Diary
HLF Zoom meetings
The HLF team are making the most of technology and weekly Zoom meetings are being held between the Kiwi and Nepali team. We have been able to ‘visit’ the Bhaktapur community to see the new sanitation installation and catch up with the ataahua-beautiful community. The...
Bhaktapur Sanitation System
Earlier in the year it was determined that the sanitation system in Bhaktapur was in desperate need of an upgrade. So Rabindra, the kiwi team and the community worked together to research the best system for the community. We looked at an ecofriendly toilet option...
Thamdanda Project update
The project is nearly finished, with only an animal shed still to be constructed. The impact this project has made for so many lives is truly humbling, and none of it would have been possible without the Rotary Foundation and support of of local Rotary clubs,...
Thamdanda Project
The community are continuing to thrive following the completion of the pipework to the villages. The Rotary District Governor and the Kavre-Banepa Club had a site visit in January and everyone was impressed with the work to date and the impact it has had on the...
Trafficking Awareness Seminars
Following the successful completion of the first seminar in Kathmandu, we are looking to start these seminars in rural areas hardest hit by trafficking. In December Rabindra and some volunteers visited a border town to get a feel for how the local community are being...
A Covid Christmas
The community had a lovely Christmas celebration after a tough year with not only Covid pressures, but the loss of Rhutama (pictured to the right), the ataahua / beautiful matriarch of the community. I still haven’t come to terms with this loss but I’m sure I will...
Rotary Foundation Cadre
November saw the Rotary Foundation Cadre visit the project site to inspect the work to date. The community welcomed the visitors from India and were delighted to show the work that has been completed to date. Overall the Cadre was impressed with the work undertaken...
Srijana & Amir
We would like to introduce you to some of the wonderful people living in the Bhaktapur community. This month please meet… Srijana (10) & Amir Tamang (8) Their family was badly devastated by the earthquake in 2015 and they were left homeless and scared. Since...
Christmas in Nepal
As Nepal is such a multi-cultural and multi-religious country, Christmas is celebrated within some communities, such as the Christian community at Bhaktapur however in Buddhist and Hindu communities there is no celebration of this holiday. The Thamdanda community will...
Watch this space!
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