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New home, new hope...story of the smith project…. In 2004 New Futures Nepal agreed to be the major funding stakeholder in the construction of a purpose built childrens home in Kathmandu. The home, to be managed by the Disabled Welfare Association (DWA) of Nepal would provide care for children of all ages who might otherwise face a life on the streets, be coerced into child labour or trafficked into prostitution. Phase One of the project was launched in August 2004 when New Futures Nepal trustee Andrew Small spent a week with DWA Nepal. Our main objectives were to provide contract and project management skills, to assemble realistic budget forecasts for the whole of the project and to assist with the design of the new building.
Immediately the land was purchased, DWA Nepal contracted with a Government-listed builder and an aggressive 6-month completion target was agreed. Attention then turned to the building programme as we watched the perimeter wall, foundations, drainage system, access road, walls and roof all start to appear at a pace that would be the envy of any would-be developer. In May 2005, right on schedule, the children and carers relocated from the 'old' Hope Centre to their new home…an amazing result for any organisation. The partnership between New Futures Nepal and DWA Nepal was a great success, making a difference to an increasing number of young lives for years into the future.
During 2006 we continue to raise funds to cover the cost of constructing a guardhouse in the grounds and improve security, fire prevention and other health and safety features. We are working with DWA Nepal to encourage the children and adults to cultivate their own crops (rice in the picture) in the large "garden" area outside the home thus increasing their self-sufficiency.
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