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ANUVAM invites you to visit its stand at the Rendez-vous du Carnet de Voyage in Clermont-Ferrand on 16, 17 and 18 November.

We will be presenting our association and the village of Rapcha. This will be an exceptional opportunity to sell photos of Nepal (presented at photographic art fairs) and Nepalese handicrafts. The money raised will be used to fund ongoing projects in Rapcha (reconstruction after the 2015 earthquakes, water supply works, etc.).
The Rendez-vous du Carnet de Voyage is an artistic and literary event focusing on travel books and travel writing. This year marks the 19th edition of this nationwide festival.

Article dated 30 May 2018 Le Dauphiné Libéré

… Led by its president Évelyne Pichenot, the association held its general meeting at the Infernet leisure centre this weekend, which was also an opportunity to invite other humanitarian associations to come and present their various initiatives to the public…

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In Kathmandu, around fifty members of the Basa Khali secondary school alumni association in Rapcha organised a ceremony to express their gratitude for 23 years of support from ANUVAM.

They presented Evelyne Pichenot, President of ANUVAM, with a framed official document.

After more than a decade without having been to Nepal, my first impressions of this trip in March 2018 are marked by astonished looks that are often pleasantly surprised by recent or ongoing developments, particularly in the village of Basa-Rapcha.
At other times, I was dismayed by the after-effects of the earthquakes on the monuments and in the neighbourhoods of the towns in the Kathmandu valley, by the extreme levels of air pollution in Kathmandu and by the piles of rubbish and the invasion of plastic waste that is spreading unchecked.

The death of Jacqueline Béchet on 4 January 2018, a long-standing member of our association, was deeply saddening for her many friends in France and Nepal.

Some of them were able to attend the funeral in Chalons sur Saône, while others sent moving testimonies of their attachment to Nepal, of their tenacity in the effort of her welcome to those closest to her and those who were most different.
The association sends its heartfelt condolences to all her family, and in particular to our friend Marc Béchet.

Involving Jacqueline in the continued development of Rapcha will remain a shared task based on friendship with the Nepalese people, to perpetuate her memory in the service of the Nepal she loved so much.

Reconstruction continues in Rapcha.
At the beginning of 2017, Vincent Peña orchestrated the reconstruction of Shokal’s house, while training the masons and carpenters in earthquake-resistant techniques.

Then, in April-May, the craftsmen trained by Vincent applied on their own what they had learned alongside him. They built Jange MAGAR’s house. A team of around ten workers took part in the reconstruction over a 4-week period. As Jange’s family is one of the poorest in the village, the workers offered 24 days of voluntary work.