Nepal

Nepal was struck by devastating earthquake measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale on April 25, 2015. Several thousand people have died and many people were injured. The tragedy has caused enormous material damage. Caritas Czech Republic is engaged in help through public collection. In co-operation with others, Caritas was also engaged in providing food and ensuring contributions.

April 25, 2017 Nepal

Two years after the earthquake in Nepal, Nirjala again believes in the future

Nepal was struck by devastating earthquake measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale on April 25, 2015. Several thousand people have died and many people were injured. The tragedy has caused enormous material damage, especially in the Sindhupalchok region. Caritas Czech Republic together with Caritas Swiss and their partners support the renovation of primary and secondary schools here. 

February 17, 2017 Nepal

Rita receives valuable experience through working for others

With the calm and kind expression that is characteristic for her, 18-year old Rita Bhujel passes around the attendance list for the parenting education event in Mahakaleshwori Lower Secondary School. In May 2016, she joined Caritas Switzerland’s and Caritas Czech republic´s partner organization MANK as an intern for the Promotion of School Attendance Component within the School Rehabilitation Programme.

January 23, 2017 Nepal

Nepalese girl Susmita again in school

When Susmita Nepali’s mother beat her during a family argument in summer 2015, Susmita decided to run away. Without informing her parents, she took a bus to Kathmandu, where she told the owner of a Bed & Breakfast that she had lost all her family members in the earthquake. Believing her story, the hostel owner offered her a job in his canteen – for a salary of 2’000 Rupees per month.

January 11, 2017 Nepal

Sick girl from Nepal back in school

Towels and bags are piled up along the walls of the modest temporary shelter. The stone stove near the door is equipped with only a single pan. In the middle of this mosaic of scarce belongings, an immobile figure lies curled up under a thick blanket: it is Bimala Tamang, the girl who is known for lying on the same spot for months.

January 5, 2017 Nepal

Indra Kumari Dulal is helping others

“Some of my own friends dropped out from school for marriage,” Indra Kumari Dulal, Programme Coordinator for MANK (partner organization of Caritas Czech Republic) says. “But my father gave me the chance to study. When I got married at the age of 20, he even made my husband promise that he would support my further studies after marriage.”

July 26, 2016 Nepal

The reconstruction of Srijana Primary School in Sindhupalchok

"The road to Srijana Primary School I remember very well. I have visited the remote village and its schools in the Melamchi valley last year, only a few weeks after the earthquake. The earthquake has completely destroyed all houses in the village as well as its school," said Lukas Fiechter, Programme Manager Nepal of Caritas Switzerland.

June 14, 2016 Nepal

Caritas Czech Republic helps to reconstruct four elementary schools in Nepal

In September 2015, the international net of charities, headed by Caritas Switzerland, has pledged to reconstruct 31 primary and secondary schools which were destroyed by an earthquake in the Nepali region of Sindhupalchok. A proposed plan for the construction of schools that can withstand natural catastrophes and are suitable for children´s needs was approved by the Ministry of Education in January 2016.

June 3, 2016 Nepal

Nepal earthquake one year on: water the big challenge

Michelle Hough of Caritas Internationalis visited during her working visit to Nepal the village of Thokarpa and Kitaro. She traveled with Cardinal Tagle and many other church dignitaries and colleagues from member countries of Caritas Internationalis. Her experience you can read on caritas.org.

June 2, 2016 Nepal

Cordaid Resilient Programme in a Year Nepal 2016

Cordaid Nepal released a short video documentary on 1 year Nepal programme after the earthquake. See video here.

May 27, 2016 Nepal

Walk for Help or ‘How to combine business with pleasure’

As six young people plan to demonstrate, travel need not only be fun but also productive. The group is taking a five-week tour to the Indian Himalayas at the beginning of August. They have decided to add a charitable dimension to their journey and have called it Walk for Help.