by Editor | Mar 9, 2021 | Blog, Children, Culture, Fundraising, Uncategorized, Volunteering
A couple of weeks ago our boys celebrated Saraswati Pooja, which is another important festival in Nepal. Saraswati is for me the most fascinating of the Hindu goddesses. She is known as the goddess of knowledge, but she is also goddess of music, art, speech, wisdom...
by Editor | Feb 14, 2021 | Blog, Children, Culture, Fundraising, News, Volunteering
The London Marathon was born in 1981 but before it another marathon had been taking place on a yearly basis since 1909 – did you know that? It was called Polytechnic Marathon, often referred to as the Poly, and it was Europe’s oldest regular marathon. It...
by Editor | Jan 14, 2021 | Blog, Children, News, Partner, Volunteering
Nepal is topographically divided in three regions: Mountains, Hills and Terai (aka plains) but politically is composed of seven provinces. Our Sansar’s work is based in Province 2 which is in the Terai plains, in the south of the country, close to the Indian border....
by Editor | Nov 12, 2020 | Blog, Children, Volunteering
The walk to school is about 20-25 minutes, on a dirt road, passing through the oilseed fields and the village. The area at the very end of the village is extremely poor. Many of the houses look more like mud huts. Kids and adults walk with bare feet in the dust. Water...
by Editor | Nov 3, 2020 | Blog, Children, Culture
The Dashain Festival is one of the most important festivals in Nepali culture. It falls in September or October, lasting 10 days and ending on the full moon. It is a celebration of joy and the harvests as well as celebrating the fertility of the land and provision of...
by Editor | Oct 6, 2020 | Blog, Children, Volunteering
At the children’s home in Parwanipur, life starts very early, even in late Autumn when the days are short. Every morning we were getting up just before sunrise and had a cup of Nepali tea (known also as masala tea) before starting the day together at 6am with an...
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