In June 2003, with the help of friends from Nepal and aboard Visma Raj Paudel establish Namaste Children's House that would eventually change the lives of so many Nepali children.

From the moment we registered in district office Kaski and became affiliated with the Social Welfare Council , we began searching for children and a home as well as staff. In short three months we leased and furnished a large house, which can accommodate beds for 65 to 70 children and rented playing ground. We have hired and trained staff, set up our office, accounting system and provisions.

In this short time, our family and our work has grown by leaps and bounds. We now support over 70 children here in our home and even more through our Scholarship Program! Our connection and dedication to this community is strong and we believe that it will only become deeper and deeper as we continue growing. This means that our family will be growing, too! We couldn’t feel any more proud and thankful than we do now—and we still feel that our work has really only just begun.

"Be the change you want to see in the world"
- Gandhi