In Nepal ground has broken on the Sapteshwor Health Post and Birthing Center and early work has begun on the final four schools slated for reconstruction. Check back in January for updates and pictures. In Detroit, the Piety Hill pocket parks were completed (see above picture), the benches in Cody Rouge were celebrated and two new partners, Building Better Men and Avalon Village, joined the Detroit family.
Spring brought benches to Cody Rouge, WNUC to the airwaves and tremendous progress on schools in Nepal.
Video: D2N School Construction
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EVO DETROIT, D2N’s new initiative in Detroit, stands for Empowerment, Vestment, and Ownership. EVO Detroit’s goal is to establish working relationships with Detroit neighborhoods by allowing them to identify their priorities and advocate for themselves.
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Starting in Diktel and ending in Bakachol (see map) the trip was 25 hours of walking uphill and another 15 of walking downhill. Aside from these ups and downs, it was a completely satisfying trip to Khotang.
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The first three of nine schools D2N is rebuilding have been completed.
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It was one year ago today that the worst earthquake in over 80 years hit Nepal. About 9,000 lives were lost, and 20% of families were displaced from their homes. Destruction was beyond belief.
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D2N is rebuilding a total of nine schools destroyed in last year's earthquake. Work has started on three of these schools; the first pictures are below. The three schools are expected to be completed by summer.
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