Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Water Project Bhotshipa 2016

Work Camp (11th-16th March, 2016)

Japan Asian Association And Asian Friendship Society (JAFS) Deputy Director Ms. Noriko Atsuta Malla, Asian Friendship Society Nepal (AFS-Nepal) Project coordinator Mr. Om Krishna Tandukar, Aqua Salus team member from Japan, and AFS-Nepal volunteer members headed towards work camp water Project.

11th March, 2016
We had a warm welcome by the villager then did our office opening ceremony. In day time we had a site visit in Brick factory supported by JAFS, and then we went for sightseeing of last year water project. In twilight, we had a meeting with the community members of the water site project where introduction between the community members and Aqua Salus team members were done and then we had a discussion related to water project.

Inauguration
Warm Welcome
Last year water project site
Site visit in Brick Factory supported by JAFS

12th March, 2016


Early Morning Volunteer from the village, Aqua Salus team members, AFS-Nepal volunteer with JAFS Deputy Director Ms. Noriko Atsuta Malla headed toward the Work site. The work site is about 20 minutes far from the place where we were staying. As the water pipeline was to be joined in the upper level, middle level and lower level of the village. So in order to accomplish the work in time we (all of the members) were divided into three groups. As per the division of work we all started working. Everyone were working very hardly but for the Aqua Salus team members it seemed to be a bit difficult for them because they are not used to it and might be its there first time using shovels, the way of working is also different, to communicate for them with the locals were difficult (different language) and also the day was very sunny but still they didn’t lose hope and were still very energetic. We had a break for about an hour then again after an interval we started working. Everyone was very tired working whole day. In night we had a meetings were the community members, Aqua Salus team members discussed about the work done today and also made plan for tomorrow.


......Some Pictures of the Day.......


...Three different working areas...




13th March, 2016
The same work plan of previous day but as the one team had finished the work in the lower level of village so on this day the finishing team were divided into other two groups. After an hour we almost finished the digging part. Then we started putting the pipelines in the upper level of the village and did the finishing part (putting the mud over it). The pipeline in the lower level of the village was kept by the villagers. We had break for an hours. Again we headed towards work but this time we only had to do the finishing part. Besides this due to the bad weather we had to head early towards our tents to dig pit in sides of our tent for the flow of water. In the end we had a meeting. At night we had camp fire and discussed about volunteering and its importance.


14th March, 2016
As our work for water project was almost completed. So as per the yesterday meeting we had a plan which was made by the community members going inside the jungle where we can see the National flower named Rhododendron,  mountains it was almost like a Trekking. Then in day time we visited Saraswoti Ni Ma V School where the school principal warmly welcomed us. Aqua Salus team members introduce themselves with the children and teachers. They sang a song for the children even the children sang and danced for them. It was like exchange of culture. Aqua Salus team members gave pencil for the children which brought simple on their face. They played games with them. On the way to our tents it started raining  heavily and it started being cold the road became too slippery because of the red mud. We had a meeting before launch. All of us went towards our tent as it was too cold.

.......Some Glimpse...





15th March, 2016
Early morning we went to our work site project to see whether the work is completed or not, then took group picture with the villagers and gave trousers and towel for one member of the family.




....Pictures of the day....






Program in Chandeswori School
In Chandeswori Uchha Ma V school the Aqua Salus member gave pencils and took classes about Earthquake in Japan and how to make the water clean practically 5-6 were given some knowledge about origami and Class 3-4 were given bubbled to play.











Plantation program










16th March, 2016
Packed everything, had breakfast, goodbye program. Headed towards Kathmandu, had launch, went to Fun Park then Utsab Restaurant where Nepal’s culture is shown through dance.