COMMITTED volunteers Manaslu and Chris report on "the strength, the ability and determination" of the Thangpalkot villagers to pick their lives up and forge ahead in spite of the devastation caused by the recent earthquake.
We're COMMITED (to) bringing back the smiles on the faces of children of Thangpalkot and its neighbors! To that end, we have provided relief materials to the residents of Thangpalkot VDC and have begun the process of bringing the children back to school for educational activities.
Who we are and what we are all about.
Nixon Boumba describing lessons learnt from the Haiti earthquake in "How not to rebuild Nepal" recommends listening to local people, supporting local people and reaching the most vulnerable as the top three things to do. I agree.
Surely there are skilled and trustworthy local people and local organizations. We just need to identify them and support them, if we are to not become another Haiti!
All about following ones dreams to make life meaningful. In my case, the dream was to get advanced degree in the US and then return to Nepal to help the next generation of children from low socioeconomic backgrounds, which is what I have done.
As pleasant as my visit to the US this time has been, re-connecting with old friends and making new friends, the tragedy unfolding back home in Nepal has been a constant preoccupation. While my uncharacteristic absent-mindedness from the start of the journey has made me part with a number of things of little value at different times, the earthquake has taken many that are irreplaceable.