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Storing extra bricks on the wall
Jamming the bamboo toilet base

Houses under construction

Home partner helping out

Floor ready for concreting

Concrete work

Concrete work
Bricks layout- Preparation for volunteers for Everest Build II

Bricks layout- Preparation for volunteers for Everest Build II

Ongoing preparation for bamboo house construction

Ongoing preparation for bamboo house construction

Preparation for flooring

Toilet under construction

Toilet under construction

Friday, September 21, 2012

People at work

Ongoing construction work 

Happy Faces

EB II houses under- construction

People at work with the scenic beauty on the background

Photographer: Mr. Sagar Chitrakar

Thursday, September 13, 2012


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.

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.
Preparing mortar
Bamboo strips woven in a frame to form the wall of a house

Participants carrying mud mortar
Learning mud plastering Techniques


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!” 

A 2-day TOT session was organized for 53 participants

Group photo at the completion of the training session





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