Our aim is provide
children who have either lost their parents through death from
illness or accident, or have been abandoned or working in child
labor situations with a safe and caring environment, a "Happy Home".
Given that INFO Nepal's priorities are equality, understanding and
acceptance of people, we have, in the Happy Home, children from a
broad range of religious, tribal and caste structures. Living
together, working through differences, fostering a family
atmosphere, getting a good education, and generally sharing life
together is an important part of achieving this priority.
We originally did some advertisement about Happy Home, but this was
not successful, as many people in Nepal are quite poor and are
desperate to give their children a better opportunity. Once we
realized this, we stopped all advertisements. Instead, we find the
children through local connections. INFO Nepal is quite well known
within the smaller village communities in Nepal, and often, we hear
of these children when our volunteers and staff members travel
through the regions on their way to placements.
Our goals with
these children are to educate them so that they can return home and
make a difference in their village. We plan to do this by
continually making efforts to bring the children back to their home
villages for visits during festivals and holidays, so they buttons/tain
a local connection, allow their family to visit them at Happy Home,
and finally, once the children are educated, we plan to hire them as
regional coordinators or teachers for their villages. In this
position, they would have facilities to house volunteers at our
facilities, educate younger members of their villages, and generally
improve the education, sanitation, and lifestyle of people in their
village.
How you can help?
• Sponsoring HAPPY HOME children
• Sending clothes, toys and educational materials
• Writing letters and post cards, and sending pictures to our
children in HAPPY HOME
• Visiting our HAPPY HOME and sharing your love with them.
• Volunteering with INFO Nepal
INFO Nepal will have a maximum of 20 children at the Happy Home.
Through research we have calculated that the monthly cost to support
one child at our "Happy Home" Children's Care House is USD$30.00.
Sponsorship provides benefits to both the child and the sponsor.
These include:
Benefits for the child
• Living in a family environment with no more than 4 children per
room
• Live-with overseas volunteer(s) who assist the children with
school work and learning English
• Food
• Clothing
• Education at a local Private school and bus
• Additional tuition mornings and evenings
• Combined Study room and Library
• Celebration of festivals, and access to Nepali cultural events
• Sports & Games
• Indoor playroom
• Garden
Benefits for the sponsor
• Knowing that they are part of breaking the cycle of poverty for a
Nepali child through helping the children have access to a good
education and family life.
• Regular photographs of the child
• Regular letters from the child
• A copy of the child's educational report every 4 months
• Reports and photographs of extra curricular activities e.g. sports
days, singing dancing, quiz contests & drawing
• The facility to visit the sponsored child at any time with 2
nights accommodation at "Happy Home"
• Regular copies of the INFO Nepal Newsletter
Happy Home Facilities
• Four rooms for the Children to sleep(4 in each room)
• One room for the Kitchen and Dinning
• One big room for the children's Study and Library this has a TV,
DVD, couches, and educational materials
• Outdoor balcony and rooftop play areas
• A big vegetable Garden
• A big play ground on the backward of the home
• One small room for Store
• One room for the Volunteers
• One room for Happy Home Mum
Profile of the Happy Home
Children:
Chiring Tamang:Chiring is a 5 year girl from Tandi , Chitwan. Her
father died in Iraq while he was working there. Chiring has seen her
father only in the picture. Without husband to live in the society
it was very difficult for her mum. Either go to dally work or take
care of the Chiring, it was very difficult for Basanti (Happy home
Mum) to decide and survive dally life.
Chiring’s progress:
Chiring came to Happy Home in Sept 2007 with her mum who is a mother
for all the children at Happy home. Chiring is very laughing
personality and always makes you laugh. Chiring is very happy to
have many brother and sister living together. Chiring has scored
good mark in her class.
Sandesh :Sandesh is a 10 year
boy from Ratnanagar, Chitwan. His
father went to Dubai to work and it has been four years that the
family haven't heard any things from him. His mum has got other
three children to care and afford and being a land less family it
was too difficult for her.
Sandesh’s progress:
Being a poor family and with out Dad, Sandesh's family were
discriminated from the society. Sandesh himself a disable person and
it was very hard for him to cope with his friends. Sandesh is now
very happy to be at Happy Home as there are all new friends and
don't have to face any more discrimination.
Sarmila
Thapa Magar:Sarmila is a 8 year
girl from Krishna mandir chok, Chitwan.
Her father who has physical and intellectual disabilities
and have got five other children at home.
