Placement Over

March 22nd, 2008 by Phil Vince

Well my placement is now over and what a real education in so many things. Being called Daai ( big brother ) by the children is so moving. They are pretty used to volunteers coming and going. The Nepali people don’t do greetings and thank you’s like we do but they still give you that gorgeous smile.
Sad to be leaving Bistachhap and close bonds are formed with a small community when you live with them for a month. The last couple of weeks I have been digging for the site of a new 50,000 litre water tank to serve the village. And you can work out for yourselves how much spoil that is ( soil approx 1.8 tonnes/cubic metre).
Curiously it is 2064 here in Nepal and the scheme has been designed for a 20 year horizon until 2084? There is not enough funding for the scheme so if anybody has a few rupees stashed away then please talk to me and I would happily pull some fund raising together. Currently there are just standpipes in the village and the water is only on certain times of day. Piped water to the houses would be a real luxury.
Have some special memories of Nepal, the friends I made, the children, the hospitality and kindness I received, the countryside, stunning mountains and so much more………..
I wish all of the GVN/VSN team all the best for the future and hope the plans for the next childrens home come to fruition.
Thank you for everything

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This entry was posted on Saturday, March 22nd, 2008 at 1:06 pm and is filed under Nepal.

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