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About

A home built on compassion, held up by community.

Sahara Ghar is a care home and rehabilitation shelter in Kailali, operating under Helping Hands Nepal, taking full parental and social responsibility for those left behind.

Founder Bal Bahadur Bista holding marigolds at the Sahara Ghar emblem, beneath the flag of Nepal
Founder Bal Bahadur Bista carrying an elderly resident to safety
FOUNDER
Bal Bahadur Bista
यो एक व्यक्तिबाट सुरु भयो

It started with one man and a promise.

Around 2070 BS (≈ 2013 AD), local social worker Bal Bahadur Bista began rescuing people from the streets of Kailali, feeding them, sheltering them, and treating them as family.

For over a decade, he and his team have worked around the clock. What began as a single act of compassion is now a home to around 100 people who had nowhere else to turn.

For most of that time, Sahara Ghar survived entirely on donations from Nepalis at home and abroad, a testament to what a community can hold up together.

सेवा नै धर्म हो

Service is our dharma.

फजूल खर्च गरी भजन गाउने ओठ भन्दा सेवा गर्ने हातहरू सम्भवतः महान हुन्छन ।

Our Mission

To rescue people living in inhumane conditions on the streets and in public places, and to sustain a life of dignity for them through rehabilitation, food, care, and medical treatment.

सडक तथा सार्वजनिक स्थलहरुमा अमानवीय जीवन बिताउनेहरूको पुनर्स्थापना, खानपिन, रेखदेख र औषधी उपचार गरी मानविय जीवन निर्वाह गर्ने।

Our Vision

To awaken a spirit of service in every citizen, and to stand beside the helpless.

सबै नागरिकहरुमा सेवामूलक भावना जगाउने र असहायहरुको मद्दत गर्ने।

हाम्रा मूल्यमान्यता

What we stand for

Equality in society and support for the helpless — this is the heart of everything Sahara Ghar does.

Residents of Sahara Ghar sitting together in the marigold garden by the home's emblem
एकताUnity
Residents standing side by side in matching red shirts outside the shelter
समानताEquality
A caregiver with a hand on the shoulder of an elder greeting him outside a makeshift shelter
सहानुभूतिCompassion
A caregiver sitting with three young children in her care at Sahara Ghar
भरोसाTrust
हाम्रा उद्देश्य

Our objectives

घर परिवार आफन्त विहिन, सहयोग अपेक्षित मानिसहरूको हो यो साहारा घर।

Sahara Ghar belongs to those without home, family, or kin, who need a helping hand.

  • Hands that serve are greater than lips that sing in vain.
  • Save thousands of young people, and drive addiction out home by home.
  • Help youth become self-reliant and contribute to the nation's development.
  • Rescue, rehabilitate, feed, and give medical care to those living in inhumane conditions — save yourself, and save others too.
  • Together protect the helpless, the infirm, orphans, and the disabled, and uphold their human rights.
  • With everyone's humanitarian help, work toward a district, a province, and a country free of destitution.
  • Humanity knows no limits. Jaya Manavata — victory to humanity.
Two women stringing marigold garlands at the Sahara Ghar flower-house stall
एक दशकको सेवा

A decade of care

2070 BS
Bal Bahadur Bista founds Sahara Ghar and begins rescuing people from the streets of Kailali.
Growth
The shelter grows to care for around 100 residents at a time, funded entirely by donations.
CSR support
NIC Asia Bank and RMDC Laghubitta step in with essential in-kind support.
1.5 crore
The National Planning Commission grants NPR 1.5cr for long-term sustainability.
भरपर्दो काम, साँचो सहयोग

Credible work, backed by real support.

Once sustained by individual donors alone, Sahara Ghar now draws institutional support for its proven impact.

1.5cr
Government grant
The National Planning Commission, via Bardagoriya Rural Municipality, granted NPR 15 million for systemic, long-term management.
NIC Asia Bank
Provided dining sets, benches, and clean water filtration systems to improve hygiene for residents.
RMDC Laghubitta
Donated complete sets of couches and mattresses so residents can sleep comfortably.

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