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Project Update

CTAS NEWSLETTER WINTER 2009 / 10

This trip has been typically busy; overcoming the difficulties of containing project spend within budget during a time of high inflation in Nepal as well as coping with the usual problems of no electricity for up to 12 hours a day. Nonetheless it was time well spent and during the last week the key objectives of my visit were met.

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We have started the water project in the village of Pipaldali (near Sarangkot) in Kaski District.

This is a challenging project, as we are helping the local community to bring an additional water supply from four springs over some 7km away, to enable up to 270 houses to have sufficient clean drinking water, on a daily basis.

We are being helped on this particular project by Seaford Martello Rotary, who has made a significant contribution, to enable this to happen.

During my second week I attended a meeting with our project manager and the head of the local Pipaldali community, and am very pleased to report that this project is now underway.

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We are continuing our support for the children’s tiffin in the local kindergarten, and have topped up their supplies of pencils, crayons and books.

The children were welcoming and lively, displaying their growing knowledge of names of fruit and vegetables.

The water supply to the tank at Hanumantole, which we built last year, due to lack of pressure has not delivered as much water as we had hoped. A team of four locals (depicted in a well deserved rest period) worked hard to dig a 450m trench, for us to lay a new direct line to the tank. We hope this has now solved the issue; unfortunately the plumber did not turn up until the last day of my visit, so pressure testing was limited. However early indications are promising and the committee have promised to email me with a further update.

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* During the last part of 2009 our work has been helped enormously by the magnificent efforts of one person. Linda Holt has raised over £1,200 for us, undertaking a sponsored trek to Everest Base Camp.

A big thank you to Linda - and all of you for your generous donations, which make such a difference to people’s lives.


 (Chairperson)
 
70 Victoria Road, Polegate, Sussex, BN26 6BU, United Kingdom
Phone: +44 (0)1323 486771 Nepal +977 61 (4)60660
Fax: +44 (0)1323 486926
Email: info@ctascharity.org.uk
Charity Registration No. 1107732