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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Sunday, September 30, 2012
Habitat for Humanity Nepal
