It is my goal to assist Namaste Children's Home in creating a bright future for as many children as possible. One of their goals is to build their own community for the children and displaced people they care for. As of right now they rent the buildings and it is very costly. I have come across a great series of videos on you tube from another group at The Pegasus Project about what they are doing and why. It is well within our capacity to reproduce the wonderful sucess of The Pegasus Project for NCH and the THOUSANDS of others in need.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBDt-qzoC1o&feature=related
The images are very moving and show parts of Nepal I was uncomfortable to photographing.
It is also inspirational as to the lives that can be affected with what is such a relatively small amount of money in other parts of the world.
http://www.youtube.com/user/pegasuschildren
Its been an interesting process for me, talking to people about my Nepal experience. I can't seem to get across to people how amazingly beautiful some things were yet how brutal the landscape and how in need the country and people really are. It seems as though Americans just cannot imagine real need. Real need here seems to be making sure we have enough $$$ to take our kids to Disney again this year. Seriously? Even in this so called recession, real need and scarcity are far beyond the scope of most people.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
SARMILA BASHNET
D.O.B: 6/26/1998
Arrived: 12/24/2004
Father: Missing
Mother: Remarried
Siblings: 1 sister,
1 brother
District: Lamjung
Sarmila is an energetic, spunky girl with a feisty streak who loves to climb all over the monkey bars, play on the swings, and do all types of athletic activities. She is very outgoing and full of life and easily gets along with the other children. She is always smiling! Her favorite activities are jumping rope, football, choongi, and daki. She is interested in her studies and school and especially likes math and English. Sarmilla makes good grades and we are very proud to see her do so well. In her future, Sarmilla is interested in becoming a doctor. She’s a girl with a lot of heart, a beautiful smile, and a future of opportunity.
SARASWOTI POKHREL
D.O.B: 6/25/1997
Class: Two
Arrived: 12/12/2004
Father: Unhealthy
Mother: Died
Siblings: 3 sisters,
4 brothers
District: Shyanjha
D.O.B: 6/25/1997
Class: Two
Arrived: 12/12/2004
Father: Unhealthy
Mother: Died
Siblings: 3 sisters,
4 brothers
District: Shyanjha
There was a wave of tragedies that swept the lives of Saraswoti and her sister Nandakali before they came to Namaste. Due to lack of medical treatment and malnutrition, their mother died shortly after giving birth to Nandakali. Their father remarried, but his new wife was mentally ill and the family was not properly cared for by either of them. She gave birth to a son, and after a landslide destroyed their property, they were all forced to leave. Their new home was a one room hut which they shared with cattle. They had nothing to eat and were receiving food and clothing from other villagers. As they could not be cared for, their father sent the three oldest sisters to Kathmandu to work, including Saraswoti. She was working in a hotel when we received an application for the family. We were glad to bring both Nandakali and Saraswoti away from their hardships and into a life that allows children to be children.
Saraswoti is a little beauty with a sweet, shy smile. Her big eyes indicate honesty and interest. She is an affectionate and caring young girl, with a real visible intelligence. Saraswoti (pronounced “shar-shoti”) does very well at school, and enjoys her studies. Her favorite subject is studying English. In her free time she loves to play daki, choongi, and running games in the yard. She is a good older sister and watches over her little sister, Nandakali, in a very sweet way. Both of the girls are strong-willed and smart, and we feel that Saraswoti is capable of whatever she sets her mind to. In her future, she would like to be a teacher or a nurse.
Saraswoti is a little beauty with a sweet, shy smile. Her big eyes indicate honesty and interest. She is an affectionate and caring young girl, with a real visible intelligence. Saraswoti (pronounced “shar-shoti”) does very well at school, and enjoys her studies. Her favorite subject is studying English. In her free time she loves to play daki, choongi, and running games in the yard. She is a good older sister and watches over her little sister, Nandakali, in a very sweet way. Both of the girls are strong-willed and smart, and we feel that Saraswoti is capable of whatever she sets her mind to. In her future, she would like to be a teacher or a nurse.
Children In Need of Sponsors
So, At Namaste Children's Home there are still many children without sponsors. These children, through no fault of their own, have found themselves in need of our help. It is so important they know there are people in the world who will give them a chance to grow and learn. A yearly donation and a few postcards can make an untold difference in the life of a child.
Please take a look at the photos of the beautiful children and choose one (or two) to care for. Its an investment where the payback will last for generations.
Please take a look at the photos of the beautiful children and choose one (or two) to care for. Its an investment where the payback will last for generations.
Why Books are Important
The more children read, the better they become at reading. It's as simple as that. The more enjoyable the things they read are, the more they'll stick with them and develop the reading skills that they'll need for full access to information in their adult lives. Reading should be viewed as a pleasurable activity - as a source of entertaining tales and useful and interesting factual information.
The more young children are read to, the greater their interest in mastering reading. Reading out loud exposes children to proper grammar and phrasing. It enhances the development of their spoken language skills, their ability to express themselves verbally.
Reading, by way of books, magazines or websites, exposes kids to new vocabulary. Even when they don't understand every new word, they absorb something from the context that may deepen their understanding of it the next time the word is encountered. When adults read aloud to children, the children also hear correct pronunciation as they see the words on the page, even if they can't yet read the words on their own.
Reading Can Open Up New Worlds and Enrich Children's Lives
Reading opens doors - doors to factual information about any subject on earth, practical or theoretical. Given the wealth of available resources such as Internet, libraries, schools and bookstores, if children can read well and if they see reading as a source of information, then for the rest of their lives they will have access to all of the accumulated knowledge of mankind, access to all of the great minds and ideas of the past and present.
However, children in third world countries are not fortunate enough to have easy access to libraries, computers and bookstores. This is why providing books and computers can be the very basis for changing the lives of these children, opening up untold possibilities and breaking the cycle of poverty. Getting them the tools is the first step. The next step is to be sure these tools are fully utilized. But lets not put the cart before the horse. Making reading material available to the children is the first step and we can move forward from there.
The more young children are read to, the greater their interest in mastering reading. Reading out loud exposes children to proper grammar and phrasing. It enhances the development of their spoken language skills, their ability to express themselves verbally.
Reading, by way of books, magazines or websites, exposes kids to new vocabulary. Even when they don't understand every new word, they absorb something from the context that may deepen their understanding of it the next time the word is encountered. When adults read aloud to children, the children also hear correct pronunciation as they see the words on the page, even if they can't yet read the words on their own.
Reading Can Open Up New Worlds and Enrich Children's Lives
Reading opens doors - doors to factual information about any subject on earth, practical or theoretical. Given the wealth of available resources such as Internet, libraries, schools and bookstores, if children can read well and if they see reading as a source of information, then for the rest of their lives they will have access to all of the accumulated knowledge of mankind, access to all of the great minds and ideas of the past and present.
However, children in third world countries are not fortunate enough to have easy access to libraries, computers and bookstores. This is why providing books and computers can be the very basis for changing the lives of these children, opening up untold possibilities and breaking the cycle of poverty. Getting them the tools is the first step. The next step is to be sure these tools are fully utilized. But lets not put the cart before the horse. Making reading material available to the children is the first step and we can move forward from there.
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