The earthquakes of April and May 2015 gave rise to a tremendous show of solidarity. ONGD-FNEL received lots of donations, and many fundraising activities were organised within the association or by the FNEL (Luxembourg scouts and guides federation), scout groups or related organisations. Again, a big thank-you to everyone.

The donations received allowed ONGD-FNEL to respond to its Nepalese partners’ needs and provide targeted aid for the population groups who were the most affected. ONGD-FNEL concentrated its efforts on priority projects complementing its development activities designed to boost education in Nepal (Framework Agreement 2015/2018).

The need to obtain the Nepalese government’s agreement for all rehabilitation measures significantly delayed our projects (our partners are unable to act without such agreement); however, the overall outcome of our activities is positive. Since April 2018, all our rehabilitation projects have been completed.

List of the projects: 

• Aid and protection for lone children in Rasuwa together with Umbrella Organisation Nepal: 3 299 children in the districts of Rasuwa and Nuwakot made use of two telephone help-lines, and 75 children were accommodated in the emergency shelter. The project ran for 8 months, and ONGD-FNEL’s contribution amounted to €8 500.
• Construction of four earthquake-proof houses for children together with Prisoners Assistance Nepal, in Madanpokhara VDC-Palpa District, Khudunabari VDC- Jhapa District, Sankhu and Jail Area, Kathmandu Valley.
  • Project 2016/2017 co-financed by the Luxembourg Ministry for Foreign Affairs.
  • Duration of activities: 24 months.
  • The aim of the project is to provide safe accommodation for 166 children of prisoners by rebuilding six dormitories. Apart from the physical protection of prisoners’ children, this project aims to help these vulnerable children cope with their traumas and provide them with a school education and everyday life skills.
  • Total budget: €142 575, ONGD-FNEL’s contribution: €21 386.25.
• Rebuilding of three schools damaged by the earthquake in the district of Nuwakot
  • Project 2016/2018 undertaken in a consortium with Coopération Humanitaire Luxembourg asbl and Pharmaciens sans Frontières Luxembourg.
  • Project co-financed by the Luxembourg Ministry for Foreign Affairs.
  • Duration of activities: 24 months.
  • The aim of the project is to rebuild three schools to the standards introduced following the earthquakes, with a view to establishing regular school programmes and setting up a children’s club so as to reduce the school drop-out rate.
  • Total budget: €314 706, ONGD-FNEL’s contribution: €15 000.
• Participation in the reconstruction of the Marpak zone together with R4C
  • Project 2016/2017.
  • The project objectives are 1) to rebuild 1050 houses and 10 schools, promoting the learning of earthquake-proof building methods by small firms and local workers, and 2) to participate in the rebuilding of the health centre.
  • Duration of activities: 18 months.
  • Total anticipated budget: €139 000, ONGD-FNEL’s contribution: €25 000.
• Supporting the Tikhedunga's school
  • Project 2017
  • This project contributes to improve the school infrastructure (benches, desks etc.) and construction of a retaining wall after the monsoon. 
  • ONGD-FNEL’s contribution: €5 000.
• Support for education in Lalitpur together with SETU Nepal, with the aims of re-establishing the school system and providing material support for the affected communities.
  • These activities went on for 8 months, and ONGD-FNEL’s contribution amounted to €20 000:
    • Construction of an emergency shelter, provision of cooking utensils, and distribution of food (Lalitpur, Sindhupalanchowk).
    • Nutrition programme targeting 70 children for 6 months. Though the ONGD support was for a short term period, the nutrition programme is still an ongoing project funded and run by Setu.
    • Refurbishing of two classrooms for young children
    • Purchase of kitchen equipment and cooking utensils, and school supplies and uniforms, for the affected communities
    • Material support for seven schools in the district of Lalitpur.
• Financial support for five abandoned elderly persons in Lalitpur, enabling them to buy food, water and basic equipment (bed, table) and restore their dwelling. This activity lasted 2 months. ONGD-FNEL’s contribution amounted to €1 000. On-the-spot monitoring was provided by Paul Geditz.
• Financial support for 24 homeless families in Godam Chowr (114 individuals), enabling them to buy food, water and basic equipment (bed, table) and restore their dwelling. This activity lasted 4 months. ONGD-FNEL’s contribution amounted to € 5 000. On-the-spot monitoring was provided by Paul Geditz.
• Rebuilding of two schools in the district of Kathmandu together with CWSN: the Bandevi Lower Secondary School and Bhuwaneswori Primary Schools, which had been severely damaged by the earthquake, were rebuilt. This activity took 3 months. ONGD-FNEL’s contribution amounted to € 7 500.
• Financial support for HRDC, R4C and PA Nepal for the purchase of children’s clothing. This activity lasted 4 months. ONGD-FNEL’s contribution amounted to €3 600. The clothes collected in Luxembourg could not be sent to Nepal because the Nepalese government banned the import of second-hand clothing. ONGD-FNEL therefore gave these clothes to the Luxembourg Red Cross.
• Rehabilitation and securing of the HRDC hospital: the aim of the project was to repair and house the hospital’s water tanks, and to secure the building itself. The project took 6 months. ONGD-FNEL’s contribution: €5 000.
• Support for the rehabilitation of 12 rural schools in the most affected districts: Makanwanpur, Okhaldhunga, Dhading, Nuwakot, Sinduli, Solukhumbu, Sindhupalanchowk, Kavre, Dolakha, Rasuwa, Ramecchap and Gorkha, together with Karuna Shechen. 
  • Project 2015/2016 undertaken in a consortium with Les Amis du Tibet Luxembourg and co-financed by the Luxembourg Ministry for Foreign Affairs.
  • Duration of activities: 13 months.
  • The aim of the project is to provide schools destroyed by the earthquake with the necessary resources so that they can function again. This education project has two aspects: material support and organisational support.
  • Total budget: €157 742, ONGD-FNEL’s contribution: €10 000.