Lubhu Village Project – Earthquake Relief Home

After sudden devastating earthquake in Nepal, we started to survey the most affected and measurable places where immediate helping hands should apply. In this way, the friendship of Mr. Moghadam from Monaco and Mr. Shakya from Nepal headed to initiate the second project of HDF “Earthquake Relief Home – Lubhu Project” at Lubhu Village, Mahalaxmi Municipality Ward No. 7, Lalitpur district. The historical city of Lalitpur is one of the 15 districts most affected by the earthquake. Engineer started to set plan in this identified project place where 6 permanent homes construction sketch has been prepared for most needy earthquake victims living in Lubhu Village.

This village was devastated by the disaster and the tremors that followed in series after the earthquake. Many people died and injured and lots of residences, temples, historical monuments were destroyed. The pain of having to lose their family members and the problem of homes and food had worsened the situation. So, the temporary shelter was the primary need for the victims with the starting of monsoon. We have faced several problems while we were in targeted place Lubhu, Lalitpur. Conditions we have found are much more risky and heart rending which was beyond our thoughts. Some major statements of the problems are as follows:

• Miserable conditions in daily life even no places and stuffs they had for eating and sleeping.
• Ruined health problem due to sanitation and clean water problem.
• Lack of awareness while facing such natural disaster.

The objective of the project is to support and encourage the earthquake victims. And further, our future plan was to develop permanent homes in their own land. Finally, we have applied an action to meet objectives. The major primary objectives of this “Earthquake Relief Home – Lubhu Project” are as follows:

• To revive them from worsen mental and physical insecurities.
• Other essential objective was to support the victims and get back them into normal life from their nightmare living.

Total of 6 permanent homes were constructed in 6 units for these 36 most needy earthquake victims living in Lubhu Village. These homes were made of iron structure equipped with solar system for light and toilet facilities. Together with this, all the rooms were furnished with safeguard the beneficiaries from hot and cold weathers as well as carpet on the floor.

The significant outcome of the project is the completion of the construction for 36 people from 6 displaced families are living happily as their homes are equipped with basic needs i.e. solar light, drinking water, toilets and shower fully furnished homes. So that, victims could live in peace and no longer needed to get soaked in the rains and could stay safe during both the winter and the summer.

They have expressed their sincere gratitude to the friends of Monaco for overcome them from hell to heaven. The voice of victims is as follows:

” We were living in normal life by birth, but our condition became most terrible after this devastating natural disaster. We were forced to live in the miserable situation. We thought our life is going to be finished in this way. And now we are feeling here heavenly peace and happy. HDF presence become as a light in a dark.
After earthquake, we were here in much serious condition like a fish shivering without water. Friends of Monaco provided us through HDF heavenly pleasant homes and made our heart delightful. So, we consider you all as a God.
So we appreciate and pray for their happiness too. We think you all are the real God for us who appeared in the time of grief. People who visit and observe this home, they say what a beautiful home you people have got! ”

All the villagers are extremely satisfied and happy from our selection with right people at right place. Because selected victims really had no any chances to rebuild their homes ever in their life time due to poverty.