staff spend time with them on the streets every morning. We are also now trying to arrange a school for those children that are ready to attend it. At the moment they are receiving classes at the Day Care Centre. We had a social worker from the Netherlands that stayed for 1 month and helped with improving of the Centre, and did a lot of activities with the children - which they of course loved.

If you'd like to support our children this winter, please donate to this project. Also, if anyone would like to share their skills with the boys and spend some time in Nepal or help us from the comfort of your home, please email us. We are always keen to welcome new volunteers to our team. Happy Holidays to everyone!

The past three months have been really eventful for us and our boys. 

First of all, we have opened a Day Care Centre in the centre of Birgunj to help more street children. Our boys were very involved in decorating the new building and making it nice for any new children. The Centre is providing food, classes and activities to any children that turn up on our doorstep or those that our staff inform about the services provided. In addition to that, some of the children stay overnight at the Centre. Some of the boys living on the street have a place to sleep, i.e. grandparents, but during the day they escape and refuse to go to school, instead begging or collecting plastic bottles on the streets to earn money. We are providing them with informal classes at the moment with a view of sending them to school as soon as they are ready. 

We have set up and emergency telephone number for any children needing assistance and now are also registering that number with 3 other districts nearby. This way we can reach many more children living on the streets. 

We had a wonderful volunteer from Slovakia staying for about a month at our children’s home. The boys have learnt some Slovakian which made them very proud of themselves and they keep showing off with their newly gained knowledge. 

During school holidays some of the boys visited their extended families and we are hoping that by next year more can be permanently linked back with the families. It takes time but it is the main aim of the project. 

We also have a new counsellor that travels to Birgunj once a month from Kathmandu and provides the boys and our staff with extra training and activities. So the boys are always kept busy and they love it!

We will keep you updated on the progress of our boys and also any new children coming to our Day Care Centre.

Thank you so much for all the support!