Namaste from Wapsa!
The distribution day- the village committee had organized a grand welcome program despite my request to keep it low profile. They did it from their heart, so we didn’t want to disappoint them and be rude either. It was a great welcome and appreciation ceremony. They called out names of 30 houses, and we distributed the package to each of them. The package contained a dozen sheets of galvanized tin roof, 30 kg rice, cooking oil, salt, sugar, tea leaves for each one of them.
Later our boys helped make a few makeshift shelters for the monsoon. They cannot rebuilt their houses until the monsoon is over, so these shelters will work brilliant for now. They were all happy. In the evening all 30 houses decided to stay together under the big canvas near the school. They slaughtered a pig for the whole village. Everyone dressed up beautifully and we all had a great feast which was followed by dancing and merry making!
Thank you all for your generosity and support. The people of Wapsa have sent you love and gratitude.
//Saran
Hi On Life’s rescue & relief team
The villagers making their loads ready.
Happy village people from Wapsa came to help carrying all the food and material to the village.
Tin roof sheets and rice bags being carried to the village.
When we arrived the village 🙂
Saran is being greeted with katas and flower garlands
Nima being greeted with katas and flower garlands
The school children from the village of Wapsa
We stayed in our expedition tents – Hilleberg of course!
Children fascinated by seeing their pics that I had just taken.
Dil’s kitchen- we were invited for lunch- what a lovely meal we had!
Nothing tastes better than fresh food cooked in wood fire
Tin roof for 30 homes
Distribution day!
Rice and other necessities
Happy people
Finally food!
30 kg of rice!
Dil is receiveing his share!
And then the tin roofs
Our Hi On Life guys distributing the tin roofs to the villagers
The houses has been really damaged by the earthquakes
One of our porter, Gopal’s house
Working on the frame
Dorje using his climbing skills to secure the frame 🙂
Our Amazing Hi On Life team building shelters!
The roof is almost set, then we will work on the walls. This woman and her kids will have no problem this monsoon
Some women entertaining themselves seeing our guys at work
We Nepalese people need the tiniest excuse for celebration and merry making- this excuse was surely good enough 🙂 A wonderful evening to end with 🙂