Embracing Nature’s Resilience: Cultivating a Thriving Bamboo Ecosystem in Nepal Introduction: A transformative journey in bamboo sheltering began Amidst Nepal’s majestic landscapes, a transformative journey unfolded when Habitat for Humanity
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Rising from the Rubble After the powerful earthquake hit Jajarkot on November 3rd, 2023, Dhana Maya (40) faced various challenges. The earthquake destroyed her home and exposed her family to
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A Resilient Grandmother’s Desire In the picture, Ram Laxmi beams from inside her thatched-roof home. Ram Laxmi, a resilient and devoted grandmother from Udaypur, spends her days caring for her
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Ushma’s Bamboo Commitment Sparks Change Ushma, at 35, stands as a formidable figure in Udaypur’s agricultural realm. Juggling the roles of a devoted mother to her son and daughter, she
![Making a way through COVID times](https://habitatnepal.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Met_life-Food-for-shelter_thumb.jpg)
Despite the hurdles of extended lockdowns and health-related setbacks
![A business Start-up!](https://habitatnepal.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Play_pramila.jpg)
After owning my own house, life has become much easier. It has allowed me to start
![Fresh Blessings](https://habitatnepal.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Sri_lanka8062-1.jpg)
My family and I had never imagined that we would have something to call our own
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Mr. Garamlal has lost count how many times he has stayed up all night
![Firm Foundations](https://habitatnepal.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/image002.jpg)
Married at 13 years old, Khadga had thought her future was secured, devoting
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While we assume that slavery is a thing of the past, it was only in 2008 that
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From walking on air to crashing to the ground, 28-years old, Nita, experienced
![Four years in one room shack](https://habitatnepal.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/rita2.jpg)
What Rita didn’t know was this was going to be home for the next four
![Making families resilient in Nepal](https://habitatnepal.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Kamala22.jpg)
In our new house, we no longer have to fear snakes getting through
![Looking forward to her first Dashain](https://habitatnepal.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Jupe.jpg)
I felt I was a stranger in my own house. Though they never said anything
![Rising from the shackles of poverty](https://habitatnepal.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/shakles3.jpg)
I slaved for long hours, working on the farms of my families’ landlord