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2018-10-01 - Progress report: Rebuilding 40 houses in Majhigaun!
A total of 24 houses have been fully constructed and we are now working to build another 16 houses
in Majhigaun! Unfortunately, the monsoon has been very long and harsh this year adding to the
difficulties of the families and the construction work. However, we are now resuming the work and
getting back to full speed. This report will take you through the latest progress of the reconstruction
of houses in Majhigaun.
Reconstruction work in Majhigaun 2015-2017
2015-2016 - 6 bamboo houses built for single mothers:
We started our work in 2015 by building Bamboo houses for single mothers. The mothers were happy a
bout their new houses but we were unable to gain social acceptance for the bamboo technology.
“Phase 1” - First two Earth Brick model houses
We started introducing Earth Bricks by building two model houses. We setup
a CSEB machine in the village and the locals were excited but also a bit
skeptical. However, once the first model house was completed the initial
skepticism had changed to excitement.
House 1 – Chandra Bahadur Majhi - Built for vulnerable family with three
daughters where husband is suffering from chronic disease.
House 2 – Rojeena - Single mother in Majhigaun.
“Phase 2” – building 8 more houses
Once the two first Earth Brick houses were completed, a group of 8 families
came forward to build their own homes with the same technology.
Shanti Majhi tells her experience:
“My house looks like a concrete house only it is better”
List of families in Phase 2
House 1 – Shanti Majhi
House 2 – Urmila Majhi
House 3 – Sanu Maya Majhi
House 4 – Pancha Raj Majhi
House 5 – Laxmi Bahadur Majhi
House 6 – Lalu Majhi
House 7 – Hari Majhi
House 8 – Chakhali Majhi
“Phase 3” – supporting 11 more families to build
The work to support another 11 families was started in autumn of 2017 and almost all
11 houses are completed now!
House 1 – Sanu Kanchhi Majhi, 48-year-old living together with two daughters
Design of the house: 4-room house design
Status of the house: Completed
House 2 – Sushila Majhi, single mother with two children 11 y/o daughter and 6 y/o son
Design of the house – 3-room house with veranda
Status of the house – Completed
House 3 – Rupa Majhi, living with husband and 2 children. Income from daily labour.
Design of the house – 3-room house with veranda
Status of the house – Completed
House 4 – Mina Majhi, living with husband Ram, struggling to pay for education for their 18 y/o
son. They are proud and grateful they have been able to build a safe new house for themselves!
Design of the house – 3-room house with veranda
Status of the house – Completed
House 5 – Mathura Majhi, lives with husband Suku, who is sole earner in their family of 6.
Design of the house – Two story RCC Earth Brick house
Status of the house – Finishing work remaining
House 6 – Kanchhi Majhi, lives with family of 5, who are happy to live in new safe house!
Design of the house – 3-room RCC single floor house with veranda
Status of the house – Completed
House 7 – Maite Majhi, 60 y/o man with family of 6. Working in Earth Brick construction.
Design of the house – Double story 3-room house
Status of the house – Completed
House 8 – Sundari Majhi, living in new house with husband, mother in law and two children.
Design of the house – 3-room house with veranda plus attic on 2 rooms
Status of the house – Some finishing work such as electrical and window installation is remaining
House 9 – Surya Bahadur Majhi
Design of the house – 3-room house with veranda
Status of the house – Walls completed
Surya Bahadur Majhi is trained by Build up Nepal as an Earth Brick mason. He is the only earning
member to a family of 4 that includes his wife, a son and a daughter. Working with the Earth Brick
technology, Surya has been able to help his neighbours rebuild and earn a living in the village
itself. He is confident that he will soon have a strong and safe house to live in!
House 10 – Bir Singh & Sumitra Majhi
Design of the house – 4-room house
Status of the house – Walls completed
Sumitra Majhi has 6 members in her family. The sole breadwinner of the family is her husband.
