January 2015

27Jan 2015 by admin No Comments

Panga waste management enterprise: WIN WIN for all

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Mr. Sarab Maharjan, inhabitant of Panga, Kirtipur, also the coordinator of Society of environment Conservation, is happy to own the waste management enterprise support in coordination with "Fohor Byawasthapan Kirtipur Samuha". With this support from the PRISM project, more than 600 households are getting benefited as of their discharged waste are being managed properly. They used to collect the household segregated waste and have separate collection centre. (more…)

26Jan 2015 by admin No Comments

Voices of poor communities being heard

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DandaTole is a community of 42 households and lies in ward number 16. The ward is across Kamalamairiver and the community is among the geographically remote communities of the ward. Access to safe drinking water was a dream for the people of the community. Usually “we have to walk an hour for a bucket of water” says Bhuwan Kafle a women of the community. This increased work load for women. Sometimes when they used water directly from the river, they used to face health problems. (more…)

19Jan 2015 by admin No Comments

Lost ponds can be revived – An example of Nhu Pukhu, Lalitpur

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What are the costs of urbanization? There are many of them, but down the list, one of the major concerns is ‘preservation of natural resource systems’ as landscapes change into urban centers. Nepal has urbanization rate of 4.8% which is the highest in the region. However, urban planning and management are quite far behind. This case entails role of local stakeholders in preserving a local pond. Nhu Pukhu is an ancient pond ofthe city of Patan. ‘Nhu’ representing short form of word ‘Nhugu’ in local Newari language meaning ‘new’ and is also referred to as ‘Rani Pukhu’, a queen’s pond. (more…)

08Jan 2015 by admin No Comments

Medium for the living

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Narsing Das and Gagan Das are a couple from Janakpur that has been working as Informal Waste Workers in Sanepa, Lalitpur for the last 13 years. They are scrap pickers and make their living by picking up recyclables and selling it at scrap center nearby. (more…)

07Jan 2015 by admin No Comments

Community Leading the process of restoring public open spaces

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Public open spaces with ponds, ancient temples and archeological sites, traditional settings for public rest places, the Patis (Falcha in local language) and fabulous designs - all are attractions of Kirtipur - a City of Glory. It is one of the historical and ancients places of Kathmandu. Open spaces are used for daily life activities, for cultural activities, rituals and recreation. In recent days, the attention to these spaces is decreasing, and the management is lacking. (more…)

01Jan 2015 by admin No Comments

Rehabilitation

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Temporary Shelters (TS) Background & Objective Center for Integrated Urban Development (CIUD) team has been working closely with earthquake-affected communities in and around Kathmandu Valley to build suitable temporary shelters to live in. Our main goal is to address the immediate needs of the community post-disaster. Many families have expressed safety concerns and need for stable temporary shelters. Our temporary shelter project is in collaboration with local community engagement, with the financial support from UN Habitat (Japan& Mojang), Action Aid Nepal, Blueberry Fund, Joyson Fund. (more…)