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.
A Busy Day At The Contact Center
Eight sponsors, Dr. Christine Schutz and Anna Wertman spent a busy day at the new Contact Center, our early childhood school readiness program in Balaju, Kathmandu. After spending a busy morning at the Contact Center, we left the children to their studies and went to visit the Vibhuti Vidhya Mandir School. We were then able to take a walk through the neighborhood and visit a few of our Contact Center students at home.
Warmest of Reunions
Shortly after arriving in Kathmandu, six jet-lagged sponsors went to dinner with their sponsored children in a beautiful open-air restaurant in Thamel, a bustling area in the heart of the city. The fatigue left over from days of travel quickly slipped away, replaced by joyous laughter, long anticipated hugs, and the joining of communities from opposite sides of the globe who think of each other often and wait in anticipation for just this day…
Gertraud Wild: One of Mitrata’s First Sponsors
Although our 20th Anniversary Celebration is over, we are still taking the time to reminisce on the past 20 years. This week, we are sharing a lovely story from Gertraud Wild, one of Mitrata’s first child sponsors. Gertraud was brave enough to go with Christine on the first sponsor trip to Nepal in 2003, despite the country being in a Civil War! Keep reading to learn more about these experiences from Gertraud’s perspective:
JOIN US in Nepal in 2022!
We are thrilled to announce our 2022 trip! This trip will take place from October 29-November 13. More details coming soon! We hope to have you travel with us this year and experience this life-changing journey for yourself.
Taking in Nepal's History and Saying Farewell
Jim and Rick recount their last day in Nepal visiting many World Heritage Sites.
The Importance of Mitrata's Contact Center
Rick and Jim share an impactful visit to the Contact Center and to the home of one family in Mitrata’s programs.
Spreading Joy
Rick and Jim spend a day with more of the Mitrata children, watching them open letters from their sponsors and feeling their joy. Jim also takes a fantastic motorcycle ride and experiences a great view!
"Sponsors are like my parents": meeting
Rick and Jim meet with Mitrata’s older children and hear about the amazing effects that sponsorship has had on the children throughout their lives.
The Children's Model High School
Rick and Jim visit more of our sponsored children and another school where they stay as well as doing some shopping!
A Very Memorable Holi-Day!!
Jim and Rick celebrate the very exciting Holi Day by getting covered in paint and then meeting with BSF executive staff.