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Children‘s Development inNamaste Children‘s House

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A little girl living in prison...

Lalita

Lalita lived in jail for six months with her step- mother and

father.

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An innocent child behind bars...

Lalita

A child should be playing games and attending

school...not living in prison!

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Locked up!

Lalita

Lalita was only 6 years old at

the time.

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Going to Namaste Children House, Pokhara...

Lalita

Yam (staff member) holding Lalita on the way

to the orphanage.

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The first laughter….

Lalita

Yam taking Lalita by bus to her new home at

Namaste Children‘s

House.

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After only 5 weeks!

Lalita

Lalita quickly became

friends with the other

children in the orphanage.

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After two years...

Lalita

Lalita enjoys celebrating

many special festivals in

Nepal including HOLI.

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Lalita is the princess of the orphanage!

Lalita

Lalita was the first girl to come

to Namaste Children‘s House.

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Aeita‘s mother was raped...

Aieta

Aeita is the son of a mentally ill woman who

became pregnant when she was

raped.

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He was neglected by his family...

Aieta

Villagers found the man who raped Aieta‘s mother and forced him

to care for the child. The man’s wife and

other children mistreated and neglected Aeita.

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The "lady" of the house was glad to get rid of Aieta…

Aieta

Our staff member is on a field supervision to check on the

boy‘s living situation and to

settle legal documents that

would allow Aieta to live at the orphanage.

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After four months !

Aieta

Aeita was the baby

boy of Namaste Children‘s

House.

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Aeita has a great smile and loves to dance!

Aieta

Aeita is at Namaste

Children‘s House with flowers to present to a

visitor.

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A neighbour was caring for an orphaned child…

Monica

Monica’s mother died of cancer when the

she was just 3 months old and her

father had been killed.

Monica was the 18th child of the mother .

9 out of 18 of the children had died due

to disease and malnutrition.

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Monica arrived at the orphanage with her sister, Sushila...

Monica

Monica is loved and

cared for by her house

sisters and by the devoted

staff members.

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When Monic arrived she had many health issues!

Monica

Monica is sitting with her new house sisters.

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After four months!

Monica

Monica is much healthier after coming to

Namaste Children‘s

House.

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Monica is now developing magnificently…

Monica

Monica is drinking from her milk bottle all by herself at

Namaste Children‘s

House.

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After one year!

Monica often plays in the

kitchen of the Namaste

Children House with the house mommies and didis. She is

walking and is now learning to

say a few words!

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Krishna’s parents died in a landslide…

Krishna

Before coming to live at Namaste Children’s

House Krishna was living with some people

from his village.

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Krishna could not speak Nepali language, he could only speak in

his ethnic group language…

Krishna

Krishna lived in an eastern part of

Nepal and is from a special ethnic group. Here, he and Yam are on their way to the

orphanage.

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Krishna was amazed to see many things at NCH. He did not know

what shoes were used for!

Krishna

Krishna is playing at Namaste Children‘s

House with one of his new

friends.

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Today he is successful in school!

Krishna

Krishna is quiet and thoughtful boy. He

is quite happy in his new home though memories of his

family often upset him.

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Ajbira lived in prison with her parents...

Ajbira

Ajbira‘s parents were arrested for selling little girls from

Nepal to India for the sex

trade.

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Often people living in poverty get involved with the sex trade to make money for their family…

Ajbira

Yam (staff member) met

Ajbira at the jail down in Tari in

Kapilbastu district to bring her to Namaste

Children‘s House.

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Ajbira is on her way to her new life at th orphanage...

Ajbira

Ajbira slept comfortably on

Yam’s lap during the bus ride to

Pokhara.

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Ajbira is currently the only Muslim child at NCH...

Ajbira

Ajbira is very close with the other girls her age that live at the orphanage.

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Lok Maya’s first day at Namaste Children’s House…

Lok Maya

After Lok Maya’s father

died, her mother

remarried and abandoned her in the village.

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Lok Maya made friends quickly at her new home…

Lok Maya

Lok Maya was born without

her right hand.

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Preparing for school…

Lok Maya

Even without her right hand she can manage things on her own quite well.

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Lok Maya is kind and helps younger children at NCH...

Lok Maya

Lok Maya has said that she

would one day like to establish

a hospital to help handicaped

people.

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Parabati never attended school until the age of 11...

Parabati

Parabati‘s father drowned in the river and her

mother remarried. She lived with her stepfather and his

children who mistreated and neglected her.

