The ECDC Butterfly Home under construction in Nepal.
Demonstrating the power of film to transform children’s lives, Waiting For Mamu, the short documentary directed by Thomas Morgan and produced in association with Shine Global, has successfully raised enough funds for the Early Childhood Development Center (ECDC) to begin construction on a new home for the children featured in the film. If they are able to raise $227,000 more, the home will be finished in October!
The film tells the story of Pushpa Basnet as she rescues children from the floors of Nepal’s prisons where they’ve been sentenced with their parents when she is surprised by worldwide recognition as the 2012 CNN Hero of the year. The stigma of having parents in prison has made it difficult to find permanent housing for all of the children so the “Butterfly Home” is a long awaited solution. For the first 60 days the film was available online at mgo.com/mamu, all proceeds went to the construction of the home and going forward, all the filmmakers’ proceeds will be donated, so check out the beautiful story and know that you are also helping construct a home for these children in need.
Waiting for Mamu is now available to watch online on: