Shangrila Home
SHANGRILA HOME is a project for streetchildren in Kathmandu Nepal. It is conceived in late 1995 and developed by a Belgian woman, Inge Bracke. She lives in Nepal and began by trying to feed the street children of Kathmandu but this was never going to be enough. These children had to sleep in deplorable conditions in the streets of Kathmandu. She started looking for a safe, sheltered place for them to live. This was the beginning of SHANGRILA HOME for street children.
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| Meanwhile, in Belgium, a group of friends began collecting money to fund the project. |
Presently, SHANGRILA HOME is a fully developed project, offering more than 75 children a warm home, food, medical care, education and a lot of love and care from the many volunteers who've been working there over the years. All volunteers receive only board and lodging, but it is still a very rewarding experience for all concerned.
The HOME also employs several local people (mainly women) to help with the cooking, laundry, administration and book-keeping. The children receive extra lessons from the Home teacher, to enable them to go to school and obtain qualifications which will help set them on a better road in life. They also receive further extra help throughout their school education.
The next goal in this project is to help the older children become independent by teaching them a profession and helping them find sustainable work. Workshops currently provide computer and sewing classes. Shangrila Home also has a pottery project, where older children are living and working together and receiving training.