Japanese GV - KAVRE – 3 to15March, 2014

            On 3^rd March, 10 Volunteers from Japan landed on Nepal with the motive to build a shelter for Acharya family in Kavre. They worked from 5^th to 16^th March. Over 12 days, the volunteers worked hand in hand with HFHN’s partner organization Jharana Saving and Cooperative Ltd. The team built a new house made up of stone, bricks, and cement motor with tin sheets as roof.

Volunteer mixing the cement.                                 Local Mason (right) teaching how to plaster.

The volunteers were always energetic and dedicated to the task assigned to them. During the build, they helped each other in mixing mortar, plastering and carrying the constructional tools. Along with building, the volunteers also had a very good interaction between home partners. Throughout the build, they assisted each other to build a new house for Ambika.

The volunteers were always grateful to Acharya family for their moral support, love and care.

Volunteers enjoying their work.

Ambika shared- We have been living a miserable life in rented rooms for many years.  Now it’s a time to have a decent life in a decent home. Thank you HFHN and  volunteers from Japan for helping us. You have gifted us the most beautiful home in the world.

Group picture-Volunteers with Acharya family                                  Exchanging culture (Occasion: Holi Purnima)

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Japanese GV Team- Pokhara 1-14 feb, 2014

           

          On February 1, Japanese team at Pokhara united to construct a new house for Sita Pariyar. Throughout the 14 days, the team along with Habitat for Humanity Nepal’s partner organization Shreejana Development Center worked to build a cement block house with galvanized iron sheet roof.

The volunteers helped in plastering, flooring, roofing and landscaping. They highly dedicated their time and sweat in building a shelter for Sita and her family.

The volunteers were very dedicated and hard working. Each day they would come to the site with a motive to complete a certain part of a home. They were not just building home, they were building happiness for Pariyar. Volunteers had a pleasant time covering themselves with dirt, sand. 

                Volunteers working on site

Sita Pariyar’s house built by Japanese team at Pokhara.                                                  Japanese ladies with Home Partner

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Japanese GV Team - Kavre - Feb23 to Mar5 - 2014

On 23^rd February 2014, fifteen volunteers from Japan and Habitat for Humanity Nepal’s partner organization-Shree Jharana saving and credit co-operative Ltd worked together to construct a cement block house for Gopini Sapkota in Kavre. Over this 11 days, they successfully built four room house for Gopini. The volunteers, most of the teenagers enjoyed constructing walls, flooring and digging mud.

                    Sharing love with Gopini Sapkota.                                               Volunteer Mayu Eguchi filling gaps in blocks

The volunteers shared their experiences on the site:

I am very happy to build a shelter for Gopi’s family. I hope our team has changed her life with this new home. And we really want her family to find happiness in her life. - Shota Ozawa (Team Leader)

I am a university student. Though we had paid an amount for this experience, I don’t think that’s expensive because here we not just built a house but also created happiness among family members. I’m sure that I cannot get this similar experience in any other place or program. GV left a big effect on us. We have known Nepal and the Nepalese people. Here, we had together built a home. It was really good experience. Love Nepal!!! I hope that “A world everyone have a decent place to live” will happen very soon. Thank you so much for the experience. – Mayu Eguchi

Volunteers working on  site.



I had a really good time here in Nepal. I experienced the joy of working for someone and I really want to join Habitat for Humanity activities again.  -Ayuka Morimoto

Thanking for her gift (a nepali wallet) from Home Partner

I had a very good experience in Nepal through this GV build. I would love to come back to Nepal again and very soon.  - Taisho Teshima

It was my first time building a house with Habiat for Humanity in Nepal. It was hard work but I really enjoyed working every day and had a wonderful experience. I want to join GV programs again. - Natsumi Suenobu

I want to join habitat program again. - Kaito Suzuki

I had a good time. This Global Village was good experience for me. - Sumire Takemura

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Japanese GV Team - Pokhara - Feb23 to Mar5 - 2014

“We had a great time during our Nepal GV. Thank you very much for all the support. Our team had great time. I would love to come back to Nepal again.” -  Hiroki Shigeta.

