{"id":5908,"date":"2021-07-27T13:22:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-27T13:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cfp156.ff131.ssdwp.nl\/?p=5908"},"modified":"2022-07-29T11:53:25","modified_gmt":"2022-07-29T11:53:25","slug":"cfp-supports-sustainability-in-nepal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cfpgreenbuildings.com\/news-and-cases\/cfp-supports-sustainability-in-nepal\/","title":{"rendered":"CFP supports sustainability in Nepal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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CFP Green Buildings has started various projects to improve living conditions in Nepal. The projects are carried out by the local population themselves. Curious about the projects and the first results? Then read on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clean drinking water for the Kiratikhola community in Nepal<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The blissful faces of marginalized communities from Kiratikhola still smile everyday facing difficulty to access clean drinking water.Women and children are responsible for bringing water for household purpose which makes them more vulnerable and affected through the problems arises from water scarcity. In average, it takes about 20 minutes to fetch a container (20 liters) of water from available local streams and waterfalls. During monsoon, the stream water even gets polluted and people get sick from waterborne diseases such as cholera and diarrhea every year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Improved hygiene and ecological life<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WaSH) project \u201cImproving the Well-Being of the Marginalized Communities of Kiratikhola\u201d is largely being supported by CFP Green Buildings, the Netherlands. In addition, the Unica Foundation bears the partial cost of the project. Santi Griha Nepal (SGN) is implementing it from May 2019 which has become a hope for those smiles aiming for providing access to safe drinking water, improved nutrition and better health and hygiene practices in order to improve the quality of life for marginalized, indigenous and tribal communities in the remote hilly region of Kiratikhola. In addition, a ‘people empowerment project’ has been rolled out, in which the community learns more about hygiene and ecological living. The project is targeting 45 households of 266 marginalized group of Chepangs and Tamangs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n