©Ghar Sita Mutu 2009
Ghar Sita Mutu was founded as a charity in 2001 by Beverly Bronson, a volunteer social worker in Nepal, when she found two abandoned brothers aged two and five huddled together outside their tin hut in the streets of Kathmandu, Nepal. Unable to find anyone to care for the children, Beverly became their guardian and admitted them into a bleak and overcrowded hostel attached to a small school. The boys did not thrive, and she began to dream about starting a charity to provide a home for them and other abandoned children that would also help support and train destitute mothers.
After some initial fundraising and a financial commitment from two friends, Noel
Faulkner and Dr. Mark Rogers, Beverly returned to Nepal and rented a 12-
In 2004 a house and land were purchased with the help of generous donors to provide a permanent home for the organization. Major renovations were made to former carpet factory to house up to 20 children and two staff members and provide space for an education center serving neighborhood women and children.
More information about Beverly & our structure
Nepal is a south Asian country of 29 million struggling with poverty and political instability. The per capita income is just $322, and there is no government safety net for citizens. Not nearly enough charitable organizations operate in this country, where so many people are in need. Children and women, in particular, are vulnerable in this society.
In addition to our children’s home, we serve hundreds of local children, women and families with our Children’s Saturday Arts Program, Children’s Learning Center, Women’s Training Program, and family outreach programs.
Children are often responsible for the care of younger siblings.
Babu (2) & Krishna (5) when Beverly found them abandoned by their mother.
Babu & Krishna in 2003.
Woman in the
sewing program.
