All Hands and Hearts Monthly Update - Nepal (May)

NEPAL EARTHQUAKE UPDATE - SINDHULI ( May 2019)

CURRENT ACTIVITIES (RECOVERY) This is the final month of the current project in Nepal! Our program team marched ahead despite the challenging weather and worked relentlessly as the handover dates of the schools approached closer. With an incredible final push, handover of Jana Jagriti was celebrated on the the 19th of April, Saraswati on the 25th of April and finally, Ma Vi on the 5th of May. On each handover, our rejoiced rural communities in Sindhuli echoed with songs, dances and celebrations accompanied my local traditional musical instruments. Our volunteers and staff received blessings and were welcomed by the community members and students followed by the formal ceremony from the school which ended with a grand feast!

Jana Jagriti Ma Vi ● Painting work completed in JICA building. ● Exterior and interior plaster and paint work. ● Painting work completed in toilet building. completed. Murals completed. ● Water filtration system added in school. ● Painting work completed in new toilet building, JICA ● Landscaping work completed. ● building and 2 pre-existing buildings. ● Repair and paint work completed in pre-existing Saraswati toilet block. ● Painting work completed in both buildings. ● Installation of water filtration system in school. ● Landscaping work of the school area completed. ● Construction of canals around the school.

Community led projects- Fencing the school ● Construction of community water powered grinding mill ● compound & construction of a shrine completed. structure. ● Plantation work around school building. ● Construction of retaining wall for RCC building. ● Landscaping and fencing work completed.

Uccha Ma Vi ● Trees and shrubs plantation around school building. ● COMPLETED

A volunteer and female community members helping each other out whilst working on the community project at Saraswati..

Students, teachers and community members received first aid training in collaboration with our local partner- Relief Nepal and Red Cross.

A volunteer and a local mason share the frame with a hug and smiles..

PROJECTED IMPACT

923

STUDENTS IMPACTED

14

CLASSROOMS IN PROGRESS

421

VOLUNTEERS

5938

VOLUNTEER DAYS

DISASTER PROFILE On April 25, 2015, 7.8-magnitude earthquake shook Nepal. Less than three weeks later, on May 12, a 7.3-magnitude earthquake followed. These were compounded by hundreds of high-intensity aftershocks.

The people of Nepal felt the impact of these disasters with over 9,000 fatalities. Over 600,000 homes and 8,000 schools were destroyed, disrupting the daily life of 8 million people, including the education of 3.2 million children.

OUR WORK Thanks to critical support from partners, donors, local communities, and volunteers from around the world, All Hands and Hearts - Smart Response has run an impactful program in Nepal since April 2015. Now three years on, we continue to respond to the community’s needs with our local partner Relief Nepal. From the response phase of rubbling and debris removal immediately following the earthquakes to the current recovery phase of rebuilding schools, we’ve rebuilt 17 schools in Nepal and are dedicated to continue the work of giving the children of Nepal safe places to learn and play.

OUR MISSION To effectively and efficiently address the immediate and long-term needs of communities impacted by natural disasters. By listening to local people, and deploying a unique model of engaging volunteers to enable direct impact, we rebuild safe, resilient schools, homes and other community infrastructure.

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5 YEARS IN A ROW! Only 10% of charities have received at least 5 consecutive 4-star ratings. This means All Hands and Hearts outperforms most of the other 1.5 million charities in America in operational and financial efficiency.

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