Visit to a rescue home for the homeless

People can sometimes be seen begging on the street. The most common places are by temple entrances and busy pedestrian areas. These people are often physically maimed. The Lions Club of Krishnapur rescues some of them and provides treatment and accommodation at Chitwan Human Service Home.

Today is Father's Day in Nepal and the Lions Club organised a celebration at the home for the residents. I went there with the family I am staying with.


Everyone brought gifts or made a donation. The donors names were announced together with their gifts. We arrived late so we missed the first half of the speeches ... but we heard the second hour. These were in Nepali so I didn't understand much. I don't get bored when this happens. Instead, I take the opportunity of doing things that I never seem to have time to do ... such as counting back from 100, or doing my pelvic floor exercises.

The guests were each presented with a flower after the speeches.


Then the food was dished up ...


... and served out to the residents




The home is very tidy and the 50 residents are well dressed and clean. The Lions Club seems to be doing a great job here. So far, over 150 helpless street people, who were not even able to beg for food due to physical disability or mental imbalance, have been rescued.