Volunteer share a special bond with a local child
More than 500 volunteers from around the world helped 47 families in 2013
Happiness - Home Partner with her children after the house dedication ceremony
The home partners are slected from the most deprived and disadvantaged communities in Nepal
Global Village Team in the build week.
In 2013, 34 GV teams with 508 volunteers build 47 houses for families in Nepal
Friday, October 12, 2012
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Sunday, September 30, 2012
Sunday, September 30, 2012
Habitat for Humanity Nepal
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| Storing extra bricks on the wall |
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| Jamming the bamboo toilet base |
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| Houses under construction |
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| Home partner helping out |
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| Floor ready for concreting |
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| Concrete work |
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| Concrete work |
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| Bricks layout- Preparation for volunteers for Everest Build II |
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| Bricks layout- Preparation for volunteers for Everest Build II |
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| Ongoing preparation for bamboo house construction |
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| Ongoing preparation for bamboo house construction |
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| Preparation for flooring |
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| Toilet under construction |
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| Toilet under construction |
Friday, September 21, 2012
Thursday, September 13, 2012
Thursday, September 13, 2012
Habitat for Humanity Nepal
With
the successful completion of EB I, Habitat for Humanity Nepal (HFH Nepal) is
very much excited and looks forward in launching Everest Build II. Everest Build II is a six day program which will
be held during the month of October (7th-13th October,
2012) in Panchkhal, Kavre. Over these six days, around 600 international
volunteers and delegates will arrive in Nepal and come together in an effort to
build a future where lives of 40 families will change for better. Everest Build
2012 will focus on building cost effective houses with the help of such
international volunteers in Panchkhal, Kavre.
Additionally,
every year HFH Nepal brings over 1,000 international volunteers who spend over
21 days in Nepal and help to build houses at different places and also do visit
places in Nepal as part of their vacation.
Apart
from promoting local housing technology through Everest Build 2012, Habitat for
Humanity Nepal also seeks to highlight the native culture amidst the multi-national
volunteers by organizing its opening ceremony at Bhaktapur Durbar Square which lies 13 km east of Kathmandu. While the complex consists of at least four distinct
square (Durbar Square, Taumadhi Square, Dattatreya Square and Pottery Square),
the whole area is informally known as the Bhakapur Durbar Square, and is a
highly visited site in the Kathmandu Valley.
We highly appreciate the
support from both national and international volunteers who have helped us to
come a long way. Their support has helped us in multiplying the number of families
we serve and bring smile on their faces.
Thursday, September 13, 2012
Habitat for Humanity Nepal
2012 has been a year where we have trained many masons
and staffs to act as a technical messengers and help in building homes for the
people in need. Many Mason Training and TOT trainings have been conducted until
July 2012.
Mason Training:
HFH
Nepal conducted seven training sessions for local masons to become technical
"messengers," equipped with the knowledge of using cost-effective
construction technology to build homes. The training session helped the participants
to understand the importance of using locally-available raw materials in
constructing low-cost houses, a welcomed saving for the poor.
A
special training targeted at woman masons was also conducted. It served to
empower women with both theoretical as well as practical knowledge about cost-effective
and environmental friendly building technology.
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Preparing mortar
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Bamboo strips woven in a frame to form the wall
of a house
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Participants
carrying mud mortar
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Learning mud
plastering Techniques
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Creating Meaningful Life through Housing- Training of Trainers (TOT):
Habitat for Humanity Nepal conducted a two-day "Training of
Trainers" (TOT) program for staff and members of 11 local organizations.
These organizations, active in different parts of Nepal, are HFH Nepal's
partners in its five-year 100,000 Housing Campaign.
Some highlights:
The participants of NESDO (National Educational and Social
Development Organization) expressed that the training session enabled
them to gain a deeper understanding of HFH Nepal's model and vision of housing
as a means of escaping the cycle of poverty. Participants said “We are
surprised to see such beautiful buildings made of such “cheap” materials, it is
almost mesmerizing to us.” They were so overwhelmed that they started
choosing from the Habitat’s brochure which house they wanted to build for
themselves.
Yogendra Mandal,
Executive Director of Jiwan Bikas (a key partner of the 100,000 Housing
Campaign), expressed his gratitude towards HFH Nepal and also his ambition of
serving the Nepalese people to raise their living standards in a poem
“Supporters and
Staff of Jiwan Bikas, it is time to wake up
We have miles to go
and lots to achieve
We need change, and
we have to work for it
Go into every
corner and every village
Raise living
standards, make lives better
Changing lifestyle
can never be limited to talks about loans, savings, education or health
We have to find new
ways to do it,
There are many
houses we need to build for the poor
Thank you Habitat
for Humanity Nepal for supporting us in this
For supporting us
in this!”
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A 2-day TOT session was organized for 53 participants
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Group photo at the completion of the training
session
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