Global Action in Nepal and Africa

www.globalactioncoalition.orgI promised to take you with me so our first stop is the village of Kavre. I have been staying with the founders of Yogdan Foundation, former members of the Tampa community who have returned to Kathmandu. They had purchased land on the top of a hill in the village of Kavre north of Kathmandu to have a get away place. When the earthquake happened they headed up to there to find that nobody had come to help and most of the houses around 240 families were destroyed. Luckily they had no fatalities. Talking with the mothers of the village who had seen their world turned upside down was quite sobering. They lived perched on their hill top village homeless and experiencing constant tremors wondering at any moment if there would be more destruction. Punam and Atulya new at once that there would be no help from the government and they contacted everyone they knew to build temporary housing so that they would have shelter from the elements. Global Action Coalition and the Tampa Bay Nepalese community responded. The simple housing might not be much to us but as you can see they have taken great care to make them homes. Our next step is to build houses for the most neediest. Another project Punam started was to use the community center for a small sewing factory for the local girls. There are 5 machines and in one of the photos the young manager of this enterprise is showing off a new product. One of the inhabitants was this 100 year old woman. The small path up to her home is daunting but she is nimble and a loving person. Our visit was a big hit for the children too. I also met an Austrian man who had build a retreat center on a piece of land. He would love to have help in rebuilding the bathrooms in the village school. There is so much to do here, but I believe we can help them. Enjoy the photos and forgive me if they are not perfectly aligned. Rob