This was the fourth year of ANUVAM’s Earthquake Resistant House Construction Project. So far six families have already benefitted from this project and for this year; the year of 2018-2019, three more families were going to get benefitted from it.
The National Planning Commission in partnership with UNDP is looking to boost localization and internalization of the SDGs in provincial-level development planning through a series of workshops for provincial government officials
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22,000 visitors flocked to the show, and fortunately not all of them stopped by our stand!
But during these 3 days, 5 of us, 7 even, were busy full time presenting ANUVAM and its achievements and selling photos and Nepalese handicrafts.
Given the international nature of this Rendez-Vous, we had taken the necessary steps to set up a beautiful stand. It was an opportunity to present the association to a wide audience of frequent travellers, and to raise money for our reconstruction project.
High-quality photographs by Jean Claude Raimbault will be sold in aid of the ANUVAM association.
A good turnout at the AGM and the association’s healthy financial situation mean that we can embark on new projects. The association passed a decisive milestone in March 2018 with the financing of a sixth house for a very destitute village family rebuilt using the earthquake-resistant process with local materials developed by our technical partner CAPA.
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.
On Saturday 23 June, it organised a baroque concert given by the Chœur des Puys in the church of Saint-Genès-Champanelle, in aid of two associations including ANUVAM.
We would like to extend our warmest thanks to Claudine Darrigrand, President of the Chœur des Puys, as well as Catherine de Marnhac, the choirmaster, and all the choristers.
For more than 20 years, the association “Au Népal, Un Village, une Amitié en Marche (ANUVAM)”, set up by a group of hikers, has built up a relationship of friendship and solidarity with a community in a mid-mountain village in the Solu Khumbu, south of Everest.This Rapcha Basa village, inhabited mainly by the Khaling Rai ethnic group and almost 20% by Magar, lies along the deep Dudh Khosi river and practises staggered self-subsistence farming. Small farmers, they occasionally hire out their strength as porters to supply other villages or lead treks.
The village has only been accessible by jeep since the end of 2017.
Evelyne Pichenot
Excellent turnout at the General Meeting, a healthy financial position enabling us to commit to new projects, and a positive 2017/2018 business report all reflect the energy that drives our association. We reached a major milestone in March 2018, providing funding for a sixth house for a disadvantaged family in the village, rebuilt using earthquake-resistant, local materials developed by our technical partner CAPA.
The two mega earthquakes in April and May of 2015 have shaken the whole of Nepal and made colossal damages throughout the country. Reconstruction began after the strong aftershock on May and ANUVAM decided to help in the process.
To begin with six families were chosen from Rapchha who were/are in dire situation either financially or from family situation perspective. The houses of the chosen families were damaged severely during the earthquake and most of them were unable to build a new house on their own due to their very week financial status. Some of them were single parents and many of them had more than four dependent children.
… 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…
This particular trip was taken by current ANUVAM Chair Evelyne PICHENOT and Member Monique BOUTRAND accompanied by FEILSS Chair Pancha Kumar RAI and Secretary Yadav Kumar RAI. FEILSS treasurer Jase Rai was partially present during this trip.
During the stay in Rapchha, many meetings have been attended and below is the summery of the important meetings.
Asherman is the mayor of sector 2 (Rapcha) of the new 7-sector Dudh Khosi Rural Municipality, elected for a 5-year term.
