Photo gallery: Rebuilding the village
It has been nine months since a magnitude 7.8 earthquake shook Nepal and destroyed more than 700,000 buildings. One of the communities affected is Sanogoan. The village is situated only 20 minutes from Kathmandu but despite the total destruction which had taken place, was overlooked by relief efforts until LWF and the ACT Nepal Forum began to distribute relief goods.
With cash grants for re-building and livelihood support, LWF is helping the people of Sanogoan to rebuild their houses, brick by brick.
27 January 2016
Photos: LWF/Lucia de Vries
Kanchhi Shrestha with an unfired brick. The women of Sanogoan make the bricks for their houses themselves. An LWF cash grant pays for the building materials.
Kabita Shrestha (middle) with her sister-in-law and father. She is the main provider for the family, as her father is ill. Their house collapsed during the earthquake.
LWF Emergency Response Officer Madhu Sunam (right) with Siri Kumari Shrestha. Shrestha lost her husband, the family breadwinner, during the earthquake, which added to the trauma and destruction of the earthquake.
Young entrepreneur Saru Shrestha in her newly-opened shop. The LWF livelihoods program provided her with a cash grant to set up her business.
Laxmi Shrestha and her daughter, Sujata, have been living in this tent since the earthquake. Many people now even make space in their tents for the bricks, so the bricks can dry properly.
