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Let's build a rainwater harvesting system together in Kathmandu
Volunteers in Kathmandu are raising $550 for a rainwater harvesting system at the Maple community hall.
🇳🇵 Kathmandu, Bagmati, Nepal1,094 views
For five years the neighborhood has asked for a rainwater harvesting system. This year a group of 14 volunteers, including two retired carpenters, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for the Maple community hall, but no funding.
We have received donated a pump, and the remaining cost is $550.
It will serve about 258 people, including children, seniors and people with disabilities. We'll hold a build day in October and everyone is invited.
We're a small team, and every dollar will be spent in the open - I'll post receipts and progress photos.
All purchases will be made by two volunteers and logged publicly. Surplus funds will go to maintenance.
Where the $550 goes:
• Materials: $420
• Permits and inspections: $25
• Safety equipment and signage: $50
• Tools hire and delivery: $55
Glad we found this place.
- Manoj
Updates from Manoj
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- Miguel P. Chávez 🇲🇽 · $50
“From my family to yours. Hope the October deadline works out. - Puebla”
- Anisur Jahid Dutta 🇮🇳 · $50
“Keep your head up. My brother told me about this one. - Dwarka”
- Aria P. Spencer 🇺🇸 · $25
- Maverick Pierce 🇺🇸 · $25
“Wish I could do more. Shared with friends too. - Yonkers”
- Jiraporn Isaree Chanthara 🇹🇭 · $20
- Anonymous 🇳🇿 · $16
- Felipe Duarte 🇧🇷 · $15
“Hope it all works out. My brother told me about this one. - Santos”
- Bianca Pagano 🇮🇹 · $10
- Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $10
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $10
- Shapla Priya Majumder 🇧🇩 · $10
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Keep going, Manoj. Great idea, hope you get there.
is there anything that isn't money that would help Manoj?
Thank you. If you're in Kathmandu I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Ask me anything else.
Thanks for sharing this, Manoj. More neighborhoods should do this. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. All the best.
wishing you the best. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. My husband and I read this together. God bless.
Best of luck, Manoj. Hope you get there. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Thinking of Kathmandu.
Rooting for you, Manoj. Gave what I could, wish it was more. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Love from Surat.
Best of luck, Manoj. Your post was clear and honest. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected.
This could happen to any of us. Thinking of Kathmandu.
Thanks for sharing this, Manoj. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. I hope October is when things finally get easier. All the best.
rooting for you. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Please keep us posted. Love from Nairobi.
Good luck, Manoj. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry.
Thinking of you, Manoj. Shared this with my family. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. All the best
Keep going. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Greetings from Lahore
Thanks for sharing this. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Take care.
hang in there. This could happen to any of us. Thinking of Kathmandu.
So sorry you're going through this, Manoj. Hope you get there. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day.
Sending love, Manoj. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Thinking of Kathmandu