He cannot complete a full day's work and therefore does not earn
enough to support her. He has sent her to the Happy Home in
Kathmandu in the hope of her having a better life.
Sarmila’s progress:
Sarmila came to Happy Home in Sept 2007. She was very dirty, and was
suffering from a variety of skin infestations due to a lack of
hygiene. She has
adapted to living in happy home very well. she is a intelligent student
in her class. Sarmila also helps at the Happy home with Kitchen work
and vegetable garden as she has learned all these work at home.
Chuppu
Jhylmo Ghale: Chuppu is a
6 year old
girl from Goljung, Rasuwa, 80 km from Kathmandu in the nearby
Langtang region. Chuppu Mum has got a small tea shop on the way to
Gatlang with which her 6 member of family have been surviving. Chuppu
is very smiling girl and cleaver as well.
Chippu’s Progress:
Chippu has now been at Happy Home in Chitwan since Sept 2007. When she first
came, she was not able to speak Nepali or to communicate that well.
Cippu has faced and overcome many challenges in coming to live with
us in Happy Home. She has never had so much access to so many
resources, and we were challenged with teaching her moderation. Now,
she can speak Nepali a little bit, and she has received top marks in
her class. She has become a wonderful child to have at Happy Home
and we are happy we took the opportunity to improve her life.
Sonam
Ghale: Sonam Ghale is 6 years
old, and from the Goljung village, in Langtang. His parents are land
less people in the areas and have to go to work in the agriculture
fields to survive every day. Sonam has got 3 brother and one sister
living at home. Having too many children with out any source of
income Sonam was not attending School even he was 6 years old.
Sonam’s Progress:
Sonam came to Happy Home in Sept 2007. He is a brilliant child,
and has overcome his initial homesickness. He continues to astound
volunteers with his capacity for eating! He continues to out-eat
every volunteer, regardless of their age or size. He is a very
healthy boy, and is very active playing games and interacting with
the volunteers. Sonam also continues to do well with his academics,
scoring top marks in his class.
Pasang
Ghale: Pasang is from
Chilime,
in Langtang. His family consists of his parents and four brother and
sister. His
father is a porter for tourists in the region. His father had tried
to start a business independently, but this failed, and the bank has
seized all of his land and family’s resources. Because of this, he
was unable to care for his children properly, and agreed to send Sonam to
Happy Home in a hope that at least.
Pasang’s Progress:
Pasang came to Happy Home in Sept 2007, and we have seen a lot
of growth with him. When he first came, he was very shy and would
not communicate with anyone. Now, he enjoys playing with the
children and volunteers at Happy Home. He is very helpful and takes
care to maintain the conditions in Happy Home, but we continue to
struggle with his in achieving more academically.
Tenging Ghale:Tenging is an 9 year old
boy from Golgung, in the Langtang Region.
His parents are alive, he
also has two siblings. His father is a porter for travelers in the
Langtang Region. Due to the lack of tourism, the porters are often
out of work, and are unable to provide for their families. They do
try to get special jobs caring for tourists; however, these are
often short term. His family sent him to us because they are not
able to pay for his education or to provide for him.
When we found Tenging, he was living in very poor conditions in an
orphanage home in Kathmandu. The orphanage home was closed because
the main administrator got remarried and his sponsor was unable to
continue his funding. As a result, he had been sent back to his
village, where he had even less access to education and a hygienic
environment.
Tenging’s Progress:
Tenging came to Kathmandu Happy Home in December 2005. He continues to be a
very quite and reserved child. When he first came he was a bit
scared of being in a big facilities. After being two years in Happy home
of Kathmandu Now,Tenging has became a smart boy in Ganganagar Happy
Home in Chitwan. he plays and interacts with the
other children, and is a favorite of many of the volunteers.
Mingma
Ghale:
Mingma is 7 years old girl. Her family lives in Goljung, Rashuwa.
She has got two brothers and one sister dad and mum. Her family is
from a lower cast, and they are quite poor. Her father is a porter
for tourists who come to Langtang.
When we found Mingma, she had been living in very poor conditions in
an orphanage home Kathmandu. The orphanage home was closed because
the main administrator got remarried and her sponsor was unable to
continue their support. As a result, she had been sent back to her
village, where she had even less access to education and a hygienic
environment.
Mingma’s Progress:
Mingma has now been at Happy Home since November 2005. When she
first came, she was a little bit lost – she had never experienced
living in a home like Happy Home, with so many resources and
facilities. She has overcome her reluctance to speak Nepali, and she
now knows quite a lot of English as well! Mingma is a keen student
with her academics. She also enjoys running and playing sports with
the volunteers and children at Happy Home. Now Mingma is using her
knowledge to keep clean the home in Chitwan Happy Home. Mingma also
act as a older sister for the joiner children.
