Location: Kodari – Sindhupalchok district

Date:  2013

Partner: Shree Singa Devi Primary School

Beneficiaries:  105 students in Grades 1 to 5 and 15 households in nearby village.

 Objective: To bring drinking water to the village and school from a spring 2 hours walk above the community.

 

Details: The school had no water for drinking or washing hands after using the toilet and the local village had an old, irregular supply of water.

 

 

Outcomes: Pipes were laid from the spring and two surge tanks were constructed to reduce the water pressure. Pipes diverted the water to three tap stands in the village.  Another tap stand has been built at the school for drinking water and taps have been placed in each toilet for the children to wash their hands.

 

The Griffin family who donated the funds for this project visited the school in December 2013, they were able to see the progress the community had made to improve the facilities at the school.

 

 

 

 

 

During this visit the four Australian siblings helped to hand out jumpers and beanies to the 105 school children.  They also created a lot of excitement when they brought out bottles of ‘bubbles’.  The children had never ‘bubbles’ before and had a lot of fun trying to catch the illusive bubbles as they floated upwards and then burst.

 

Location:  Patle, Okhaldhunga

Date:  2012/2013

Partner:  Patle Khola Pico Hydro  power  project

Beneficiaries: 60 households, 350 people

Objective: To construct a water mill to operate a flour grinding mill, an oil press and an electric generation plant.

 

 

Details:  The Patle village approached NAFA in 2012 to construct a water mill to power a grinding mill and oil press.  After NAFA members inspected the water mill in Dec 2012 the villagers then submitted another application to attach an electric generator/ turbine to the system. They felt that the capture of the water for grinding mill could also be harnessed for electricity generation.

 

Outcomes:  This project was again visited in January 2013 by NAFA members.  The villagers had made changes to the system with a direct turbine installed for the electricity which would be better than the Peltron system originally discussed.   The wiring to each house was in place and the engineer who helped install the system also ensured the houses were properly connected with surge protectors and safe wiring inside the houses.

The oil mill was located in power house with the generator.  The use of the press is seasonal, the oil extraction will commence in spring when the mustard seeds are harvested.

Patle village covers a wide area so the community decided to construct 4 smaller grinding mills rather than have just one which would be a long way for some families to carry their grain.  They are charging a small fee to use the mill which will go towards any future maintenance.

Location: Dimil, Solu Khumbu

Date: 2013

Partner: Pike Khola Micro Hydro project, Dimil

Beneficiaries:  450 people in 67 houses in the villages of Dimil and Juge.

Objective: To install a 7 Kw micro hydro system in the village of Dimil which would produce power for 2 villages.

 

Details: The Dimil and Juge residents applied for assistance through a semi goverment engineering company which provided part funding, and engineering assistance.  This was a similar arrangement to the micro hydro projects NAFA has assisted in Tawal and Lumsa.

 

Outcomes: The project was started in early 2013 and completed just a few months before NAFA members visited the village in January 2014.  The construction was overseen by engineers and all work was up to same standard as the other MH projects.

Water collection at the source and piping to the power station was well constructed and the electric turbine in the power house of similar quality to the others.  The power lines to each house were installed correctly with surge protectors and safe wiring in each house to the overhead lights and power sockets.

The villagers plan to start 2 small industries which will give the village extra income and employment to this predominately farming area.  NAFA was thanked by the villagers for their funding assistance which has made a big change to their community.  It is now easier to move around the house at night and children are able to study in the evenings.

NAFA also rovided two pairs of industrial ear protectors for the oerators to be worn while working in the noisy power house.

 

Location: Chhermading Okhaldunga

Date: 2013

Partner: The Himali Lali Gurans Youth Club,  Chhermading

Beneficiaries: 200 people from 35 households and students from the local school.

Objective:  Construct water/surge tanks and relay pipe for better water supply.

Details:  This village had problems with their original water supply and applied to NAFA for assistance to build surge tanks to improve the water flow to their houses and school.

Outcomes:  In January 2014 NAFA members visited the village where the new tanks were inspected.  The community very happy with the new tanks and reported a much improved flow of water.