Sano Sansar Children’s Home
Sano Sansar family
Our very first project resulted in the creation of a home for more than 30 vulnerable children in Katmandu. Sano Sansar is the local NGO that manages it in close collaboration with Petit Món.
The project grew and developed as the result of the closure, by the Nepalese government, of a refuge quite far away from Katmandu, and the subsequent transfer of the children that lived there to our new building.
Rupak, director of the house, with Shila and Laxmi
With the support of the Nepalese government, and the necessary parental permission, these children came to live in the new home which had come to be known as “Sano Sansar” (Small world in nepali).
Together, Sano Sansar and Petit Món are responsible for nourishing, protecting and putting a roof over the heads of these young children. We also make sure that they feel loved and wanted.In addition to this, we ensure that they are sent to school and educated so that they have a good chance of securing a job (or going to university) and leading as normal and happy a life as possible.
All this is possible thanks to the collaboration of “Sano Sansar friends”, friends and relatives who are helping us with their donations and what we get from events we do regularly such as “The Petit Mon padel tournament”.
“Love is to a child like the sun is to the flowers; bread is not enough; he needs to be cuddled to be healthy and strong”
Concepción Arenal
SANO SANSAR HOME
Director of the centre:
Rupak Shrestha
Home manager:
Montse Morón
Accountant:
Rojina Shrestha
Cooker:
Lamin Lama
“Mothers” care workers:
Lamin Lama, Pasang Lheki,
Mingmar Dolma and Manju Lama.
Local NGO:
Sano Sansar.
Sano Sansar staff
University sponsorships
Over time, the children grow up and the house becomes too small for the older ones who gradually need more independence and take a new path to prepare for adult life.
Since 2014, with the first departure of one of the boys from the house, every year there is an increase in the number of students starting their higher education outside Sano Sansar. Petit Món continues to take care of the costs of food, accomodation and studies to make easier their insertion into the labour market and adult world. However, some of them are also working and are starting to bear some things.
Sponsorships of relatives
We also take care of some children who have family ties with our children (brothers, cousins, etc.), financing their studies and in some cases also their accommodation through our sponsors who take care of the expenses through us.
