Our hand-made greenhouse! It is very important to us, that our home is sustainable and self sufficient in providing food for the children. We already have chickens and buffalos providing eggs and milk in Birgunj, but are now looking to provide more fresh vegetables for the children. In addition to our vegetable patch, our local […]
Superstitions and supernatural beliefs are very common in Nepali and Hindu cultures. This superstition is very present in rural areas where education rates are low and majority of people are illiterate. Of Nepal’s population 2% are disabled and 30% of this figure are children. [1] These children often fall victim to the superstitious mindset of […]
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 […]
2015 has been a challenging year for the whole of Nepal. The devastating earthquakes, the new constitution, aggressive protests and the blockade at the border of Nepal has left the country in a vulnerable position. The entire nation has a lack of supplies being delivered, and with winters getting colder (the lowest temperature at higher altitudes being […]
We are now past the 6 months mark from the second earthquake to devastate Nepal earlier this year and our Dhading transit home has been running for nearly 6months! We have seen the children and the area in Dhading come a long way since the heat from the summer months. Our project started by building […]
Dashain (aka Bada Dashain or Vijaya Dashami) is the largest and longest Hindu festival, celebrated mainly in Nepal. The Dashain festival lasts for fifteen days and begins on the day of Ghatasthapana and finishes in the day of Kojagrat Purnima. Throughout the fifteen days, the Nepalese Hindus carry out many ceremonies and traditions as a […]
Fuel shortages and political violence following a two-week blockade on the Indian border are making providing aid and charitable support to local communities increasingly difficult for our team in Nepal. In the southern Terai region, necessities such as medicine are not making their way into Nepal and there is widespread worry about possible food shortages […]
Charity workers are picking up the pieces in the stricken country in a bid to rescue kids as young as three from the vile exploitation trades Children as young as three are still wandering alone and fending for themselves in earthquake-ravaged Nepal. In heartbreaking scenes, the youngsters have been scavenging through the rubble and the […]
Voices of the Our Sansar Birgunj children’s home’s youth were heard around the world Wednesday for International Youth Day. As part of an online campaign, the boys told world leaders what they want their future to look like and how they can achieve it. In the lead up to and throughout the day’s activities, the home’s 17 […]
Our Sansar’s Director Julia, Clint and Katie had no rest after setting up our temporary home in Dhading – it was straight to see the boys at our home in Birgunj! Our team was excited to see the boys had changed and have all grown in both size and in confidence! The boys act like […]