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Saturday, 15th August

Saturday morning marks the morning after the sleepover.....and what a swimming day it was! Several of the girls learned to swim from our volunteers and by the end of the day, two had mastered their...

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Monday, 17th August

Today was student day....our children wanted to say a big thank to all of their parents. We prepared chocolate cake for every single member of the camp...that is over 330 pieces of cake! It was loads...

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Tuesday, 18th August

After months of preparation and hard work, vocational classes started for the men and women. We have started a training program for masonry, electrical and plumbing work. This is incredible, as...

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Sunday, 23rd August

Sunday, 23rd August We often find ourselves feeling that the members of Camp Hope are a few of the fortunate earthquake victims. Today, was another one of those days. After months and months of...

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Monday, 24th August

Finally, the long-awaited children's sports outfits arrived! The kids have physical education twice a week, so it was important they also have these uniforms. As you can imagine, all the children were...

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Thursday, 27th, August

Sadly, this day has come...today we bid farewell to our very dear volunteers, Ondrej and Lyah, who have been with us since the beginning. It was such a special day here at Camp Hope. The mothers...

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Saturday, 29th August

What a wonderful day... a local NGO organized an event for all the displaced earthquake victims of Sindhupulchowk District. It was a very large gathering in Kathmandu and we arranged three buses to...

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Tuesday, 8th September

Camp Hope welcomes our second baby...Pasang Sherpa gave birth to a beautiful, healthy baby boy!! Congratulations to the new parents...as you can see in the photos below, even the grandparents are very...

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Saturday, 12th September

Our dear Portuguese friends Pedro and Lorenco spent the day organizing football training for several of the kids at Camp Hope. Since we are nearing the end of monsoon season, they went to a nearby,...

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An abundance of care, love, laughter and sunshine at Camp Hope:

Om Mane Padme Hum: It’s never quiet in this cheerful playground called the Hope Camp. As I entered the premises I was met by two lovely girls, Dabuti and Dolma. Such innocent and lively girls so...

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"There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which...

The Camp Hope resounded with the sound of cheer and happiness as choruses from famous Nepali songs echoed through the neighbourhood-bringing a smile to the onlookers as they celebrated a day dedicated...

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Teeja Ko Lahara Ayo Bari Lai ---- The joy of Teej is in the Air!

Celebrating Womanhood : The first day of Teej is called Dar Khane Din  and the   grand  ladies of the  Camp Hope joined in a  feast at the TORAN,enjoyed  the wide variety of  sumptuous food. Dwarika's...

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Haritalika Teej :

As the September sun pounded down on the streets of Kathmandu, the  banks of the  Bagmati River glittered  with red bangles and saris and the streets saw winding lines of women dancing their way to...

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NAMASTE-WE SALUTE THE DIVINE IN YOU.

THANK YOU AND GOODBYE TO OUR FANTASTIC VOLUNTEERS LUIS AND PAULA QUEIRO : It was finally time to say goodbye to Paula and Luis  from Lisbon-after days of Nepalese hospitality at the Dwarika's and...

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A picture is worth a thousand words:

It's said, "A picture is worth a thousand words," so here they are snapshots that's speaks volumes with a myriad of activities schools are closed for the annual Dasain Holidays  and everyone is super...

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Usual camp activity came to a perfect standstill as Dashain fever took over...

Usual camp activity came to a perfect standstill as Dashain fever took over. The annual festival Dasain, where Nawa Durga Bhawani is venerated, tika and blessings from elders, received since time...

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Dhanyabaad! Mr.& Mrs. Mette for the warm gesture- our children can cheerily...

Miracles  keep  happening at the Camp Hope and  generous souls pour in to this remote little Camp of ram shackle camps and reach out to them. The spirit of giving, comes as a miraculous surprise we are...

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A HISTORY TOUR FOR THE CAMP HOPE JOY TEAM

A team of adventurous children went on a historical excursion to the Patan Durbar Square and the Kathmandu Durbar Square. The children were awed by the sight of the temple squares, palace courtyards,...

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Deusi Bhailo Celebrations

Celebrating the Festival of Lights: Deusi Bhailo, the Nepali tradition equivalent to caroling was a major success during the celebrations of Tihar the much awaited  festival of lights , the festival...

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Stoffel Foundation brings a smile to Camp Hope

Children from the home run by the Stoffel  Foundation  sang  and entertained  the camp residents during  a cultural program - a wonderful  time of  bonding, of making new friends and of course spotting...

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