Sarita
Ghale : Sarita is 6 years old.
She is from one of the lower caste families in Golgung, in Langtang.
Her mother works in the village amongst the women’s group as a
social health worker. She has 3 siblings, a brother and two sisters. Her
mother was unable to provide for all the children, and also knew
that the quality of education would be much better in Kathmandu. Her
mother hopes that one day, Sarita will go back to her village and
work as a nurse.
Sarita’s Progress: As the
smallest child in Happy Home, Sarita continues to charm all the new
volunteers. She is an extraordinarily happy child, and has a quick
smile that lights up a room. She is extremely talkative, and is the
first one to start singing…and once she starts, she will never stop!
Since coming in November 2005, Sarita has made the transition from
village to city life very well. She is obedient, and has quickly and
easily conformed to the rules in Happy Home.
Kabita :
Kabita is a 8 year old girl from Sauraha, Chitwan district.
She
has three younger sisters and one brother. Kabita's Father is a Jungle
Guide in Chitwan National park who helps our volunteers to visit the
National park.
Kabita’s Progress:
Kabita has now been at Happy Home since Sept 2007 . Although she
was initially very shy, she has integrated well in the life at Happy
Home, and she is very helpful with teaching the younger children how
to take care of themselves and each other. Kabita continues to amaze
volunteers with her sunny personality, her caring nature, and her
infectious laugh. As a talent girl in Happy Home, she has taken
the responsibility to help teaching for all the younger children, and she is
constantly making a huge difference to improving the lives for
everyone who lives here, volunteers and children alike. She has also
discovered the importance of having good academics, and we look
forward to having some positive news about her performance at
school!
Susan Thapa:Susan is a 8 year
boy from Tandi, Chitwan. His Father went to Arab to find a job but it
has been 4 years that he is out of any contact. The Family think
that he has died. Susan mother need to work every day to survive
and could not afford schooling for two of her Children.
Susan’s progress:
Susan came to Happy Home in Sept 2007. He was very dirty, and was
suffering from a variety of skin infestations due to a lack of
hygiene. He has
adapted to living in happy home very well, he is a dedicated student
in his academics, and recently achieved recognition as being the
best student in his class. He has a very good knowledge of
English, and regularly helps other children with their homework
Sabita :Sabita is a 8 year girl from Sauraha, Chitwan.
Sabita has three more sister and one younger brother. Because of the
wiliness to have a Son , her parents have got now four daughter and
one son.
Sabita’s progress:
Sabita came to Happy Home in Sept 2007. She was very dirty, and
was suffering from a variety of skin infestations due to a lack of
hygiene. She has
adapted to living in Happy Home very well, she is a dedicated student
in her academics, and recently achieved recognition as being the
best student in her grade level. She has a very good knowledge of
English, and regularly helps other children with their homework.
Sanjaya Thapa Magar:Sanjay is a 10 year
boy from Tikauli, Chitwan. Sanjaya's family are land less family
living in the bank of the Rapti river.
Being
with seven children at the family Sanjaya was not getting attention
from his parents as he is very talent and embassies person. It was
very difficult for his parent to send all of their seven children at
the school as they both have to go for work every day.
Sanjaya’s progress:
Sanjaya came to Happy Home in Sept 2007. He was very dirty, and
was suffering from a variety of skin infestations due to a lack of
hygiene. Sanjay is a big boy at Happy Home so he act as a defender
for any problem of Happy Home. Sanjaya is very good in playing
football.
Basanti
Tamang -
Basanti
is a widow mum for 13 children at Happy Home in Chitwan. Her Husband
went to Iraq to work and he was killed there. To be a widow women
and live in the tradition village Basanti had faced a lot of Social
discrimination and was very hard life to be there. Basanti was
looking for a safe shelter where she can live with a lot of love and
respect with her daughter. Basanti is very lovely women and is happy
to be in Happy Home with thirteen children. Basanti is very good
cook as most of the volunteers liked her cooking. Basanti take care
of the hygiene. Basanti is very good
With
our volunteer who placed there to assist her. Basanti is very good
care giver for our children.
