12 January 2021 - Update on the Okhle Village Trust
Hello everyone,
Richard Backwell has sent me an email with some good news. He says
“In February 2019 a film and supper evening was held in the Mission hall to raise money for a water project at Samjur Village, the school there having been totally destroyed in the April 2015 earthquake. The Okhle Village Trust supplied the funds to rebuild the school but at the time were unable to help with their damaged Water Supply. I am pleased to say that thanks to the generosity of our villagers, the 2 newly built tanks now supply water to both the village and the school. Due to the corona virus which brought delays to the project, the money raised was shared between 3 Water Projects at Aru Bott, Gorkhalichap and Samjur and all 3 projects have now been completed, Progress was slower than usual because of a lockdown in the town of Dumre but I am pleased to say that the villagers themselves have been little affected by the virus. Thus far there has only been one case of the virus in the villages and the person in question was quickly isolated.”
This is a heart-warming report when there aren’t too many of those about. I well remember the supper evening Richard mentions. A splendid occasion which was one of the last to take place before lockdown. Richard works very hard for the Okhle Village Trust and the village has supported him a lot. So well done everyone and Richard in particular.
Best regards
Chris