Partnerships enable development of Bamboo Laminated Housing Materials…

HFHI- Nepal strives to be innovators in cost effective housing provision with one of the strategies using locally available materials wherever possible.As part of our ongoing development, HFH-Canada has signed a Contribution Agreement with the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) in order to help HFHI-Nepal to carry out its bamboo housing project Bamboo Enterprise for Habitat in southeast...

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Once again Lincoln School joined Habitat to assist families in Kavre, Nepal…

HFHI Nepal, in its efforts to build better habitat successfully, carried out its Volunteer program with Lincoln School for the second time. It was a five day program held October 8-12, 2007 at Patalekhet VDC, Kavre District. Twenty five students, five teachers, the Habitat team and the local community participated in this endeavor. Four houses were built and everyone worked in groups. The students...

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HFHI-Nepal Honor with Clarence Jordan Award

It feels good when one’s efforts are admired. We feel encouraged to work more extensively and enthusiastically. Similarly HFHI-Nepal got its recognition for its constant effort to build better habitats. This took place in The Asia Pacific Housing Forum 2007 in Singapore. Many counties participated and Nepal made a distinct mark at the forum. Country Representative Mr. Aruna Paul and Senior Advisor,...

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A new initiative of Bamboo Housing by HFHI-Nepal

Habitat’s constant effort to help the community taught the organization a new technique of Bamboo Housing to grasp and enhance. Bamboo housing was introduced in Nepal in 2005. HFHI, Nepal realized the local application of bamboo into housing in a cost effective manner from the community itself. This motivated Habitat to further promote the technology and help people build decent habitats. For this...

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Shelter to the Poor

Published in the Eastern Daily “Purbanchal Rastriya Dainik” December 01, 2006Translated Version: Life seems to have taken a brighter turn and her happiness is beyond limits for Bhumika Rai who is out of words for the security she received from her new house. The Habitat for Humanity International along with the villagers and volunteers helped her build this entirely new bamboo house. ...

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Heartfelt thanks to Mr. Asia Chang

Asia - last day with HFHI- Nepal appreciating souvenir Asia who used his travel time to help HFHI Nepal and spent 14 days working with the staff of HFHI Nepal to develop a much needed a “blog”. Asia…Thank you very much for your volunteering with us from 18 June to 05 July 2007. We appreciate for your support and assistance in developing a "blog" for HFHI-Nepal, which provides a dynamic view of the...

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Story of a Homeowner

Situation in Old HouseBhagawati Hamal’s story is very similar to many other families in the Kavre area of Nepal. At age 48, her family income comes from tomato farming on her 7 ropani (~3,600 sq. meters) piece of land. She had a small one-story shack of a house with a hay roof before Habitat for Humanity (HFH) helped finance a new house. She lived in this old house with nine members of her family,...

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Welcome!

Welcome to the Habitat for Humanity International, Nepal blog. This is the first post about the exciting activities and opportunities here at the HFHI-Nepal office. The purpose of this blog is for our organization to better educate the rest of the world about the housing needs of Nepal. Our organization is dedicated to eliminating substandard housing and homelessness worldwide and to make affordable shelter a matter of conscience and action.On this blog we hope to share with you:Nepal's housing...

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