Mother to 22 orphans sees her brood flourish

In 2015 Pandor, became mother to 22 children in "Family No 10". The family lives in a three-bedroom apartment, which Pandor designed and furnished to look and feel like a home.

She concedes that she felt out of her depth at the beginning. "Some of the children were already attending college. They were so tall. I didn't even know how to talk with them."

Despite the initial difficulties, Pandor threw herself into her work. As an orphan herself, she wanted "her kids" to have a better childhood and more opportunities than she had.

However, balancing their needs posed a different challenge. One of the boys under her care, Kelsang Lhundrup, felt overlooked and played up after Pandor missed a parent-teacher meeting at his school, so Pandor had to offer him individual support.

She has not missed any parent-teacher meetings since.

Pandor also holds household meetings so that each of her charges knows they belong to a big family and she may not be able to deal with their individual needs every time. She explains that it doesn't mean she doesn't love them, and like many families "big brothers and sisters" will help them "when mom is too busy".