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Gamcha - an ultra-poor community in Kirtipur Municipality of Kathmandu was visited by Mr.Yoshinobu Fukasawa, Regional Director at the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (ROAP) based in Fukuoka, Japan. He had arrived in Kathmandu to participate in the ‘International Conference on Nepal’s Reconstruction 2015’ held on 25th June, 2015. After the conference, he visited one of the communities where CIUD has supported the communities build their temporary shelters before the monsoon started. (more…)

The message was clear loud and clear “Keep our Earth Clean even during the time of disaster; and use toilets to stay healthy”. CIUD stayed committed to promote WASH also at this time of disaster, and hence during 16th National Sanitation Week CIUD (5th to 11th June 2015) coordinated with District WASH Clusters of Lalitpur, Kavre and Sindhuli to celebrate the sanitation week to help the vulnerable communities. (more…)

‘Some wards are safe, but some wards are very much affected by the disastrous earthquake’, says Mr. BinodKhakural - staff of Kamalamai Municipality. Hence CIUD requested WAN for urgent relief support, and thus Piyush, ORS packets, 150 tarpaulin sheets, 100 sets of hygiene kits, 50 sets of buckets with jars and cleaning materials were provided to the municipality. (more…)

In most of the urban core communities, the poor have been deeply affected as the old mud-mortar houses have collapsed due to the earthquake of 25th April 2015. People of Khokana have suffered like-wise and human casualties have caused deeper sorrow. CIUD provided relief materials in Khokana with financial support UN HABITAT. Blankets, piyush (water chlorination solution) and phenyl were provided to the community. These blankets were distributed to elderly people. (more…)