Innovative fundraising event “Knees Up For Nepal” raises over £3800 for the people of Nepal

Our Sansar relies on dedicated volunteers to keep our organisation running the best it can. Regardless of the motivation, what unites all of the volunteers here, is that we all find it both challenging and rewarding! Volunteering at Our Sansar can help gain new skills or knowledge, or develop your current skills. It is also […]

We are devastated by the news that a second earthquake, measuring 7.3 in magnitude, has hit Nepal just weeks after over 8,000 people were killed in the biggest earthquake to strike the country in over 80 years. Seventy-six people are known to have died but the figure is expected to rise. Hundreds of thousands of people […]

Please donate to our Nepal Earthquake Relief efforts this Wednesday, when your donation is guaranteed to be matched by Global Giving!

To support with our Nepal Earthquake Appeal, Charity Chuckle are holding a special event for Our Sansar at the Komedia, Brighton, on the 12th of May! The aim of the night is to provide aid, relief and blankets for victims of the Earthquake in more rural areas of Nepal.    May is the month of […]

Five days after the devastating earthquake in Nepal, we have finally been able to start delivering desperately needed supplies to some of the more remote communities affected, many of which are outside the reach of the major aid organisations. Thanks to our supporters, who have helped us raise over £1,000 in just a few days, […]

Your help is desperately needed to provide assistance and aid to some of the most rural communities in Nepal following the devastating earthquake.
http://www.globalgiving.co.uk/projects/urgent-appeal-nepal-earthquake-relief/

Navavarsha means a New Year in the Nepali calendar. There are actually three New Year celebrations that occur in Nepal; Navavarsha, the Tibetan New Year and the New Year of the Gregorian calendar. The Nepali calendar is known as Bikram Sambat and begins with the first month of Baisakh. There are always a large number […]

There are a number of common misconceptions about children in street situations, from who they are, to how many there are around the world, to why children connect to the streets in the first place. MYTH Street children live on the street BUSTER Street children have many connections to the street – some live on the street, some work on […]

It’s nearly time for our kids to start competing in the tournament! The competition officially starts on Saturday the 4th of April, and we all couldn’t be more excited. Today, we are introducing you to more of our team! Nikhil, Ryan and Sajan are the official Team Our Sansar’s bowlers, and they are all confident […]

Our next two players we’d like to introduce to you are Govind “Dravid” and Krishna “Lara”! Govind is the team’s wicket keeper, and has been playing cricket from a very young age! Krishna is our straight-to-the-point batsman! We hope you enjoy learning more about them and their experience with cricket! If you’d like more information […]

There are less than three weeks left for the final for our Cricket Tournament for street children and we are all so excited to how well Team Our Sansar will do! In preparation of the tournament, we thought it would be great to introduce the team to you all! The next few weeks we will […]

Holi is known as the festival of colours and to some, the festival of love. The festival originates from the Hindu regions of Nepal and India but has become a global celebration with the festival a regular date in the UK calendar. The date coincides with the arrival of spring and the end of winter. […]

I’m sure you’ll all agree how wonderful it’s been the past few months to see Our Sansar’s Children Home progress and flourish; from seeing the boys excel in class to playing guitar to enjoying helping out with the new chickens! It’s easy to forget how far they’ve come. Settling into a new home is a […]

A hilarious evening was in store for both the comedians and audience members who braved a rather chilly Wednesday night to join us for Brighton Comedy Rocks at the Komedia. There was eating, drinking and merry making with a signature cocktail - an exotic blue...

I know the title sounds ominous but that’s how I felt when I first made my decision to go to Nepal to the Our Sansar children’s home. I was off alone into unchartered territory to spend time with children from a homeless or uncertain background. Then excitement set in and I researched and derived as […]

Following on from our previous successes, we’re excited to announce our next event!!! On 3rd December Our Sansar will be taking over The Komedia Brighton for an entire evening of laughter. It’s been almost 2 years since we held our previous Comedy Rocks at The Komedia. Since then OS have grown, expanded and made a […]

It’s just over a couple of weeks ’til the London – Brighton cycle (a whopping 54 miles!). So to help get you prepped for the big day we’ve come up with some top tips to get you to the coast… (we do recommend some training as well) 1. Snacks And no we don’t mean a bag of […]

Here in Our Sansar HQ the team are building up a sweat (and slight panic) getting ‘ready’ for the London to Brighton Bike Ride 2014!  This gruelling challenge (more so for some of us!) will test the teams endurance over 54 miles of varying terrain.   Our very own...

Although our final days have come at the home, they were filled with laughs as we played with the children in the garden and smothered the walls with their painted handprints. It’s only been a week but it’s seemed like each day has had its moments to remember. The past few days Sean and Mukesh […]

Just over half a week in now and it seems that the words Uncle and Auntie will forever be remembered. As soon as the children return from school they greet every one of the staff members giving a Namaste to each and every ‘Uncle’ and ‘Auntie’ here. The past two days have been jammed packed […]

After months of planning the latest additions to Our Sansar’s team have finally stomped their way into the Children’s Home in Birgunj! Deepak and the staff have been hard at work preparing a lovely home for these new arrivals: After all your generous donations and support during our Winter Campaign we’d like to introduce to […]

