By Peter Mason | Executive Director
NEPAL June 2016
In Nepal, the projects are going very well. We have three projects underway and in Salleri at the Ramailo Jyoti school has the roof on and is ready for the final finishing. We have projects in Barkhu and in Dipli where building is wrapping up now in preparation for the monsoon season. Our long journey, post-earthquake has included waiting, patiently, while new building designs were created and went through the planning and approval process. We also had to wait through political unrest and a fuel blockade/shortage. Our work finally began in February as community members were mobilized and trained, committees for the buildings were built and tasked, and the long process of building up the logistics and supply chain began.
We can now say that with the incredible work of local partners, community-based organizations, school-based committees, local workers and local volunteers we have completed the first building and will be shortly finishing work at the remaining to buildings on our spring project list. This is 6 more classrooms available in the Solukhumbu to begin our work to replace many hundreds in need of being replaced.
We are currently following national government requirements to only build with materials/designs approved by the government. Currently the national government has not approved the use of "earthbag building" techniques for any schools in Nepal. We will always build to the desires of the local community and with the approval of the appropriate government agencies/departments. Our belief is that if we honor the wishes and regulations of the people in the areas where we work we demonstrate the respect necessary to truly be a partner and create true community ownership.
(Ramailo Jyoti School in Salleri Nepal with a new school building - 2 new classrooms)
(Kalika Primary School in Dipli in early June with great progress on the foundation and walls for two new classrooms)
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