Nepal Earthquake Relief Efforts

With the completion of our latest project, 30 more families have moved into our new temporary housing project in Bhaktapur, Nepal. This brings the total number of families who have moved into our temporary housing to 172. As we continue to help those who became homeless after the earthquake in Nepal, in the Bhaktapur region…

Projects spring up as Bhante is intuitively led to them. We paid school fees for five students whose families were badly affected by the earthquake in Nepal. Each student had all his or her fees paid as needed for one year of collage education. Two of the students Ms. Krishna and Mr. Sachin were children…

As we continue our efforts to rebuild schools that were destroyed by the deadly earthquake in Nepal, we have completed the construction and handed over a new building in Mahedrakanthi Higher Secondary School in Kalika, Nepal. This is the fourth school to receive a new building from us in the disaster Zone. At the inauguration…

We donated urgently needed school furniture to Sri Saraswathi Primary School in Kalika 9, Sindhupalchok District, Nepal. Kalika 9 is one of the most remote and difficult villages to get to in the Himalayan mountain range. After traveling by car on an unpaved, difficult and narrow road for a while, Bhante Ji hiked down to…

We were able to provide blankets for 100 families who lost their homes to the earthquake in Bhakthapure, Nepal. Among the many needy people during this critical time, we chose mostly senior citizens who are currently living in temporary housing. Since I had met these mothers and fathers in my previous visits to the area…

Bhante Wimala has inaugurated his 6th water project to provide water for the devastated earthquake victims in Nepal. This time we were able to provide drinking water for 120 families who live in Jamdhi village ward #1,3 and 5. After receiving a request for the drinking water project, Bhante Wimala visited Jamdhi. He saw how…

Construction of a new earthquake resistant building for 120 students at Shree Bagdevi Higher Secondary school in Devrali was competed and handed over to the school administration. Students, teachers and parents of Shree Bagdevi Higher secondary school in Deurali gathered in the school compound to welcome Bhante Wimala on Oct. 3, 2015. They all lined…

We were able to provide urgently needed medical care to many families who lost everything in the earthquake. Bhante Wimala personally met most of the patients and made necessary arrangements to provide them with needed medical care. These are some of the families who received help from us for medical care.

The primary school of Phalate ward #8 was completely destroyed by the earthquake. The school was rebuilt and reopened by Bhante Wimala on the 2nd of September, 2015. It was a historic event because it was the first school to reopen in Kavre district with a new earthquake resistant building. On the day of inauguration,…

Cleaning up and renovation of the Napukhu Pond in Bungamati, Nepal was completed on Sep.12, 2015. The whole community came together for the inauguration ceremony of the beautifully renovated Napukhu Pond. During the earthquake, most of the pipelines were damaged or destroyed and there was a big water problem in the whole area of Bungamati.…