Any one can donate directly to our Bank
Bank Information of INFO Nepal
Bank Name :
Standard Chartered Bank Nepal LTD,
Address : Kathmandu Nepal SWIFT CODE:
SCBLNPKA
Account Name : Inside Nepal Friendship Organization
Account Number:
01 1059742 01
Corresponding Bank : Standard Chartered Bank, New York, USA
swift code : scblus33
You will sweat, you will get sick,
you will be feasted on by insects, but it’s all worth it! Just
remember that the Nepalese like to play it by ear, so you must
be flexible. But if at any time you are unhappy with the
situation, The INFO staff is very accommodating. Come with a
good attitude, a curious mind, and an open heart and I assure
you this will be two of the most profound weeks of your life.
My host family was absolutely
amazing, spoiling me with attention and kindness. It was there
that I was fortunate enough to witness firsthand the generosity
of the local people. I worked in the resource center there 6
days a week, teaching English and playing games. In all three of
my placements, I was met with groups of amazing children who
were eager to learn, play, sing, dance, and share their
knowledge. My experience here was vastly memorable and full of
many surprises and hardships, and I am already looking forward
to my return in the future. INFO Nepal is a wonderful
organization that allows volunteers to really be a part of a
community and family while providing many important services
throughout Nepal to those most in need. The staff offer various
level of support and guidance throughout your visit, and were an
amazing group to be a part of for a short while. I wish them
all the best, and am ever grateful to my family in Magar Tole
who let me be a part of their life.
Her
father died in Iraq while he was working there. Chiring has seen her
father only in the picture. Without husband to live in the society
it was very difficult for her mum. Either go to dally work or take
care of the Chiring, it was very difficult for Basanti (Happy home
Mum) to decide and survive dally life.
His
father went to Dubai to work and it has been four years that the
family haven't heard any things from him. His mum has got other
three children to care and afford and being a land less family it
was too difficult for her.
Her father who has physical and intellectual disabilities
and have got five other children at home.
He cannot complete a full day's work and therefore does not earn
enough to support her. He has sent her to the Happy Home in
Kathmandu in the hope of her having a better life. 
Chuppu Mum has got a small tea shop on the way to
Gatlang with which her 6 member of family have been surviving. Chuppu
is very smiling girl and cleaver as well.
His parents are land
less people in the areas and have to go to work in the agriculture
fields to survive every day. Sonam has got 3 brother and one sister
living at home. Having too many children with out any source of
income Sonam was not attending School even he was 6 years old.
His
father is a porter for tourists in the region. His father had tried
to start a business independently, but this failed, and the bank has
seized all of his land and family’s resources. Because of this, he
was unable to care for his children properly, and agreed to send Sonam to
Happy Home in a hope that at least.
His parents are alive, he
also has two siblings. His father is a porter for travelers in the
Langtang Region. Due to the lack of tourism, the porters are often
out of work, and are unable to provide for their families. They do
try to get special jobs caring for tourists; however, these are
often short term. His family sent him to us because they are not
able to pay for his education or to provide for him.
Mingma
Ghale:
Mingma is 7 years old girl. Her family lives in Goljung, Rashuwa.
She has got two brothers and one sister dad and mum. Her family is
from a lower cast, and they are quite poor. Her father is a porter
for tourists who come to Langtang. 
Her mother works in the village amongst the women’s group as a
social health worker. She has 3 siblings, a brother and two sisters. Her
mother was unable to provide for all the children, and also knew
that the quality of education would be much better in Kathmandu. Her
mother hopes that one day, Sarita will go back to her village and
work as a nurse.
She
has three younger sisters and one brother. Kabita's Father is a Jungle
Guide in Chitwan National park who helps our volunteers to visit the
National park.
The Family think
that he has died. Susan mother need to work every day to survive
and could not afford schooling for two of her Children. 
Sabita has three more sister and one younger brother. Because of the
wiliness to have a Son , her parents have got now four daughter and
one son.
Being
with seven children at the family Sanjaya was not getting attention
from his parents as he is very talent and embassies person. It was
very difficult for his parent to send all of their seven children at
the school as they both have to go for work every day.
Basanti
is a widow mum for 13 children at Happy Home in Chitwan. Her Husband
went to Iraq to work and he was killed there. To be a widow women
and live in the tradition village Basanti had faced a lot of Social
discrimination and was very hard life to be there. Basanti was
looking for a safe shelter where she can live with a lot of love and
respect with her daughter. Basanti is very lovely women and is happy
to be in Happy Home with thirteen children. Basanti is very good
cook as most of the volunteers liked her cooking. Basanti take care
of the hygiene. Basanti is very good
