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FREE EVENT *No Registration Required*

Are you looking to expand your social network, make new friends, and business connections? Then, we have THE event for you! You are invited to 2nd Annual Mitho Bhet-Ghat where you can meet, converse, and mingle with people from your own heritage. You will meet many like-minded professionals and actually have meaningful conversations in just one meeting. If you are reserved or outgoing, a student, beginning your career, or experienced – you will enjoy meeting people in this casual setting. We are a firm believer in putting people face-to-face to facilitate direct conversation. Come prepared with your pitch or be spontaneous.

Make new friends, find a new job or business leads, start a band – opportunities are endless. And…who knows maybe your Mr. or Ms. Right might be amongst your new friends?

*This is a FREE event. However, we are trying to raise money for the Butterfly Home Project on behalf of the Early Child Development Center and Pushpa Basnet. A donation of any amount is much appreciated.

The Cause
What happens to children whose mothers and/or fathers are locked up in prison? Who takes care of them if there are no other family members there to do so? Alarmingly, children of all ages in Nepal stay in prison with their parents. The mothers grow up behind bars with their children- shunned by society, robbed of a chance at a normal life, and always at risk of violence, health hazards, and emotional insecurity. Stories of these children are often untold, unwanted, forgotten–and sometimes even unknown. This is where ECDC comes in…

Background on ECDC
The Early Childhood Development Center (ECDC) in Kathmandu, Nepal was founded in 2005 by Pushpa Basnet, a young Nepali woman who studied at Kathmandu University. ECDC coordinates with jail administrators to rescue children from jail cells throughout urban and rural areas of Nepal. The children receive regular medical check-ups, vaccinations, and are enrolled in a local private school. Children have regular visitation with their mothers including during the holidays.

ECDC’s program is divided between two facilities. The kindergarten center cares for children under the age of 5 years old during the day. These children are still deemed too young to sleep apart from their mothers, but they are permitted to leave the jail each day for daycare, including educational programs, games, and nutritious meals. Children over 5 live year-round at the residential home and attend a local school. There are currently 42 children living in the residential home and usually 5-7 children in the daycare center. The children’s mothers work in jail to support their children’s education. They make elaborate Waldorf dolls, jewelry, and bags that are sold to support their children’s education.

ECDCs Programs

Butterfly Home: A rented residential facility for the 40 plus children and family members of the ECDC. It is staffed by 5 employees, and a number of volunteers. The facility is inclusive of separate male and female dorm halls, decently equipped with child and adolescent care resources, and has a number of recreational, study and activity rooms.

We are proud to announce that the first annual Mitho Bhet-Ghat (held last year ) raised $1,400 in funds from the donations of our sponsors and the generous contributions of our participants. All proceeds were donated to the Nepal Youth Foundation to help liberate girls from bondage who were enslaved as indentured servants in Nepal. For more information, please visit Mitho Bhet-Ghat and Nepal Youth Foundation.

For more info please visit our website at www.nepalesesummerfest.com. 

Thanks, 
Nepalese SummerFest Team