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.
Wealth, Prosperity, and a New Brother, too!
Christine celebrates a memorable Laxmi Puja with BSF staff and the Mitrata kids! She gains a new brother, helps create an alter for Laxmi Puja, and even honors the BSF office dog, Kalu!
Our New Partnership with Namaste Nepal
Read about the Namaste Nepal organization at Truman State University in an article written by its president, Aastha Pokhrel. We are so excited to work with them in the future! Thank you, Namaste Nepal, for dedicating their 2019 fundraising profits to us; we are so grateful!
Happy Tihar Contact Center Celebration!!
Christine celebrates the Nepali holiday of Tihar at the Contact Center with lights, momos, and the wonderful BSF staff and Contact Center kids!
Help Us Plan for Our Future by Planning for Yours
Board President Nancy Williger tells her story of revising her will to include Mitrata and gives recommendations and advice to those interested in joining our Planned Giving Program and helping Mitrata plan for a sustainable future. For more information about planned giving, please contact Christine via email christine@mitrata.org or via phone (314) 580-9908 and check out our new planned giving page, www.mitrata.plannedgiving.org.
Shopping Til We Drop!
Christine recounts her first day of shopping in Nepal — as she and Leena shop ‘til they drop getting all sorts of goodies for our two day Holiday Bazaar on December 7th and 8th!
We Are Family
Numerous organizations provide financial support to those in need, but what is unique about Mitrata Nepal Foundation for Children is that it also promotes relationship. The importance of these relationships was evident at the recent new sponsor dinner held at the Himalayan Hut restaurant last Sunday night in St. Louis where we enjoyed samosas, momos, good conversation, and laughter.
Wishing Christine a wonderful time in Nepal!
Christine is on her way to Nepal! Follow our blog for updates and daily blogs from Christine and our 2019 trip participants starting in November!
Did you see our newest video?
Check out our new sustainability and legacy video at: http://mitrata.plannedgiving.org
Thank you to everyone who helped make this video possible! Curious about the filmmaker Amy Benson’s story and the making of this video? Check out last week’s blog all about her journey here: https://www.mitrata.org/blog/check-out-our-new-legacies-video
Filming Mitrata's Legacy
An article from nonfiction documentary filmmaker, Amy Benson, who just just completed making her third video for Mitrata. She describes why her love and passion goes beyond her love for telling stories. Her sponsored children have had a troubled past, and she and her husband, Scott, found a better way of sponsoring and a passionate community with Mitrata. Mitrata, she says, is the family that understands a part of her life that many do not—that is, the connection she has with her sponsored family in Nepal—The Darnals.
Save the Date for Our TWO DAY Holiday Bazaar
Save the Date for our Holiday Bazaar on Saturday, December 7th from 12-5 AND on Sunday, December 8th from 11-4. Come support our fair trade artisans and our children in Nepal. We hope to see you there!