The twin earthquake on April 25 and May 12 turned everything into rubble. Houses were gone, drinking water facilities got destroyed, roads were blocked and irrigation canals collapsed. Sindhupalchok district was the worst hit prompting Association for Rural Social Welfare (ARSOW-Nepal) to work for relief and reconstruction in Thangpaldhap, Thangpalkot
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Want to bring back smile in the face of victims like me
Earthquake left nobody. But the level of loss my family faced, probably was the worst. I was at Banepa attending a training leaving my family in Thangpaldhap when the earthquake struck on April 25. Having escaped from the disaster, my heart and mind was in my home. After multiple attempts
Revival of water supply has eased our life
Apsara Karki Sapkota, Earthquake took away everything not to talk about drinking water facilities. The April 25 disaster destroyed the sources of drinking water and the pipelines that were supplying water to the various villages from Thangpaldhap VDC. Only few taps were in operation compelling us to line up to
Trying to start new life
Jeet Bahadur Waiba, April 25 last year was a nightmare. In my six decades of life, I had never thought the nature could be so harsh. The disaster took one of my family member, destroyed house, killed cattle while the food grains got buried in the rubble. It took my
We are finally back into our business
Irrigation is the lifeline for farmers. No irrigation means no production. While we were at the verge of starting the plantation of maize and rice last year the devastating earthquake struck. Our houses turned into rubble, the seeds got buried and a large section of the irrigation cannels supplying water
