Our Story

SONRISA is the collective effort of a group of enthusiastic people who are willing to commit themselves to social welfare. With the encouragement from foreign friends ( Luisa Gonzalez from Spain, Ivan from France, Yohan Pour from UK and Anna Chabin from Switzerland), we pursue the vision to work proactively in order to improve the lives of orphaned, semi-orphaned and abandoned children who are deprived of virtually everything ;basic needs, education and support.

To start with, we had nothing but our energy and enthusiasm, and we started under the leadership of Bishnu Rai. SON became operational in a rented flat at Maharajgunj-4 (Kathmandu), keeping in mind an easy access to school, hospital and public transport.

During the initial phase, the support from Luisa, Ivan, Yohan and Anna were instrumental for the developement of the internal infrastructure of SON and the raising of funds to operate the organization. In this project, Gyan Bahadur Lama, Secretary of DCWC provided us with invaluable suggestions and guidance regarding the official formalities and co-ordination with other organizations.

The Children at SON come from different regions of Nepal and have been brought to us by various governmental bodies. Most of the children became orphans due to untimely demise of their parents, while some are victims of domestic violence.

In November 2007, Bishnu Rai, President of SON visited different countries of Europe spreading the word about the orphanage and the orphans in Nepal, with the aim of expanding partnership with donor individuals/organizations. During his visit, we earned a very warm and inspiring response from the international community.