Build Bridges for Health, Education & Hope - Nepal
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Share & SaveMore Information About this ProjectProject Needs and Beneficiaries12 million Nepalese live in the Himalayan foothills where rivers are hazardous obstacles to education, health care and markets. Limited access denies many children an education, discourages proper health care, and increases the cost of goods. To cross more than 10 meters, there have been only two alternatives: an extremely dangerous cable 'tween' wherein a makeshift trapeze or wooden box hangs from a pulley that often crushes the user’s fingers, or an expensive suspended walking bridge. ActivitiesSince 1998, EcoSystems has built 31 gondola-like WireBridges over dangerous rivers in Nepal at a quarter the cost of suspended bridges. Requiring only 2 to 4 months to complete, EcoSystems can build 12 bridges per year and easily expand its capacity Funding InformationTotal Funding Received to Date: $1,204 Additional DocumentationThis project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc). ResourcesWhy this Project is ImportantPotential Long Term ImpactIn more than 1,000 Nepalese communities, schoolchildren and others want to "reach the other side" safely. Village children and adults have used the 31 WireBridges more than 3.2 million times with no accidents. Requests for bridges are overwhelming. Project Message
WireBridges are not just structures. They also are symbols of cooperation. Every client community has put a 'bridge' above politics and despite the regional conflict, no bridge has ever been harmed. Who is Running This ProjectContact
David Sowerwine, Project SponsorOrganization
Learn more about VillageTech Solutions (VTS) and the project team. VillageTech Solutions (VTS)'s Current Projects on GlobalGiving
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This project is located in For more information about Nepal, read the Human Development Report on Nepal or the Wikipedia entry for Nepal. When this Project was UpdatedLast UpdatedThis project was last updated on August 07, 2008. Date Added to GlobalGivingThis project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on June 01, 2004. Latest Update from the FieldRenewed support for bridgesBy David Sowerwine - Managing Director, February 11, 2008 06:09 PM
Access to potential bridge sites has been difficult during the years of civil conflict. In the past few months there have been fortunately new opportunities to reach needy communities and conduct surveys. Two photos from the Sukaura site are in the Gallery. At this site, some 300 students may use the proposed bridge. We learned that six students have died trying to get to or from school for lack of a safe crossing. Six other sites are being surveyed at the moment. Attachments: Read 7 more "Updates from the Field" | Comment on this update How Else You Can HelpSpread the Word on your Profile, Blog, or WebsitePut a widget for this project on your profile, blog or website to turn your friends into givers. Using our widget, it's quick and easy to add this widget to your profile or blog! Get this widget on: |
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