Firefly Children’s Home is ticking along well – the kids have almost had enough of the heat and looking forward to the mildly cooler months arriving soon.

Our biggest news is Indira’s latest achievement. She has won the Best Social Entrepreneur Award in Nepal by Boss Top 10 Award 2008-2009. Congratulations to Indira! She continues to do great work for the women and children of Nepal. Recently, on her visit to the boys’ home in Palpa, they took their home-grown produce to the markets and received 4,000 Npr for their vegetables. They also had enough to feed themselves. The boys gain a lot of confidence through this kind of exercise and it encourages to continue along the path of sustainability.

Geeta, our house mummy, has moved on to focus on her studies. In her place we have Shova, Indira’s relative, who is doing a great job working with the rest of the team.

A new volunteer, Melissa Mikare from NZ, has arrived in Kathmandu to volunteer for three months. We wish her all the best.

During the winter holidays, Indira will be taking all our children to a music camp, so they are looking forward to that.

Thank you to Kim Lowe, based in Dubai, who visited Kathmandu recently, and donated three cases of clothes, toys and stationery to our children.

Finally, we have six new children living with us who require sponsors. They are going to school with our children (the principal has waived the annual fees for them). I will be posting photos and biographies about each child on the website soon.

Thank you all for your support. Your help is what makes this happen!