MARCH 2016
Together we raised $1900 to help the 2015 Gorkha Earthquake victims in Nepali communities.*
With much enthusiasm we write to inform that the donations allowed us to gift 10 smokeless metal wood burning stoves, 25 bags of rice (each 30 kgs./ 66 lbs), and 280 notebooks for the school children
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It has almost been one year since the 2015 Gorkha Earthquake happened in Nepal and the whole country still suffers. We had the opportunity to visit some of the victims in the villages of Laprak, Barpak, and Gupsi Pakha in the Gorkha district.
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People living in Laprak are still scared about the moving mountains for landslides are still occurring. Many houses have not yet been repaired, in result people are bunking with neighbors, and it is common to see families still living out of shelters made of donated plastic tarps.
Many are trying to relocate to the new upper village known as Gupsi Pakha, a village created after the earthquake 500 meters above Laprak, to avoid the landslides. Unfortunately, most have little funds, ability, and time to do so, as they spend their days working to eat and repairing their crops. Gupsi Pakha also has little to no water access and is hours away from their fields.
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