All Hands and Hearts Monthly Update - Nepal (March)

NEPAL EARTHQUAKE UPDATE - SINDHULI (March 2019)

CURRENT ACTIVITIES (RECOVERY) Our team in Bajhe went through a tough month with extreme weather conditions - high winds that blew and flipped tents, thunder and lightning strikes that forced evacuation up to 3 times in a single day (from base to a safer structure at Ma Vi School) and hailstorms that blocked the main highway. Despite these challenges, we have finished our final major concrete pour at Saraswoti after completing the second floor slab pour at Ma Vi. As you can see from the cover photo- we have already started to work on the interior plaster work.

Jana Jagriti Ma Vi ● Brick work up to stitch band level JICA ● Brick wall plaster work is in progress in RCC building building completed ● Brickwork up to lintel level is complete in toilet building ● Brickwork over the stitch band level ● Brickwork of Septic tank is in progress work is on progress ● Brickwork up to lintel level is complete in JICA building ● Brickwork up to sill level is completed ● Small retaining wall construction is in progress. in toilet building block ● Brickwork of septic tank is complete Saraswati ● Brick wall up to beam level completed in RCC building repair followed by concrete pour of beams ● Plaster works is in progress the new building. ● Plaster work is completed in toilet building is complete. ● Landscaping work of the school area is in progress Uccha Ma Vi ● COMPLETED

Reusable sanitary pad production training for adolescent girls provided by our partner Relief Nepal.

Rejoiced volunteers posing for a group photo after completion of second floor slab pour at Ma Vi.

Students from American School of Milan sharing highfives with the kids!

PROJECTED IMPACT

923

STUDENTS IMPACTED

14

CLASSROOMS IN PROGRESS

299

VOLUNTEERS

4,664

VOLUNTEER DAYS

DISASTER PROFILE On April 25, 2015, 7.8-magnitude earthquake shook Nepal. Less than three weeks later, on May 12, a 7.3-magnitude earthquake followed. These were compounded by hundreds of high-intensity aftershocks.

The people of Nepal felt the impact of these disasters with over 9,000 fatalities. Over 600,000 homes and 8,000 schools were destroyed, disrupting the daily life of 8 million people, including the education of 3.2 million children.

OUR WORK Thanks to critical support from partners, donors, local communities, and volunteers from around the world, All Hands and Hearts - Smart Response has run an impactful program in Nepal since April 2015. Now three years on, we continue to respond to the community’s needs with our local partner Relief Nepal. From the response phase of rubbling and debris removal immediately following the earthquakes to the current recovery phase of rebuilding schools, we’ve rebuilt 17 schools in Nepal and are dedicated to continue the work of giving the children of Nepal safe places to learn and play.

OUR MISSION To effectively and efficiently address the immediate and long-term needs of communities impacted by natural disasters.

By listening to local people, and deploying a unique model of engaging volunteers to enable direct impact, we rebuild safe, resilient schools, homes and other community infrastructure.

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5 YEARS IN A ROW! Only 10% of charities have received at least 5 consecutive 4-star ratings. This means All Hands and Hearts outperforms most of the other 1.5 million charities in America in operational and financial efficiency.

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