From an article written by Micheal Hess, Director, Papa's House, Kathmandu.
Mikel Dunham met my brother Peter at Davidson College last year when he was giving a lecture on Nepal.Mikel
was here recently (April-May 2007) working on his documentary on the effects
of the last ten years of Maoist insurgency. Most of our children are here because of the Maoists. Mikel wanted to interview a
few of the children; I know their history, but the children have never
talked about their past. One or two have alluded to it in unspecific
terms at times, but for the most part it is all kept inside, and I have
chosen to wait for them to decide if they want to talk about it or not.
I asked a few children if they would like to talk on camera about why
they are living in Papa’s House and they said yes. Under the comforting
and gentle voice of Govinda Rijal, Mikel's assistant, the interviews
began.
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