"My heart still shakes like the earthquake. I was in the fields when it happened. I came back to find the ceiling and the floor had become one."
On May 5, 2015, Molly Hennessey Fiske of the Los Angeles Times travelled with me to Badare Gaun, Bhorle in Rasuwa and Thulgaun, Pipaltaar in Nuwakot where I was distributing relief supplies to the...
Namaste All, Together with the help of Nepal Army, we will soon start building temporary shelters to accommodate 50 families in Ghumthang-7, Shyamshadhu,Sindhupalchok. I would like to...
Ghumthang VDC is located on the northern part of the Sindupalchowk District, Nepal. Ward 7 Shyamsadhu lies in the middle, amidst plateaus overlooking waterfalls. The village is only an hour walk...
Namaste all, Today I write to you with great joy. We have returned from Shyamsadhu, Ghumthang 7 after installing 50 temporary shelters to the families directly affected by the...
"I was dancing but I fell. I got up and started dancing but I fell again. But I got up again and completed the dance routine. Everyone clapped and I got the second prize. And mother kissed me all...
"As I ran, the house fell behind me burying half my body. As I was slowly losing consciousness, I saw myself, but a younger myself, maybe 13 or 14 years old. I was in the tomato fields, while mother...
"This is the second time we have become homeless. The first time was when that landslide came. You wouldn't know about that. I don't know if they showed that one on TV. Last time I watched TV, it was...
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