Handover in Nala

3,737 houses in Ugrachandi VDC are badly damaged. Together with village leaders, we selected 17 most needy families. However, 5 families were not able to resolve some land issues, so we worked with the other 12 families first. The co-partnership agreement is for us to provide an earthquake resistant single-storey house frame complete with reinforced concrete foundation and CGI roofing while beneficiaries source for and put up their own walls, windows and doors.

She received a 3-room house design. 3 months after we built and handed over the house frame to her, she completed putting up the brick walls and windows on her own. She, her 2 daughters and aged mother are now living in it and are extremely happy and grateful for all the help rendered to her.

Due to land constraints, he received a 2-room house frame with roof. Last month he completed adding a second storey and finished putting up the walls. 3 weeks ago, he and his family had a house dedication prayer and they have since shifted in. For them, this house is a dream come true and Thulo Bhai is very thankful to the community who helped him to rebuild.

In 2015, Sano Bhai’s mother passed away from end-stage kidney failure after about a year of expensive dialysis treatment. His youngest brother suffered a serious road accident and another brother died suddenly from suspected alcohol abuse. Coupled with losing his house to the quake, Sano Bhai was left to shoulder the family’s financial burden. Thanks to the community’s decision to include him in the rebuilding programme, he now has a new roof over his head. He has completed adding a second storey to the 4-room house frame and finished doing up the brick walls. They will move in sometime in August 2016 once the painting work is done.

Santa Maya lost her husband 9 years ago and it was a challenge to bring up her 3 sons and 3 daughters. Due to financial hardship, her 3 sons left home to work elsewhere and rarely returns or sends money back. After the quake, she lost her mud house and everything in it. She is very thankful that she now has a 4-room house frame and is waiting for funds to build the walls. We hope she will receive help soon so she can have a fully completed house.

Married with 2 sons, Dhurba has been living in a temporary shelter since the quake. After receiving the 4-room house frame, he is unable to put up the walls and is waiting for compensation funds.

As a tailor, Bal Krishna has a lot of financial needs. After his house was destroyed in the quake, he lives in a temporary shelter on someone else’s property. His land is just big enough for a 1-room house frame. He decided to let his elder son, Mohan Pariyar and his family, live there and let him take responsibility to put up the brick walls. When Bal Krishna receives more funds, he will build another storey over this room and he can then live there with his younger son Ram Krishna. Till then, Bal Krishna will continue to stay in the temporary shelter.

She is a widow with 3 sons and 2 daughters. One daughter is living with her and the rest of her children are married and living elsewhere. After the quake destroyed her house, she took shelter in the church because none of her children or relatives came to help her. Due to her extreme circumstances, we provided a 1-room house frame and waived her part of the agreement by putting up the walls, too. She just had a house dedication prayer and is now living in it with her daughter. With a proper roof over her head again, she is very thankful for the special help.

Purna may be extremely poor but he is known in the village to be honest and hardworking . When he lost his house, he lost all hope. He is married with one son and his aged father lives with him. He has almost completed putting up the walls to his 1-room house frame and will shift in soon.

He is a daily wage laborer and extremely poor. He lost his father after the earthquake and they have severe financial needs. He is waiting for funds to put up the walls to his completed 2-room house frame.

Mohan is the chairman of a local political party and he used to be wealthy many years ago but because of bad company and poor relationships, he lost all his property and became poor. But his position and influence as chairman remains and he helped us with securing the necessary approvals to start this rebuilding project. He has completed putting up brick walls to 2 rooms of the 4-room house frame and will complete all walls soon.

Bhai Kancha is a farmer, married with 1 son and 1 daughter. After the quake, he had no resources and place to stay and took shelter in the church till he received a temporary shelter. He is now waiting for funds to put up the walls to his 2-room house frame. We hope that soon he can move from the temporary shelter to this safe house.

She has 1 son and 3 daughters. Her husband has end-stage cancer in his right foot and they do not have any resources to seek medical attention. She is also waiting for funds to put up the walls to her 2-room house frame.