Lumanti | Support Group For Shelter

A case of community transformation

My name is Urmila Paswan. I am the President of Dovan Tole. I came here in the community with my parents when I was around 6-7 years. There were very few houses.

A Small Difference

I strongly believe that ‘’Strength does not come from believing what you cannot do, it comes from training, preparation and hard work’’.

Building safer home is for our own safety

Ishwari Khatiwada is one of the resident of Katunje, Dhaibung Ward 4 in Rasuwa who has lost her home during the April earthquake.

Building Temporary Shelter

So far, people who have lost their houses have been using tents and tarpaulins as emergency shelter. It's not easy to live under the tarpaulins for a long period of time.

CLIFF Housing Program – A light of hope!

Bhesh Raj Acharya, a resident of Babai, Belawa-7, Bardiaya moved to Kohalpur with his family after a tragic fire in his community destroyed all 83 houses including invaluable belongings and expensive livestock.

CSO role indispensable in bridging the grassroots - government divide

Lajana Manandhar, National Convenor, FAN Nepal and the Executive Director at Lumanti Support Group for Shelter attended the Sanitation and Water for All High Level Meeting.

Desperate for better home

The family of Til Kumari Dhakal was performing ritual deathanniversary puja at the time of the April earthquake. "We could not even complete our ritual process, the ground started shaking and we managed to escape to the safer place....

Dhobighat Rental Units Transcending Urban Low-Income Housing

Much has been made about Lumanti’s newly implemented low-income rental units located in Dhobighat, Patan.

Distribution of solar lamps in Sankhu

People who have survived the quake and living in the shades, tents and tarpaulins, have no access to electricity in Sankhu. A life without lights, who are used to lights, living in dark for so many days .. life becomes more painful!

Efforts of Urban Risk Management

Nepal is vulnerable to multiple hazards and the country is ranked eleventh in terms of earthquake risk. After the earthquakes in both Chile and Haiti, ....

Empowering Women, Alleviating Poverty

Before entering the field of micro financing, I was oblivious to just how marginalized women in impoverished conditions really were.

Financial Grant encourages to build safer home

The announcement of three hundred thousand rupees financial grant from the government, for the earthquake survivors to build their home, has encouraged Rama Devi and her daughter-in-law Kopila Adhikari.

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