storiesofnepal Changing updates on BudiGandaki floods. 🙏🏾

storiesofnepal A YEAR OF LISTENING | UPDATE 1 Stories of Nepal is preparing for A Year of Listening by bringing together documentation experience and people engaged with communities since the Rasuwa floods. Conversations with individuals, local organizations and Tamang community representatives are helping us shape the approach around field realities, likely challenges and the priorities of affected families. We are also considering how to support volunteers affected by the floods or from affected communities. Our current official local collaborators are LACCOS, Nepal Tamang Ghedung and Dalit Sarokar Manch. LACCOS has confirmed coordination support, including local contacts, interpreters and volunteers. Nepal Tamang Ghedung will provide cultural and thematic guidance, Tamang translation and review, community introductions, field coordination, and support to mobilize local facilitators and volunteers. Dalit Sarokar Manch will support field coordination, community access, introductions and discussions, and volunteer involvement. We plan to begin field visits after the festivals, when weather and field conditions allow. The safety of the team, participants and communities will guide the timing. USD 3,313 has been raised so far. Thank you to everyone who has contributed, shared the project or offered time and knowledge. If you are able, please share this update, tag #ayearoflistening or support the project. We welcome volunteers with some relevant experience—professional, community-based or hands-on—in photography, videography, documentation, psychosocial support, coordination, social media management or other areas relevant to the project. Email jay@storiesofnepal.com.

storiesofnepal A YEAR OF LISTENING Preserving the stories of Rasuwa flood survivors Stories of Nepal is seeking support for a year of independent documentary and archival work with survivors and their families across districts of Nepal. The project will document their stories, including memories of those who died, efforts to rebuild their lives and aspirations for the future. Individual accounts can preserve details of a disaster’s effects that statistics alone cannot describe. An intersectional approach to gender equality, disability and social inclusion will guide outreach and participation. Repeated visits and continued contact will allow participants to shape the documentation and decide what they wish to share. Time is also required to organise, translate, review and preserve material. With participants’ permission, we plan to publish videos, photo stories, audio stories, written narratives and reports, and establish a digital archive. Families will receive copies of completed work. We will explain the arrangements and resources needed to maintain the archive beyond the funded year. The Stories of Nepal team will contribute its time without salaries or remuneration. Donations will cover family outreach, travel, accommodation, meals, community meetings, equipment, storage, publication and project administration. We will publish progress and expenditure updates. This appeal funds documentation. It does not fund cash assistance or relief supplies, and participation carries no promise of financial support. Documentation cannot replace direct assistance. DONATE ONLINE https://chuffed.org/project/helppreservethestoriesofrasuwa (LINK IN BIO) BANK TRANSFER Account name: Stories of Nepal Bank: Laxmi Bank Account number: 01411018725 SWIFT code: LXBLNPKA Esewa : 9851162130 We welcome contributions and sharing of the appeal. Stories of Nepal is an independent storytelling platform founded in 2013. #StoriesOfNepal #AYearOfListening #Rasuwa

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