“This GV was a great experience for me. I shall never forget visiting Nepal this spring. Nepali people are very kind and the children are cute. I love Nepal. Thank you so much.” - Orie Fumoto.

Construction of block house by volunteers

 On 23^rd February, 16 volunteers from Japan worked along with HFH Nepal’s partner organization Shreejana Development Center with the aim of building a new home for Babita Pariyar and Shanti Tiwari. Over 11 days, they built two cement block houses. Team was involved in mixing mortar, plastering, carrying the blocks and water. After the build the team members were very happy to see the smiles on the family members. 

Every volunteer was aware about his/her responsibilities. The team worked very well around their assigned duties. They were diligent and helpful to each other. With the teams extreme hard work, they were able to provide two new homes for the families. In addition, the families shared their love and warmth with the volunteers and were grateful for their help.

“We would like to thank HFHN and volunteers from Japan from the bottom of our heart. We are proud to have you as our house builders. Thank you for being cheerful every day.” – Shanti Tiwari (Home Partner)

             Volunteers enjoying their work on the site.

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Netherland GV Team

             

Team leader Simone Tabor and her team members from Netherland joined hands on January 26, 2014 to build a shelter for Prabha Shrestha and Goma Mijar. These 17 volunteers worked along with Habitat for Humanity Nepal’s partner organization Sri Gramin Women Development Multiple Purpose Cooperative Ltd. in Kavre to build stone and mud house for Prabha, and brick and cemented house for Goma. Over 6 days, they victoriously built a concrete house for Prabha and Goma, and learnt a typical way of constructing house, enduring a joy of helping others.

Gerard one of the team members shared that he will be visiting Gomas’ house after a year along with his wife.

It’s true that comparatively we have more amount of money than Nepalese do have. But we feel self-satisfied to help Nepalese with those amounts. – Dennis.



Volunteers Leveling ground 

 

Volunteers splitting bamboos

Sieve the sand

Volunteer carrying a shack of sand



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USA GV Team

On January 5, 2014,

7 volunteers from the USA worked along with Habitat for Humanity Nepal’s partner organization Amardeep Mahila Utthan Bachat Tatha Rin Sahakari Sanstha to build one cement and block house for Dilu B.K. Throughout the 12 days, the team mixed mortar, laid the concrete blocks and carried cement blocks and water. The volunteers who had good skill and techniques helped in roofing, plastering the walls.

Volunteers shared their experience:                                                               

“I have always loved children. In this build, the children of the home partners were full of joy and happiness. I enjoyed every moment while in the build with them.” – Allie Ferraro    “It is great to be in the presence of love of the community”- Kathleen Daly. 

 

Volunteer David Barkman laying cement block

    

Volunteer Ian Morris bringing sand bag to mix the mortar

Volunteer Kathleen plastering

Team Leader Rebecca Mc Whorter handover team photo during house dedication ceremony

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Families Revisited: GV Team

Families Revisited: Team Leader Bruce Merges

Bruce Merges lead a team to Pokhara in May 2013 where, he and his team of 27 volunteers built three concrete block houses. Bruce revisited the families in January 2014 and here is what he had to say:

“I had the opportunity to go back to the village of Cristy in Pokhara to visit the three homes that our team built with Habitat for Humanity Nepal last May.  I was fortunate to meet with two of the families. My visit was unexpected and without prior notice, but they greeted me with open arms and huge smiles. They made it clear that they were very happy that we didn’t forget them.  The homes were fully occupied, and in some cases improved on since our team were there.  It was very rewarding to bring the build full circle and get to see the families using the homes.  I know we made an impact with our hands-on approach to giving.  The families will never forget us, and we will never forget them and our fantastic experience.”

Bruce with Raju & His Family

Raju and His family with his New completed house

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