KAVRE, NEPAL: POST QUAKE UPDATE On Sunday 17 July, we went to Rabi village (our third in five targeted villages) to check on the house rebuilding work. Out of the 15 houses to be built, 8 are in progress. The following 3 families have finished casting their reinforced concrete footers. Another 3 families have completed...
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KAVRE, NEPAL: POST QUAKE UPDATE One year after the quake, 21 targeted families in Nala and Opi have completed their house frames and almost half have done up their walls and moved in. 117 more households to go! Homeowner Sarsworti Tolange of Opi village (below) said she never dreamed she would get to live in a house with...
KAVRE, NEPAL: POST QUAKE UPDATE The first prototype house frame is complete! Homeowner Ishori Bogoti is very grateful for the help rendered to her. She is looking forward to putting up the walls, windows and doors next! Ishori was selected by her community to be one of the project beneficiaries because of her needy background....
KAVRE, NEPAL: POST QUAKE UPDATE Monsoon is finally over and families are looking forward to rebuild their lives, starting with the rebuilding of their houses. 5 months after the quake, major roads are repaired, cleared of debri and many villagers have successfully dismantled their damaged houses. Bulle, Nala village in Kavre..
KAVRE, NEPAL: POST QUAKE UPDATE The monsoon is here and many households in the villages are still living in make shift tents. As the days pass, we are beginning to see how widespread the needs and problems of earthquake survivors in many of the affected villages are. For example, 2 government schools (mostly attended by...
KAVRE, NEPAL: BUILDING RAIN SHELTERS, A RACE AGAINST TIME Just when we thought the worst of Nepal’s double quake is over, strong winds have come. Many makeshift tarpaulin tents are being blown apart & away! Even some rectangular flat-roofed CGI shelters are not spared. Amazingly our arch-roofed shelters are holding up...