Sagar, Sushmita and Sajan M.

Thanks to a generous sponsor, the three children (Sagar thirteen years old, Sushmita ten years, and Sajan eight years) are all enrolled in school. Their parents are homeless and work as day laborers. Originally from the Tarai (the southern part of Nepal), the family migrated to Kathmandu and now live in a barren spot by the Bagmati River called the “Homeless People’s Land”. Refugees began to squat on the land and build huts and tents over the past couple years. These huts can be destroyed at any time by the government or by flooding of the river. Basically, with no money and no land, the family has no other choice. Despite this difficult situation, Sagar and Sushmita are very good students. They dream, respectively, of one day becoming an engineer and a teacher and being able to provide a nice place for their family to live.