… and the heroes’ return home. This project took almost a month longer than planned. Cold, snow, illness and electricity problems caused our crew severe problems, but they overcame them all. The families of our crew finally have their beloved husband, father and son back, healthy and happy. Nicole Thakuri-Wick has built a school in […]
At last, after 47 days of hard work, our crew is finally in the home straight. The pictures speak for themselves and make every craftsman’s heart beat faster! What our crew has achieved here is simply magnificent and I have nothing but great respect for what they have accomplished. There was a moment when stopping […]
The previous difficult situation had initially eased – but this week, unfortunately, came what we are all hoping for at Christmas. On Wednesday morning, the white splendor looked beautiful, but of course not at all ideal for our natural stone masonry work. Fortunately, the temperatures rose again on Thursday so that our team was able […]
Our local sanitation team has to deal with a lot of obstacles and whenever I am in contact with them, they talk about a nightmare. The generator we brought with us had an irreparable defect after the first day. The replacement generator, which was delivered after 1½ days, broke down after just two hours […]
In August 2023, we launched an appeal for donations for the Daphu project. Thanks to your generous donations, our crew was able to set off on a very difficult and costly project last Sunday. Daphu Village is located in the Himalayas and is very difficult to reach due to the earthquake on November 22, 2023. […]
Our sanitation team has completed a super job in an almost unbelievable speed. The speed can also be explained by the fact that the big Dashain Festival in Nepal was coming up. The Dashain Festival is the big harvest festival in Nepal; a festival where everyone goes home to visit their families and exchange gifts.Our […]
We are pleased to inform you that Illam Project I, Shree Singadevi Secondary School Phuyatappa with 200 students has been successfully completed. Our team has completed the plumbing installations for 4 new toilets, 2 sinks, and 2 showers there. The laying of the sewer lines to the newly constructed settling basins was done under partly […]
We are happy to inform you that this week we have started a new project in Nepal. We have been committed to this project for some time and had planned it for after the return of Karna and Nabin and before the upcoming large construction and sanitation project in Daphu. For your information: this summer […]
In Daphu, Nepal – a small village in the Himalayas without road access (horses being their only mode of transportation) and only electricity for two hours a day – the 115 students of the Kanjirowa Basic School are facing challenging conditions due the the lack of sufficient toilet facilities. They are compelled to relieve themselves […]
Yesterday, Khemraj Puri, our team leader and The Twin Otters Children’s Home informed us that all the extension work has been completed. Thanks to your support, over 20 children have a safe place and no longer have to live on the streets of Kathmandu. We would like to thank you once again for your trust […]