This is what makes everything we do, so worthwhile.
The following has been written by Dinesh from Creating Possibilities Nepal. Bujiram is the single parent father for whom we helped build a home last November/ December. Developing World Connections work closely with local partners in whichever country they are operating. In Nepal it is CP.
MAKING A FUTURE...
“Do You like the house?”, I asked Bhujiram
He just laughed. Yes, I am very excited …” I never thought that I would have a house… and my daughters and son are very happy…”
Miss Rampati and Miss Bhagmati (the daughters of Bhujiram) came out from the new house… they were happy and did Namaste to me. Miss Bhagmati caught my hand and took me inside. She showed me the new bed and the table. She was jumping from one place to another with a jolly face
The family lived for many years in a ramshackle house… just a one room house which used to be wet in the monsoon and affected by flood and heavy rain. The children used to sleep with their father in a small bed.
They possess very little.
The 1st son dropped out of school almost five years ago after the death of the mother by the blood cancer. The second son also dropped out… Hopefully, he will continue his schooling from the new year 2018.
(Creating Possibilities is sponsoring the son with the promise of a bike to help him get back and forth from school if he completes the coming term without dropping out again)
The other 2 daughter are supported for schooling by Her International, Canada.
The house was built with the participation of an amazing, impressive, understanding and well- experienced group of volunteers who were sent by Developing World Connections, Canada and there was equal participation of the local community and members of the local mothers group.
The house construction was started on October 23rd and handover to the family was made on 16th December.
For the family, It is a PHENOMENAL gift... a PROPER PROTECTION...a dream came to true... and many more...!!!!!
Many Many thanks to Ray Fowell, Carol Spomer, Natasha Dresler, Linda Lamarche, Lisa Ray, Elaine Murray, Lynda Carlson, Mark Murray, Donnett Brown, Jess Wittenberg
February 2018
We have almost completed all the works of Bhujiram's House. We
made the sheep pen and bought 5 female sheep and one male sheep. They are very
happy.
The girls are doing better in the study as they have their own private room.
Once again, thanks and thanks.
This outcome is even more than we volunteers could have wished for. The family seemed so deserving (the girls are so adorable and their father works so very hard) and now they have decent housing and sanitation. Plus, they now have the sheep as a means for economic stability. Bravo! Ray, you were a most amazing trip leader. And Dinesh, your caring, can do attitude makes such a difference! Thanks to you both for making this possible!
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