6000 Street Children in Nepal: Give Them a Home

Our children's home is thriving with happiness which is amazing to see. A VERY hot and wet summer this year so we're having quite a few trips to the swimming pool and visiting our favourite ice cream man on the way back. It's slightly cooler in the evening so that time is being spent playing cricket - and whenever possible, playing with all time favourite of our boys - balloons! 

Recently, we managed to link 5 of our boys with their families which is the main aim of our project. We are now supporting their education and getting basic clothes and food for these boys to ensure that the families can accommodate them. Most of them have only one parent or no parents at all, and in those cases they are linked with their extended families. We are making regular visits to the boys' homes and they are coming back for visits to our home. They are all very happy to see their families again, and to continue their education. We all miss them a lot and are now making all Fridays 'reunion days' where we want all new and old boys to spend the weekends together. 

We also welcomed 4 new boys from the Birgunj streets to our home. All have really sad stories to tell and have been through a lot. After being with us for over a month, they all now feel a part of a happy family and are all attending the school. They are all healthy and really enjoying spending time with their new friends, and hopefully they will soon forget the life on the streets. 

We would like to help all street children in Birgunj and other areas of Nepal, so please share the information about us and this project with all your contacts. Without your help, it wouldn't have been possible to assist these children. And as always, thank you so much!

For International Street Children Day on April 12, the boys from Our Sansar’s children’s home will go out into the streets in Birgunj and chat to other street children and youth about their own past lives and the challenges they had to face.

As part of the global 'Identity' campaign, organised by the Consortium for Street Children, our children have decided to hold a 'Reach Out Workshop' and will tell those they approach about the changes they have gone through, what they have managed to achieve and what they want to become in the future. They will also distribute food and clothes.

There are still children living and working on the streets which Our Sansar has not been able to accommodate in its home yet, however, we are working with the local authorities to provide emergency assistance and hopefully will be able to accommodate more and more children in the near future.

As another part of the International Street Children Day, Our Sansar volunteers and staff are organising a 'Sports on the Streets' activity, for our and other street children in the area. These will include a football game, cricket game and relay races. The kids will form combined teams and enjoy the day together.

As part of the joint campaign with the Consortium for Street Children we will be documenting the whole day on social media, with the goal of breaking down stereotypes and raising awareness of the challenges facing street children.

We will surely post updates after the day.

And a massive thank you to all our supporters - thanks to you we can give hope and bright future to those boys that had nothing to look forward before.