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Abstract At least 5.000 children in Nepal live a high-risk life on the streets. The country faces a wide range of problems and there is practically no state welfare system in place to help these children. The task to help the orphans and street children have instead been left to an inadequate number of private and donor sponsored NGO’s, some of which are so poorly operated that the children would rather go back to live on the street. The Sahara Football Academy in Pokhara is an example of a well-run home for street children and orphans. 20 boys are provided with a home, education and football training. The football makes the boys happy to be in the home, keeps them out of trouble, gives them a strong mutual friendship, improves their school performance and gives them a new hope for a better future. Some of the boys are even expected to go on and play on the national football team once they leave the academy.
Interviews Interviews have been conducted with several street children, UNICEF personnel and staff and players at the Sahara Football Academy and Orphanage in Pokhara. These are available together with the full length story and many more photos.
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 13 year old Samir Thapa at the Sahara Football Academy and orphanage   The 7000 meter Machhapuchhre (Fish Tail) Mountain provides a stunning backdrop for the morning football training.  Boys in afternoon practice situation  Homework in the garden outside the Sahara |
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 Former street child, Sunil Kendel |
 Raivi, one of thousands of rag-pickers in Nepal |
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