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About NOH, Inc.
NEPAL ORPHANS HOME
Nepal Orphans Home, a 501(c)3 public charity incorporated in Davidson, North Carolina, was founded in 2005 by Michael Hess. As a volunteer in Nepal, Michael was moved by the plight of the children he witnessed living in poverty, often exploited, and vulnerable to the political turmoil and social upheaval in contemporary Nepal.
Mission Statement:
Nepal Orphans Home attends to the welfare of children in Nepal who are orphaned, abandoned, or not supported by their parents. Papa’s House provides for the children’s basic needs of food, shelter, and clothing, as well as schooling and health care, and administers to their emotional needs with love and compassion. Papa’s House allows children to grow up in a nurturing environment. The mission of Nepal Orphans Home is not just to rescue children from abject poverty, but to enable the children to develop and realize their potentials.
Brief History:
Nepal Orphans Home began in 2005 with a dozen children in a renovated building in Dhapasi in Nepal’s Kathmandu valley. Now, in its fifth year, NOH operates four homes, known as Papa’s Houses, in Dhapasi and supports a fifth home, the Lawajuni (New Life) House, for rescued Kamlari girls in Narti in the Dang district along the border with India.
There are 68 former Kamlaris now living with 30 other girls from disadvantaged backgrounds at Papa's Samanjasya (Harmony) House, Kalpana (Imagine) House, and Gumba (Sanctuary) House in Dhapasi. Papa’s Sambhav (Possibilities) House for 26 boys is nearby.
In addition to the four children’s homes, NOH supports two village schools in the Ramechhap district, the Shree Sham primary school in Dumrikharka, and the Mudkeswori primary school in Votetar. We fund a hot lunch program and contribute to the teacher salaries and school supplies.
An active volunteer program draws talented, compassionate people of all ages from around the world. In 2009 there were 80 volunteers from a dozen countries who served through NOH’s Volunteer Nepal.
Affiliations:
Our Lawajuni home in Narti provides for girls rescued from indentured servitude by a local nongovernmental organization, Society Welfare Action Nepal (SWAN). Nepal Orphans Home receives support from the Possible Worlds Foundation, the Sanctuary for Kids Foundation, and the William Hinman Foundation.
Nepal Orphans Home has a profile on UniversalGiving, an international social entrepreneurship that brings together verified non-profits with interested donors and volunteers. (See www.universalgiving.org.) NOH is listed on Guidestar, the leading source of information on U.S. nonprofits, where a report on Nepal Orphans Home and the most recently submitted IRS form 990 are available. (See www.guidestar.org.)
NOH Board of Directors:
Brenda Barger, News Reporter, Davidson, North Carolina
Carola Drosdeck, Elementary Teacher, Cleveland Heights, Ohio
Chauncey K. Gregory, South Carolina Senator, Company President, Lancaster, South Carolina
Barbara Hess, Secretary-Treasurer of NOH, Davidson, North Carolina
Michael Hess, Founder of NOH, Director of Operations, Dhapasi, Nepal
Peter Hess, President of NOH, Professor of Economics, Davidson, North Carolina
George N. McNeil, Physician, Steep Falls, Maine
Antonia (Toni) Thomson, Senior Video Editor/Documentary Filmmaker, Toronto, Ontario
Marcie Westphalen, Preschool Teacher, Raleigh, North Carolina
NOH Board of Advisers:
Jesse Bach, Teacher, Maple Heights, Ohio
Teri Duffy, Nonprofit Executive Director, Scappoose, Oregon
Fiona S. Gilbert, Migration Agent, Mountain View, California
Thomas D. Gilbert, Business Manager, Mountain View, California
Aaron Hess, Nurse, South Daytona, Florida
Benjamin Hess, International Development, Washington, DC
Jerry Hess, Attorney, Brooklyn, New York
Anna K. Merrill, Researcher/Doctoral Student, New York City, New York
Randi Miller, Attorney, New York City, New York
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