NEPAL EARTHQUAKE RECOVERY UPDATE NOVEMBER 2019
TOTAL PROGRAM IMPACT
140 39 572 12
STUDENTS IMPACTED
VOLUNTEERS
Current Activities We are excited to announce the launch of our new Nepal program, in Makwanpur district, where we are rebuilding Shree Manakamana Basic School. Makwanpur is one of the most earthquake affected districts, so we’re glad to be there to support the local communities recover from the devastating earthquake of 2015 .
VOLUNTEER DAYS
CLASSROOMS IN PROGRESS
During these first few weeks, staff and volunteer orientations have been carried out in Kathmandu to welcome the new team for Makwanpur. After the orientation, the team headed towards Makwanpur after which we did our first foundation pour on Oct 24th and celebrated Tihar festival with the community. We have also started work on the retaining wall which will ensure that the new buildings are safe from geological hazards. We are going to build 2 buildings with 3 rooms each and repair another pre-earthquake 3 room building at the school. Additionally we are going to build a Kitchen, a retaining wall for safety of the new buildings and install water filtration system + rainwater harvesting system with a retention tank of capacity 50,000 litres. We are also getting ready to launch our second program in Nepal in Sindhuli District where we are going to rebuild 2 schools.
Beneficiary Stories “ We were worried that AHAH like other organizations that have come to our school to take pictures and document damage would not return back to help us. However, they are already here now within months from the initial visit. Construction materials are brought up almost every day, a large number of volunteers and staff drenched in sweat (but always carrying a contagious smile) are working hard to rebuild our school. We could not be happier! ”
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Disaster Profile The April 2015 Nepal earthquake (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed nearly 9,000 people and injured nearly 22,000. It occurred at 11:56 Nepal Standard Time on 25 April 2015, with a magnitude of 7.8 on the Richter scale. It affected 8,242 schools and destroyed approximately 500,000 homes and monuments. Two major aftershocks of magnitudes 7.3 and 6.3 followed on May 12th, inflicting additional damage, casualties and loss of life. It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. Hundreds of thousands of Nepalese were made homeless with entire villages flattened, across many districts of the country. As of July, 2019 the no. of schools remaining for reconstruction is 1,819.
Our Work Thanks to the crucial support of our partners, donors, local community and volunteers from around the world, we have been running impactful programs in Nepal since 2015. We have completed 21 schools till date serving 5000+ students and we are currently working on 3 more schools. We have implemented Water, Sanitation and Hygiene(WaSH) facilities including toilets and water filtration system at our schools. Recently AHAH has introduced EdTech, or educational technology, which is the use of technological resources that facilitate learning and improved academic performance at selected schools.
About All Hands and Hearts We effectively and efficiently address the immediate and long-term needs of communities impacted by natural disasters. We communicate directly with local leaders and community members and then deploy our unique model of engaging volunteers to enable direct impact, helping to build safer, more resilient schools, homes and infrastructure. We have earned a 4-star rating by Charity Navigator six years in a row and a Perfect 100. Less than one percent of rated nonprofits have received this distinction for financial and operational efficiency.
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