Amrit and his team have just left for Pangarphu the Tamang village in Gumba VDC, Sindapulchowk we were previously unable to reach, due to massive landslides triggered by the May 12 quake. This is a slightly different mission. Yes, we are going with tarps alongside tin sheets for shelter, and yes we have some food […]
We just made it back after spending two days in Jiri municipality, Dhokala district, near the epicenter of the latest 7.4 earthquake. We planned this mission according to an informative phone call which gave detailed information about a dire need for help, yet a lack of response. It was a nine hour bus ride from […]
And we are off again, this time to Lower Sikri village about 2km before Jiri Bazaar in Dolkha District, the epicenter of Tuesday’s 7.4 magnitude quake. Our initial plan was to take supplies to Sindapulchowk, one of the hardest hit areas from both quakes, but with roads closed due to landslides and dangerous conditions, access […]
Amrit, after receiving a call this morning re the need for some tarps for some Tibetan refugees in Jhorpati, Boudha, Kathmandu, who had nothing to shelter underneath having been driven from their homes in fear during yesterday’s 7.4 magnitude quake, he and his Tibetan speaking friend Sarah raided their store of supplies ready for the […]
As the sun rose yesterday our team of national and international volunteers loaded a bus with over 4,000kg of supplies for 3 villages, Arukharka, Ghormo and Parchyang in off the beaten track in Rasuwa District, North West of Kathmandu. After a long, slow, winding journey initially following the Trishuli River before climbing up towards the […]
