6000 Street Children in Nepal: Give Them a Home

The past three months have been really eventful for us and our boys. 

First of all, we have opened a Day Care Centre in the centre of Birgunj to help more street children. Our boys were very involved in decorating the new building and making it nice for any new children. The Centre is providing food, classes and activities to any children that turn up on our doorstep or those that our staff inform about the services provided. In addition to that, some of the children stay overnight at the Centre. Some of the boys living on the street have a place to sleep, i.e. grandparents, but during the day they escape and refuse to go to school, instead begging or collecting plastic bottles on the streets to earn money. We are providing them with informal classes at the moment with a view of sending them to school as soon as they are ready. 

We have set up and emergency telephone number for any children needing assistance and now are also registering that number with 3 other districts nearby. This way we can reach many more children living on the streets. 

We had a wonderful volunteer from Slovakia staying for about a month at our children’s home. The boys have learnt some Slovakian which made them very proud of themselves and they keep showing off with their newly gained knowledge. 

During school holidays some of the boys visited their extended families and we are hoping that by next year more can be permanently linked back with the families. It takes time but it is the main aim of the project. 

We also have a new counsellor that travels to Birgunj once a month from Kathmandu and provides the boys and our staff with extra training and activities. So the boys are always kept busy and they love it!

We will keep you updated on the progress of our boys and also any new children coming to our Day Care Centre.

Thank you so much for all the support!