Kalleri Mobile Team
NSET-BaliyoGhar, Dhading
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| Dalang Settlement, Kalleri, Dhading |
Dalang, Khahare and
Fursomata, the three beautiful villages in the north-east of Dhading district, were completely destroyed by the 2015 Earthquake.
These villages are geographically challenged, and lack of drinking water and
transportation services. Dalits are the major inhabitants there and most of
them lack formal educations. They do not have enough land for farming. They
practice traditional farming without modern irrigation systems.
Following the devastating
earthquake in 2015, several non/governmental organizations conducted mason
training and On the Job Training (OJT) in the district, but the Dalit inhabited
areas were unreached. Under the Baliyo Ghar Program, the National Society for
Earthquake Technology (NSET)-Nepal conducted a 50-day (OJT) in both villages, Khahare
and Dalang, where five males and five females from the Dalit community were
included.
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| Mahendra Biswakarma, Dalang, Kalleri |
Mahendra
Bishwokarma(29), a permanent resident of Galchhi Rural Municipal Ward no. 1,
Dalang (former Kalleri Village Development Committee Ward No. 1) has the responsibility
of taking care of his whole family (two sons, a daughter and wife). He has a
small piece of land without irrigation access. He was in India for earning money
before the earthquake. He returned back after the earthquake and met the Baliyo
Ghar Team working in former Kalleri VDC. Baliyo Ghar Program team decided to
make a model house for his father Ram Bahadur Kami through On the Job Training.
He showed interest for participating on the On the Job Training as a Trainee
Mason. After the Training, he built an earthquake resistant house for himself
as well as for his neighbors. While talking with the Baliyo Ghar Team, he said
that the training gave him the skills to build earthquake resistant buildings. He has been contributing to make his village Dalang, a resilient one.
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| Santa Bahadur Magarati, Khahare, Kalleri |
Similarly,
Santa Bahadur Magarati (33), a permanent resident of Galchhi Rural Municipal Ward
no. 1, Khahare (former Kalleri Village Development Committee Ward no.1) has a
huge responsibility of fulfilling the financial needs of the family. He would
work in the field and go to city for working as a labor and support his family
until he was trained as a trainee mason under the Baliyo Ghar Program in Khahare.
He had no idea about earthquake resistant building as well as faced tedious
process in receiving of government traches. His house was built as a model
house by the Baliyo Ghar Program where he participated as a Trainee Mason. After
the training, he built earthquake resistant buildings in Khahare and Dalang. He
said that "Unless
I had received the support of Baliyo Ghar program I wouldn't have been able to
build such houses; I wouldn't have been able to follow government guidelines
and receive grants”.
Gopal
Bahadur Sarki(59), a permanent resident of Galchhi Rural Municipal Ward no. 1,
Khahare (former Kalleri Village Development Committee Ward no. 1) is very energetic
in spite of his old age. He had been doing masonry jobs before the earthquake. After the 2015 Gorkha Earthquake, he realized that his knowledge and skills
were insufficient to build resilient houses. Baliyo Ghar Program Team decided to
conduct an On the Job Training at his son’s (Santa Bahadur Magarati) house in
Khahare. He participated as a trainee mason. After the training apart from
building houses he also transferred the skills gained from the training to his
colleague. He said, "I guide the new masons and help them learn what I
know”.
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| Gopal Bahadur Sarki, Khahare, Kalleri |
As per the latest figures, construction of about 71 percent houses have been
completed while the rest are under construction in Dalang. Similarly, about 50
percent houses are completed in the Khahare and Fursomata and approximately 50
percent houses are currently under construction. The main reasons of low paced
reconstruction in Khahare and Fursomata are the lack of the water supply, and
financial constraints.
Considering GESI as a
driving force for equitable and sustainable development, Baliyo Ghar Program
Team has been encouraging and motivating women, and other disadvantaged groups
to participate in the On the Job Training (OJT) and Mason Training.
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