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A child who was neglected...

Parabati

Parabati had to care for the animals and cook the meals for rest of her family

members.

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Parabati is finally ableto attend school...

Parabati

Parabati works hard doing her assignments for

school in the Namaste

Children‘s House library.

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The first time Parabati played with dolls...

Parabati

Parabati was excited to explore

new things at Namaste

Children‘s House when she arrived.

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Parabati enjoys playing on the swings

Parabati

Parabati now has a chance for a bright

future since coming to Namaste Children‘s

House.

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Melina‘s grandparents were too poor to send her to school..

Melina

Melina‘s father hung himself

and her mother died.

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A victim of Poverty...

Melina

Melina was living with her poor, elderly

grandparents in their old house.

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After 6 months!

Melina

Melina is now living happily at Namaste Children‘s

House. What a change!

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Melina likes to read...

Melina

Melina now attends school with the other children at the orphanage and is doing well in

her studies.

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Visma found Sajan on the streets at midnight one night...

Sajan

Sajan had been living in

streets for year and a

half.

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After 8 months!

Sajan

Sajan often spends time with Visma when he is working in his office.

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Sajan is clever and likes to ride bicycles...

Sajan

Though he acts tough, Sajan is big hearted and kind. He knows that it is

important to support other small

children so they don‘t end up living

in the streets.

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Sajan is always a clown...

Sajan

Sajan greets visitors to Namaste

Children‘s House with a big smile.

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Moiti and Sumitra were forced to beg in the streets...

Moiti and Sumitra

Moiti and Sumitra were living with their mentally ill mother in the

streets. They had to beg for their

living.

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Moiti had lice and worms in her body...

Moiti Moiti is not the only

little girl who has had to spend her

nights in the streets. There are many children like her who live this way in Nepal.

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Moiti is a very smart and clever girl...

Moiti

After one year. Moiti is trying to play

the guitar.

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Moiti does very well in school and works hard!

Moiti

Moiti‘s life is completely

changed because of the efforts and concern of many

kind and generous people like you.

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Moiti loves to have her photo taken...

Moiti

Moiti poses for the camera wearing sunglasses that

belong to a volunteer. She loves attention!

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Buddesh‘s arrival at Namaste Children‘s House...Buddesh

Buddesh could not move his left arm properly due a burn he had suffered when he was a small

child. He was neglected in his home and so he

lived mostly in the streets before coming to

Namaste Children‘s House.

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Buddesh was often beaten by the older street boys...

Buddesh

Buddesh was burned when he fell into the kitchen fire while his mom was preparing

rice.

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Buddesh‘s operation would improve movement in his left arm...

Buddesh After coming to

Namaste Children‘s

House Buddesh was able to get an operation to help his burn.

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Revealing the burn after Buddesh‘s first operation...

Buddesh

Buddesh had to have skin transplanted.

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After the operation...

Buddesh

After a long stay in the hospital

Buddesh was happy to come

return to Namaste Children‘s House.

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Buddesh now has a more comfortable!

Buddesh

Buddesh enjoys working with the

computers in the library. He would like to

help other street children one day when he

grows up

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Sunil was living in the streets...

Sunil A Swiss couple

found Sunil living in the streets and

brought him to Namaste Children’s House.

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Sunil‘s operation separated some of his fingers.

Sunil

Sunil‘s hand had suffered a terrible

burn when he was a baby. No one took

him for proper treatment so all his fingers had been covered over by

skin until receiving an operation after coming to NCH.

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Sunil can use his left hand for many things now...

Sunil

Sunil is a very good singer and dancer and will often perform in

front of a crowd at Namaste Children‘s

House.

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Sunil washes his sandals...

Sunil

Sunil‘s life has dramatically

improved since arriving at Namaste Children‘s House.

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There are 65 children currently living at Namaste Children‘s House. Another 65 are supported under the education scholarship

program.

All the children are from very poor and unfortunate backgrounds.

With more support and funding Namaste Children‘s House could help more needy

children from Nepal!

There are 65 children currently living at Namaste Children‘s House. Another 65 are supported under the education scholarship

program.

All the children are from very poor and unfortunate backgrounds.

With more support and funding Namaste Children‘s House could help more needy

children from Nepal!

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All of us at Namaste Children‘s House appreciate your concern

and support! Your contribution can change the lives of so many!

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

All of us at Namaste Children‘s House appreciate your concern

and support! Your contribution can change the lives of so many!

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!