On April 25, Nepal suffered from a magnitude 7.8 earthquake followed by an almost equal aftershock on May 12. 9.000 people died in the earthquakes, 25.000 were injured and 3 million people lost their homes.
In Chepel nobody died, but lots of houses were partly or totally destroyed. However, the neighbourhood village of Khumlu was totally destroyed and no single house was left there. This also included the water supply for the village.
From May 26 to June 14 I went to Nepal and visited Chepel and all 9 surrounding villages as well as Kathmandu and the neighbouring former royal city Bhaktapur to get my own picture of the destruction and the local situation.
All pictures were taken by myself in Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and Chepel.
Our Activities After The Earthquake:
Acute Help within the first 4 – 6 weeks
Provisioning of galvanized sheets for building of semi permanent accomodations. Later when rebuilding the houses the sheets were used as roofs.
Medium-term Support (6 – 12 months)
Reconstruction of school buildings and provisioning of school furniture. As the Nepalese Government was involved with a small contribution of about 1000 EUR, their approval has to be waited for. Reconstruction of water supply in Khumlu. Support of families out of Chepel who have lost the bread-earner.
Long-term Measurements for Income Maintenance:
Setup of a piggery in Chepel and surrounding villages with the precondition that 2 piglets from every litter have to be passed on to another family.
Arrangement of scholarships for secondary school (from grade 6) liable to costs (4 students)
Education of two medical assistants (2 women from Chepel) for the planned Health Post
Setup of herbs for reselling