ANT-Hiroshima helped sponsor a Build up Nepal project to rebuild a health post and school in Jyamrung, a village in central Nepal. Build up Nepal is an NGO “dedicated to rebuilding villages and fighting poverty in rural areas of Nepal,” according to their website.
ANT-Hiroshima first became involved with Build up Nepal when Hiroshima Jogakuin University student Isooda Ajdari proposed that ANT-Hiroshima support one of the organization’s reconstruction projects. Ajdari raised 70,000 yen selling udon at Jogakuin’s school festival; ANT then donated the money. Tomoko Watanabe, executive director of ANT-Hiroshima, visited Jyamrung during her trip to Nepal in April 2017.
ANT-Hiroshima recently received word from Andreas Kölling, Build up Nepal’s social business developer and sales manager, that reconstruction work in Jyamrung is speeding along, with the health post and living quarters already built up to roof level. The two buildings are expected to be completed within the next two months. Once completed, Build up Nepal’s partners Tuki Nepal Society and Tukee Nepal Samaj will use the health post to bring healthcare to Jyamrung and the neighboring villages.
The foundation of the other building project in Jyamrung, a school, is under construction. The school is planned to have 11 classrooms, and roughly 150 local students, currently studying in a temporary tin-shed school, will be able to use the new facility once it is completed.
“The reconstruction work has created a lot of interest in all of Jyamrung,” Andreas wrote. “Together we are creating change and a better future for the children and youth there.”
Build up Nepal uses Earth Bricks to construct earthquake-resistant buildings. The Earth Brick machine doesn’t use electricity, so it can be used even in remote villages. Around 14,000 bricks are necessary to complete the Jyamrung project.
When Build up Nepal began work in Jyamrung, it first trained local community members on how to use the machine and build with the bricks, and training to expand the number of locals with building skills is ongoing. The training begins by covering topics such as safety measures, soil testing, machine operation and maintenance, and quality assurance. Next, trainees learn about the construction of earthquake-resistant foundations and how to cast beams and build walls. Using reinforcing bars and mortar in the walls makes the buildings stronger and more earthquake resistant.
Even after the health post and school are built, the community can continue rebuilding other parts of the village. Build up Nepal makes sure to train locals in the whole production process to make sure they can function independently.
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