On 25th April 2015, the world of ordinary Nepalis changed forever. Following the major earthquakes in the month of April and May, many people lost possessions, livelihoods and loved ones. This is our story in the aftermath.
Project Jholunge
Beginning in November 2015, we made the journey to a small village named Jholunge in the district of Sindhupalchowk. It’s perched on a beautiful hillside overlooking the Indrawati river which supplies water, tasty fish and a very cold bath. On April 25th, 2015 a massive earthquake hit Nepal and the village of Jholnuge was reduced to rubble. In the following months, the community worked to rebuild their lives and homes. Without proper sanitation facilities, resorting to open defecation became rampant in the months following the disaster.
Alongside our partner NGO Educating Nepal, we worked with the community to introduce our concept of urine diversion to three distinct households and carried out our WASH education programme with the incredible students at Suryoda Primary School. The project was a huge stepping stone for us, as it gave us an opportunity to learn about the effectiveness of our WASH program and toilet design, as well as learn a little bit about the culture of the Majhi peoples in Jholunge.
OUR RESPONSE
Built three urine diverting toilets and greenhouses to use urine based fertilizers
Trained 15 people to build and maintain urine diversion toilets
Conducted WASH education with 125 students at Suryoda Primary School
“Prior to the earthquake our entire village had access to sanitation.”
The People of Jholunge
