A Story with Twists and Turns Sanjay Pariyar (DOB 25 Aug 2005) When I first met Sanjay he was just 3 years old in November 2008 and begging in the mountains in the village of Bahundanda with his grandfather. I went to his very humble home it was in a very sad state seeing this…
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Hicap UK to the rescue
Hicap UK to the Rescue This story began in November 2008. Suman was living in a remote village, he had no hope of ever receiving an education, trekking to school was just impossible, until one day Freda Casagrande arrived in his village the founder of Hi-cap UK. Sumans feet were twisted and the village begged…
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The Personal Touch
There is nothing more rewarding than seeing the real results of your work! Hicap really reap humanitarian results. Our recent visit to two of our supported villages, trying to get things back to a reasonable way of life. Project Manager Binod has been busy doing a real job, checking all the families needs in…
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Remarkable Work!
Hicap UK have been working hard to reinstate some order in the remote villages of the Lamjung District of Nepal , it has not been easy but we are really getting somewhere. What have we managed to achieve so far: The commencement of the rebuilding of our house that was completely demolished by the second Quake. This…
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Living with Aftershocks without Aid
Retuning back to Kathmandu was no mean feat driving on roads lined with mountains. Rocks were falling and blocking parts of the road. There was fear everywhere. We saw trucks smashed, ambulances were out in full force. Contacting people was difficult people were in turmoil about their families. We drove slowly with Suman ( a sponsored…
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My Earthquake Experience 25th April 2015
I had to LIVE I had so much more to do Now I am in the aftermath of this terrible experience. I will never forget this day just like so many in Nepal, every time they hear a rubble they ask is it happening again. The feeling of the earth moving underneath you is so utterly…
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Big Fish Making Money Out of the Poor
GIVE ME A BREAK In Besishahar just before our trip to the schools that we support. We decided to stay at a better hotel, they had offered us a good deal and we had to leave the car somewhere safe before our trip. I just had to blog there is nothing else for it. I…
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Why am I here, it’s a hard life in Nepal
Simple Changes can make a Difference I have encountered so much as usual during my visit here in Nepal. Nothing changes, the logic here is frustrating and beyond my understanding a lot of the time, so why do I continue to work here and why am I struggling to educate their children, and give them opportunities that they…
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Second Part of my Journey to Kathmandu.
A remarkable experience I arrived at Gorakhpur to be inundated by taxi drivers and truck drivers offering me prices to the actual boarder of Nepal. I fended most of them off, then one came up with a good price. When I got into the taxi I realised that there were not 5 travelling as I had…
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First Part of My Journey New Delhi to Kathmandu Nepal.
First Part of My Journey from New Delhi to Kathmandu Nepal. This was quite an experience, some could call it fun. My taxi arrived not sure where I was going , he thought the Airport, “no, no” (which is ney), I said the main station. Eventually he understood thank goodness. Being white and western why…
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