Rebuild a village is our project to provide shelters for the village of Katteldada in Western Nepal. We have embarked on a race against time... against the monsoon that is arriving in Nepal. The village of Katteldada has about 80 houses and 432 inhabitants. The students from this village study in the Sri Saraswoti High School. We hope to raise sufficient money which will be personally given to our Nepalese contact, Netra Sir (the ex-headmaster of the school) to purchase the zinc and wood. The shelters are DIY and come with instructions, allowing the villagers to build their own house.
The zinc and wood will be sturdy enough for the monsoon season, while their houses are being reconstructed. Once built, the zinc can be recycled and incorporated into their houses.
Why this particular village?
Many of the students studying in Saraswoti High School, live in this village. Without adequate shelter, school would take second priority for them. That would be a disruption to the schools' efforts of ensuring that the children receive basic education.
For those who have been following my blog, Saraswoti School may sound familiar to you. This was the school where we set up the computer laboratory in 2012 and which Kumaran had visited (together with Mr Krishnan) in 1999. We have seen the school grow... and want to help it and the village move on after this devastating earthquake.
If you are interested to contribute to this project, please email us at rebuild.a.village@gmail.com
To find out more about our previous work in 2012, please visit the link on Nepal Adventure within this blog. (small note: you would have to scroll right to the bottom of the page as it is in the last section of the journey)
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