

Profile of the Happy Home Children Pokhara

Santosh Thapa –
Santosh is 16 years old and study in class 10 in Tal Barahi School in Lakeside Pokhara. Santosh is very talent and always comes first position in his class. Santosh was living with his mother in Pokhara and running a small tea shop and was very happy with his mother and step father.Santosh can’t remember how his own father was was and they do not have any pictures as well. In 2005 suddenly his mother became sick and the family spent a lot of money for her. After few months, the step father disappeared suddenly and Santosh and his mother became on the street because there was no one to earn and pay for the tea shop rent and house rent.
The Pokhara Street Children Rehab center took Santosh in to their center for two years and letter on he was join at Happy Home.
Now Santosh is the bigger child of Happy Home and he takes care of all the junior brothers and also help for shopping and taking care of younger siblings. After his school , we are thinking him to provide job in our Organization till he can’t find a good job outside.
Sonam Ghale:
Sonam Ghale is 6 years old, and from the Goljung village, in Langtang. His parents are land less people in the areas and have to go to work in the agriculture fields to survive every day. Sonam has got 3 brother and one sister living at home. Having too many children with out any source of income Sonam was not attending School even he was 6 years old.
Sonam’s Progress:
Sonam came to Happy Home in Sept 2007. He is a brilliant child, and has overcome his initial homesickness. He continues to astound volunteers with his capacity for eating! He continues to out-eat every volunteer, regardless of their age or size. He is a very healthy boy, and is very active playing games and interacting with the volunteers. Sonam also continues to do well with his academics, scoring top marks in his class.
Pasang Ghale:
Pasang is from Chilime, in Langtang. His family consists of his parents and four brother and sister. His father is a porter for tourists in the region. His father had tried to start a business independently, but this failed, and the bank has seized all of his land and family’s resources. Because of this, he was unable to care for his children properly, and agreed to send Sonam to Happy Home in a hope that at least.

Shankhar is 14 years old and study in class 8 in Tal Barahi school in Lake side. Shankhar was borned in Sharankot and since he knew the world he is with his Grand mum in a small house in Sharangkot. When he was 8 years old Grand mother died and he was left some time in his Aunty’s house , some times uncle’s house … As no one was taking care of him and once he felt that every one really do not want him at their home , he escaped from the village and came to Pokhara city . He was found on the street by the Street Children Rehab center and he started staying there. He joined Happy Home in 2009. Now he is very happy to be there with many younger brothers. He is very talent and knows every work like plumbing, farming, cooking etc.