SQUEAK, SQUEAK was the sound we were woken up to this morning as Chimpy chewed his toy in the hallway. With the monsoon sweeping in across India and much of Nepal, our nights are hot and humid making the breeze that rolls through from opening the windows after waking all the more welcoming. The breeze […]

WE’VE ARRIVED! After spending a few days taking in the sights and sounds of Kathmandu, we made our 7 hour journey across mountain ranges in a Tata 4×4 down to the Our Sansar Children’s Home near Birganj. Along the route were some breathtaking views coupled with a lady throwing up behind us out of the […]

We have lots of exciting updates to bring you from Nepal over the next few days… Julia and Clint have been out visiting the boys in Our Sansar’s Children’s Home. They’ve been seeing how the boys are getting on and settling into the home – but also improving the home and ensuring all your generous […]

We’re proud to say that this week Our Sansar are lending their support to The theme this year being to ‘Recycle at Home and Away’ so if you’d like to take part – we’ve got a great way you can join in! As many of you may already know, we have successfully launched our new […]

Nitin and Mina Changela recently climbed to Everest Base Camp in order to raise money for Our Sansar as well as visiting our Children’s Home in Birgunj. This is their story: “Everest Base Camp Summit has been on my wish list for years. So in early 2013, I began researching the serious training and stamina […]

We’d like to give a HUGE welcome to the Newst Member of the Our Sansar Team.  Our  new Country Manager in Nepal:   Apara said she’s always wanted to do something which is not only for herself but that others can benefit from. She’s always at the forefront to help needy people, reducing animals and […]

We at Our Sansar are delighted to let you all know that we have pinned in our next Fundraising Event: London to Brighton Cycle Ride on 7th September. Doitforcharity.com has the mammoth task of organizing this bike ride. With over 2,000 expected to take part and raising funds for hundreds of charities this will be […]

You’ll no doubt recognise Kamal as one of the boys currently living in Our Sansar’s children’s home. This month we’re launching our Global Giving Campaign to help build a life for Kamal away from the streets. Before Our Sansar Kamal is originally from the Bara district in Nepal. At only 2 years old, his father left […]

Firstly, where are the Our Sansar buffaloes? Great news! Our Nepalese staff have been working hard to secure and develop the gardens in our Children's Home in Birgunj, Nepal. With helping hands from the boys in the home (they love being out and playing in the...

Easter competition time! Our Sansar are offering 2 x tickets to one lucky winner to see..... Have I Got News For You - live at BBC Studios, London! What do you have to do for a chance to win? Just Tweet us a photo of your winning smile or surprised expression - so we...

  Yesterday (April 12th), Our Sansar joined MILLIONS of individuals and organisations around the world to DEMAND A DAY for street children. Organisations such as Our Sansar are working hard to change perceptions and gain more help for the 100 million children across the world, that are currently living on the streets. Hence, we are […]

And what are Our Sansar doing to support and raise awareness for street children across the globe? If you didn't make it to our night of comedy, Comedy Rocks at Bar Rumba last week - don't worry, there is still time to support Our Sansar and do something different to...

Simply SHARE this post highlighting our Global Giving page and 2 lucky people will WIN
2x tickets to see Simon Evans BBC recording on 16th April!!!
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It’s less than a month ‘til the return of Our Sansar’s Comedy Night!!! And this year we have an incredible line up of hilarious, side-splitting comedians to keep you entertained all evening…… So to get you all excited and in the know here’s a quick intro to the comedians that will be gracing the stage […]

The International Day for Street Children is celebrated every year on 12 April. The day provides a platform for the millions of street children around the world - and their champions - to speak out so that their rights cannot be ignored. The International Day for...

On the 28 January 2014 some of the Our Sansar team set out for the London School of Economics to set up camp and spread the word of street children in Nepal. The International Development and Volunteering Fair was a great opportunity to speak to students and graduates...

  For the past few weeks we’ve been raising funds for our Buy a Buffalo campaign that’s all been in aid of the children that will be/are living at Our Sansar’s children home in Nepal. We’d like to introduce to you three of the children that are really going to benefit from all your donations […]

Today being International Volunteer Day, we’d firstly like to give a big shout out to all those who are currently or use to volunteer for Our Sansar! Secondly we thought we’d focus on the recent, and highly troubling documentary broadcast on Channel 4 by Unreported World: Voluntourism Haven’t seen it?? Let me paint you a […]

  Less than a week today (3rd December) Our Sansar will be celebrating   #GIVINGTUESDAY A new day for giving back.   ‘It’s a simple idea. Just find a way for your family, your community, your company or your organisation to come together to give something more. Then tell everyone you can about how you […]

Hi folks, it’s Bertie again! bringing you the lowdown on how our first week of ‘Buy a Buffalo’ went.   So…. It’s officially 1 week since we started our campaign and Gateway Challenge!!! (If you’re a bit behind have a quick catch up here: http://www.globalgiving.co.uk/projects/buy-a-buffalo/) and PHEW has it been hectic. We’ve been run off […]

  The world’s 1st crowdspeaking platform that helps to promote any cause or campaign!!! (as long as it gets approved) We’re harnessing its almighty powers to help promote and raise awareness for our current ‘Buy a Buffalo’ campaign: http://www.globalgiving.co.uk/projects/buy-a-buffalo/ It’s been used by numerous charities and I’ve noticed Stephen Fry has been a big supporter, […]