They are struggling to make ends meet with the low income that Bir Singh Majhi, Sumitra’s
husband, earns. Seeing their new house being constructed keeps Sumitra hopeful of a better
future. The construction process for this house is now progressing quickly.
House 11 – Thuli Kanchhi Majhi
Design of the house – 2-room house
Status of the house – Walls completed
Thuli Kanchhi Majhi is a 65-year-old widow. She lives with her son, daughter in law and their two
children. The walls of her house is completed.
“Phase 4” – supporting 13 more families to build
We recently started the work to help another 13 families rebuild!
House 1 – Bishnu Majhi, the sole earner in a family of 6 & eager to build a new safe house!
Design of the house – 4-room house
Status of the house – Started building the walls
House 2 – Sumit Majhi, along with husband Sumit is a hard-working young couple, engaging
in the reconstruction of a new house!
Design of the house – 3-room house with veranda
Status of the house – Started building the walls
House 3 – Deek Bahadur Majhi, a family of 6, is looking forwards to their new house!
Design of the house – 4-room house with passage
Status of the house – Started building the walls
House 4 – Sudip Majhi, 23 y/o husband, with a family of 4, working to rebuild their house!
Design of the house – 4-room house with passage
Status of the house – Foundation nearly completed
House 5 – Mangal Majhi, with wife and 2 daughters, works as daily labour in construction.
Design of the house – 4-room house
Status of the house – Foundation completed
House 6 – Rama Majhi, living with husband, daughter and soon in temporary shelter.
Design of the house – 2-room house
Status of the house – Foundation nearly completed
House 7 – Mina Majhi, a family of 6, producing Earth Bricks for their house now.
Design of the house – 4-room house
Status of the house – Foundation completed
House 8 – Kanchhi Majhi, a family of 4, eagerly producing Earth Bricks for their house.
Design of the house – 4-room house
Status of the house – Foundation completed
House 9 – Netra Bahadur Majhi, single mother with 2 children, producing Earth Bricks.
Design of the house – 4-room house
Status of the house – Foundation completed
House 10 – Bindu Majhi
Design of the house – 2-room house
Status of the house – Foundation completed
Bindu Majhi is a single mother of two girls aged 12 and 14 years old. Bindu lost her husband
due to illness and is struggling to make the ends meet. Having a roof over their heads would
make life much easier. Bindu currently is busy making CSEBs for construction of her house.
House 11 –Sarita Majhi, a 20-year-old woman with a husband and a 3-year-old son.
Design of the house – 3-room house with veranda
Status of the house – Foundation nearly completed
House 12 – Kedar Majhi, a family of 4 is happy to have the support to build a new house!
Design of the house – 4-room house
Status of the house – Building foundation
Last and 13th house –Shakuntala Majhi, will start soon when land has been finalized
Problems faced & tackled so far – Phase 3 and 4:
✓ The progress was initially slow due to financial constraints and individual house design requests from some of the families, as
well as a lack of skilled workforce
✓ Monsoon has been greatly challenging this year as the roads were washed away and has had to be reconstructed, which has
made material transportation greatly challenging
Impact summary so far:
o 24 families moving out of temporary shelters and living in safe new homes
o 16 more families soon moving into their new houses
o 36 full time jobs created in production of Earth Bricks & construction
o Skills in earthquake resistant construction skill raised in 40 families
o 108 tons of CO2 saved, compared to building with Fired Bricks (= equals to 36 flights from Sweden to Nepal and back)
Majhigaun is rising from the rubbles!
Working in a community driven approach to rebuild has been challenging but also rewarding; developing local participation, ownership and raising
the skills and income of the people. A clear effect of the project is that more families now know of the importance of earthquake resistant
construction and wanting to build their houses with Earth Bricks!
With your support we have been able to help 40 families rebuild safe new homes for themselves and their families!
Thank you!
Andreas Kölling
2018-10-01, Kathmandu, Nepal
