Amanda is back after three wonderful weeks in Kathmandu with the children. “I am so thrilled with the children’s behaviour and progress at school. They are extremely happy at the orphanage, are being loved and looked after so well. They are so grateful to their sponsors and know people on the other side of the world care for them.”

OHC has a new “mum” called Laxmi. She cooks and cleans for the children. We have also hired a tutor, Shova, who comes before and after school to help the children with their homework. Also, we sponsor Mine, a 16 year old boy, who lives at the center, goes to school and is paid a small fee to look after the children when they are home. We don’t know what we’d do without him!

Amanda spent time at the school, meeting with the principal who commented on how well the children are doing, thanks to the good work at the orphanage. She also dished out the new clothes and books donated by people from New Zealand before she left, the children couldn’t believe their eyes. So thank you!

Amanda and Nonna spent a lot of time developing a new programme called Girls Education Nepal. They already have enough funds to sponsor 20 girls and are in the process of setting up a website which should be live to the world in September. “We are really excited about being able to sponsor girls to go to school with the same values we foster at OHC.”

Check out the website www.girlseducationnepal.org