THE LIGHTHOUSE PROJECT - NEPAL

The Lighthouse Project in Nepal provides safe drinking water, education, accommodation and rehabilitation for street children who have often been abandoned and abused.

The life of street children in Nepal is one of desperation and misery. Abandoned by parents who can no longer afford them, they pick through the rubbish for food and scavenge for plastic to sell. Drug use among these children is prolific. The Light House gives children the opportunity to come off the streets and live in a loving home. They are provided with food, clothing and education, eventually being reintegrated into the community with hope for the future and self supporting skills.

In May 2010 Global Compassion’s field director John Shepherd was on site to witness the laying of the foundations of the new Lighthouse, the first phase of which includes the accommodation block, kitchen and dining room. Also included in the construction plans for the site are a clinic and other facilities that will benefit the whole community.

John said "I witnessed the hard work of digging out the foundations, all by hand, no minidiggers to make life easy, just hard work and some ingenious use of a spade and a bit of rope to lift the soil out of a deep foundation pit. With the foundation pits dug it was finally time for the concrete to be mixed by hand. Then the moment came when the first of the concrete was poured into the foundations. It was really special to see the joy on the faces of the children as they saw their new home taking shape”.

We run a child sonsorship programme for the Lighthouse Project. For more information visit the child sponsorship page