News
Read stories and updates from our work with the children of Nepal. To find our old newsletters from 2003 to 2018, visit the archive! Otherwise, click in the search bar below to locate blogs on a topics you’re interested in.
2024 Holiday Wish List & An Exciting Announcement
We are reaching out to you with a heartfelt request for support as we work to address a critical gap in our healthcare services through the rest of this year and in 2025. Please consider giving today. 100% of every monetary gift and the profits from merchandise purchases will go directly toward funding their healthcare needs.
Why is Providing Healthcare so Important?
In Nepal, healthcare is not free. Because of this, we ensure that our children receive dental care, braces, vaccinations, glasses and regular annual exams. Last month, our NGO partner, Bhuvaneshwori-Satyal Foundation (BSF), was able to take some of our children in for a dental checkup.
Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Nepal: Looking Long-Term
Health, education, and financial security are all in jeopardy in Nepal both now as well as throughout the pandemic and in the future. We reflect on how we will carry out and expand our programs in the future.
Keeping Our Children Safe as COVID-19 Cases Soar in Nepal
Dr. Christine Schutz and Leena Satyal discuss the exponential increase in COVID cases and deaths in Nepal and give an update on our children and BSF staff.
An Update on the Political, Social, and Economic State of Nepal
Dr. Christine Schutz gives an update on lockdowns in Nepal, COVID cases, the political turmoil, and rising rates of child marriages. The situation is grim for many with only a small hope for vaccines and no aid from the government in sight.
Keeping warm and sleeping well this winter
BSF Board member Yogesh recounts giving the Contact Center children blankets and flannel sheets for the winter. In these cold nights, we hope this will help our children sleep better each night and come prepared to learn at school!
How We Make a Difference One Child at a Time
Executive Director, Christine, shares what making a difference one child at a time means for her, from Mitrata’s start with just 1 child to our 125 children thriving and moving into higher education and graduate and our new Contact Center kids who enter into our programs every year.
Happy holidays and a wonderful New Year from everyone at Mitrata. Thank you for all that you do; it really does make a difference!
Teaching in Nepal
Board member Pam Hughes teaches a class about social and emotional health topics, such as self-control, anger management, decision-making and handling peer pressure. She is impressed with how seriously Mitrata students take the lecture, group work, and mindfulness exercises and receives great feedback after the workshop! Thanks, Pam!
Interviewing our kids: the greatest reward in child sponsorship!
Christine interviews our kids and gives them their sponsor’s letters and gifts. This is truly one of the most rewarding and important parts of what we do: we can track the children’s progress, hear from them about how they are doing, and see the wonderful sparkle in their eyes as they learn more about their sponsors! It makes for many touching and heart-felt moments.