An update on construction works in Nepal
An update on construction works in Nepal
Over the last few months, we’ve made major progress in multiple areas in Nepal. Many water schemes built in the past were badly managed or damaged during the major earthquake in 2015. Using an entrepreneurial approach, we collaborate with local women to repair old water schemes and build new ones.
A major difference
We have constructed 6 and repaired 2 water points in Nepal, giving 1,950 people direct access to clean water.
Community member Nirmaya shares the major difference that direct access to clean water has made to her daily life. “We used to have to get up early in the morning and join a long queue at the Kereni river to collect water in buckets. Fetching water consumed our days, and disputes over water were common among neighbours.”
The water point hasn’t just saved time and improved sanitation. “It also made it easier to care for cattle and maintain vegetable gardens”, Nirmaya shares.
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We don’t have to queue for hours to collect water in buckets from the river, and caring for our cattle and vegetable gardens has become much easier.
Nirmaya Tamang, Keureni village
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Quality control
The new and restored water points are maintained and checked by Water User and Sanitation Committees, who have been trained as part of our project. These committees consist of both men and women, and will be registered with the local government as the official managers of the water schemes.
“To ensure that the new water points can provide clean drinking water for a long term, various plans and regulations have been drawn up and insurance policies have been put in place. The hard work of the dedicated members of the water committees has been indispensable in this regard,” said
Aakash Thing, president of the WUSCs in Keureni Manedada Giri.
Construction works
Our project partners sent us a video of the construction of one of the water access points in Nepal. Watch the video to see for yourself how this group of women and men provide a remote village with a high quality water point and daily direct access to clean drinking water.
Water by Women
In Nepal many men leave the villages for the cities to earn an income, not always with success. Many women are therefore responsible for the family. They are not used to developing economic activities, which means that they cannot develop themselves and remain stuck in a poverty trap.
In the north-east of Nepal, many water supplies from the past have been poorly managed or broken during the major earthquake of 2015. Because many people from low castes live in these areas, they have fewer opportunities. Together with the women, we are going to repair or construct the water facilities in an enterprising way so that more than 25,300 people will soon have access to clean drinking water.
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