VIN has been conducting various projects in different parts of the country since 2005. After the devastating earthquake of 2015, VIN has built a number of houses for homeless earthquake victims. Currently, the organization is helping a family that includes a single mother and her two sons rebuild their house. A total of 11 volunteers, 3 local volunteers and 8 international volunteers are involved in this project. The reconstruction projects are undertaken on the basis of the data provided by the local government. The selected family is grateful to the organization for financial and moral support. They are also thankful to VIN volunteers for their labor.
The house owner Mrs. Sushila Phuyal says, “We are living in a temporary shelter which has the walls and roof made of tin and there is only one room. We are adjusting here somehow. Whenever there is heavy rain, water seeps into the house and there is also the risk of landslide.”
“If the concrete house is built, we will have a separate room for the kitchen. We can sleep without fear of landslides,” adds Mr. Sandesh Phuyal, son of Mrs. Sushila Phuyal, happily and cheerfully.
While the family is happy to get a new house, the volunteers are equally happy to be of help. Though it is a whole new experience for them to use the tools, especially for international volunteers, they are trying hard to use them and complete the task as soon as possible. One of the international volunteers, Mr. Dan says, “We are here to help. We all know that we can’t help all the homeless victims but if we are able to build at least one house for a single-family, it would be a great achievement for all of us. It will give us the feeling of satisfaction of being helpful to others.”
VIN had launched this project to rebuild the houses that were destroyed by the massive earthquake in 2015. While launching it, who would have thought that this project would not only rebuild houses but also rebuild the hopes of families.
Member of