Friday 4 April 2008

Sudhin Pokharel

In my post of 14th September ("Lose your mobile") I described how supporter Emma Triplett left her mobile behind in a Kathmandu taxi. Thinking that was the last she'd seen of it, she phoned the number to discover that it had been picked up by the father of a famous Nepalese pop star and national TV presenter, Sudhin Pokharel aka "DA 69". When Emma collected the mobile, Sudhin expressed an interest in coming to see our work and maybe in singing for the children.

He kept his promise on Wednesday when he joined us for lunch and volunteer Rebecca Hawkins' farewell party at our arts centre in Godawari. He's a very confident, handsome chap with outstanding English who made quite an impression - especially no doubt on the older girls. Afterwards he went to the refuge where he rounded off a programme of entertainment that had been laid on by the children with a little bit of rapping, a foretaste of the concert that he says he will do for us "after the election" (commonly heard words these days!). The kids were bowled over by their surprise visitor and it's young men like this who provide such great role models for the teenagers that we are caring for.