6000 Street Children in Nepal: Give Them a Home

For International Street Children Day on April 12, the boys from Our Sansar’s children’s home will go out into the streets in Birgunj and chat to other street children and youth about their own past lives and the challenges they had to face.

As part of the global 'Identity' campaign, organised by the Consortium for Street Children, our children have decided to hold a 'Reach Out Workshop' and will tell those they approach about the changes they have gone through, what they have managed to achieve and what they want to become in the future. They will also distribute food and clothes.

There are still children living and working on the streets which Our Sansar has not been able to accommodate in its home yet, however, we are working with the local authorities to provide emergency assistance and hopefully will be able to accommodate more and more children in the near future.

As another part of the International Street Children Day, Our Sansar volunteers and staff are organising a 'Sports on the Streets' activity, for our and other street children in the area. These will include a football game, cricket game and relay races. The kids will form combined teams and enjoy the day together.

As part of the joint campaign with the Consortium for Street Children we will be documenting the whole day on social media, with the goal of breaking down stereotypes and raising awareness of the challenges facing street children.

We will surely post updates after the day.

And a massive thank you to all our supporters - thanks to you we can give hope and bright future to those boys that had nothing to look forward before.

We hope you all had a lovely Christmas and your New Years is just as great! One of our volunteers, Belinda, has been creatively inspired by the work she and other volunteers in Nepal are doing in Nepal. We wanted to show you the poem as we really believe it represents Our Sansar’s values and gives you an insight into what volunteering in an Our Sansar home actually entails:

Our Sansar
a home for you and me
Sarita’s in the kitchen
making sweet chai tea
A game of inside outside
keeps us entertained
noise and personality
not contained
Strength and bravery
a regular sight
There’s plenty of rice
no need to fight
Today we dig the veg patch
expecting greens to hatch
Paint the walls with words
And make origami birds
Children will come and go
as the staff retain their flow
Emotions run high
when it’s time to say goodbye
Connections with each other
Powerful to one another
Our Sansar
expect no less
The idea is
that each child will progress
They will go to school
and know that school is cool
They will be with their families wherever possible
From adult to child
there is a lot to learn
From child to adult
in return
Forgive and forget
don’t regret
Think big, aim high
and don’t be shy.

We all love Belinda’s poem and believe it really embodies the hope we have for all the children within the home.

Don’t forget to check out and donate our Winter Woolies campaign! We’re hoping to raise money for coats and other winter supplies to help keep our kids warm! Find out more here: https://www.globalgiving.co.uk/projects/winter-woolies-keep-street-kids-cosy/

We would like to thank everyone for their help and donations and hope everyone has a happy holiday season!

Links:

• Volunteer in Nepal