Rebuild Earthquake Resilient Schools in Nepal

Hello Donors!

Recovery work has started up again in Nepal, after a brief hiatus for the monsoon season. As we’ve reported, in 2017 our focus has been to get children back into safe classrooms.This work is incredibly important, considering over 8,000 schools were damaged or destroyed by the 2015 earthquakes, and children have been learning in substandard and even dangerous classrooms in many areas since then. Before our pause, we wrapped up our second year of resilient school reconstruction, completing 3 schools in the Haibung District, and one school in Sindhupalchok. We are excited to say these schools are now fully functional, giving 439 children a safe and stable place to learn!

Meanwhile, during monsoon season, our staff went on to  finalize construction design, and acquire government approval for the reconstruction of two schools in the Sindhuli District. Today, we are pleased to say that All Hands and Hearts volunteers are back on the ground in Nepal, ready to turn safe, and comfortable classrooms into a reality for an additional 385 children. This October, field teams began work on Saraswati Basic School, Shree Ma Vi School, and two partial reconstruction projects on academic buildings at additional schools. We make it a priority that buildings we reconstruct are not only resilient, but also provide those that use them with highly beneficial features (including clean water access, hygiene stations, and bathrooms that suit their specific needs).

Beyond these specific projects, our team is also looking to identify other communities where children have still not been able to return to safe, comfortable classrooms since the earthquakes of 2015. As we progress this fall, we will continue to update you on our work in Nepal. As always, we are so thankful for the continued support of the Globalgiving community. You are the reason children and families around the world are able to acquire assistance after life-altering disasters.

From all of us at All Hands and Hearts—thank you!

Hello donors!

We are currently right in the middle of monsoon season in Nepal and the rains will continue to fall through September. This past April marked the third anniversary of the devastating earthquakes that impacted Nepal and also marked three years since All Hands and Hearts began to work in the communities hardest hit.

During those three years our team has rebuilt 17 schools damaged by the earthquake, allowing hundreds of children to return to safe and secure learning environments. Our team has learned many lessons during those three years, one of which includes how difficult it is to work in Nepal during monsoon season. It can be dangerous for volunteers on the sites, materials can be hard to source and it is nearly impossible to complete any work. All Hands and Hearts’ teams wrapped up work in April with the completion of two schools just in time.

Although work has stopped, our Program Development team continues to identify schools in need. Work in Nepal will begin again in October, where our teams will be rebuilding two schools in the Sindhuli district. We thank you for your continued support of our work across the world and invite you to check back soon for updates on the new school build progress.

Thanks!