PLEASE HELP BARRAPHEDI
See the location of Barraphedi in Google maps
Since the devastating earthquake 6 weeks ago, my friend Madhav's village, Barraphedi, remains destroyed with people living in dire situations as international aid has still NOT come to their village.
Most families are not able to repair their damaged homes, they live under tarps and pieces of metal. Some of the poorest families can not afford food. None can afford to purchase livestock, and most of the animals they depend on for food or income have been lost. Students can not enter their school as the buildings are so badly damaged they are unsafe. These students huddle under plastic tarps for classes, eager to learn. But these makeshift shelters will offer no protection from the approaching monsoon season. The rains, winds and flooding will destroy them, and it is essential that they build proper storm shelters.
With the monsoon season approaching, our immediate goal is to raise $ 10,000. These funds will go directly to doing three critical things:
1) Building immediate storm-shelters for the community elders, pregnant women and young children.
2) Building safe classroom shelters for the school students’ grades 1-5.
3) Supplying food and essentials for the poorest, most devastated families in the village.
They say it takes a village to raise a child so I ask you, my friends, my family, and those beyond, to join me in a worldwide fundraising effort to help my friend, his family, his village not only survive this tragedy but to rebuild what has been lost. Together can we help them regain their livelihoods, regain their dignity, protect their culture and set a solid foundation for future generations -- let us get them what they need most now, and continue to support them so they will be strong enough to rebuild those walls, and to raise those roofs once again.
Young school children gather outside the still standing, but condemned, school for classes.
A walk through the devestaion in Barraphedi Village
Madhav with his Grandmother
About Madhav:
I am Chris Recek, from Vancouver, Canada. I have visited Nepal many times and have built a strong friendship with Madhav. I have been to his village, met his family and his village brothers, of which he considers me one. When I met him 7 years ago, he had just left his village to study in Kathmandu. He was working everyday in a shop selling clothes, while also having to go to school every day. I soon recognized that it was not possible to do both, and that here was a bright young man with a big heart. I offered to help him so that he could focus more on his studies and work less. Over the years I visited often and watched him grow into a bright student and a confident young man. He also had a wonderful way with people and a good sense of business and fairness.
He eventually set up his own business in Thamel, Kathmandu, openning a small store front selling handmade organic felt products which has become very successful. After just 4 years of operating he has built a strong Eurozone clientele base and has opened a small manufacturing facility in Kathmandu creating job opportunities for urban and rural women living a life of poverty. if you would like to see more feel free to visit his web page at colourshandicraft.com
See the location of Barraphedi in Google maps Since the devastating earthquake 6 weeks ago, my friend Madhav's village, Barraphedi, remains destroyed with people living in dire situations as international aid has still NOT come to their village.
Most families are not able to repair their damaged homes, they live under tarps and pieces of metal. Some of the poorest families can not afford food. None can afford to purchase livestock, and most of the animals they depend on for food or income have been lost. Students can not enter their school as the buildings are so badly damaged they are unsafe. These students huddle under plastic tarps for classes, eager to learn. But these makeshift shelters will offer no protection from the approaching monsoon season. The rains, winds and flooding will destroy them, and it is essential that they build proper storm shelters.
With the monsoon season approaching, our immediate goal is to raise $ 10,000. These funds will go directly to doing three critical things:
1) Building immediate storm-shelters for the community elders, pregnant women and young children.
2) Building safe classroom shelters for the school students’ grades 1-5.
3) Supplying food and essentials for the poorest, most devastated families in the village.
They say it takes a village to raise a child so I ask you, my friends, my family, and those beyond, to join me in a worldwide fundraising effort to help my friend, his family, his village not only survive this tragedy but to rebuild what has been lost. Together can we help them regain their livelihoods, regain their dignity, protect their culture and set a solid foundation for future generations -- let us get them what they need most now, and continue to support them so they will be strong enough to rebuild those walls, and to raise those roofs once again.
Young school children gather outside the still standing, but condemned, school for classes.
A walk through the devestaion in Barraphedi Village
Madhav with his GrandmotherAbout Madhav:
I am Chris Recek, from Vancouver, Canada. I have visited Nepal many times and have built a strong friendship with Madhav. I have been to his village, met his family and his village brothers, of which he considers me one. When I met him 7 years ago, he had just left his village to study in Kathmandu. He was working everyday in a shop selling clothes, while also having to go to school every day. I soon recognized that it was not possible to do both, and that here was a bright young man with a big heart. I offered to help him so that he could focus more on his studies and work less. Over the years I visited often and watched him grow into a bright student and a confident young man. He also had a wonderful way with people and a good sense of business and fairness.
He eventually set up his own business in Thamel, Kathmandu, openning a small store front selling handmade organic felt products which has become very successful. After just 4 years of operating he has built a strong Eurozone clientele base and has opened a small manufacturing facility in Kathmandu creating job opportunities for urban and rural women living a life of poverty. if you would like to see more feel free to visit his web page at colourshandicraft.com