What is it all about ? And what did we do until now?

On a journey in Nepal Dick Verstegen and Ellen Deimann reached the region of Kaskikot (near Pokhara) in 2007 and were immediately confronted with 3 villages (more than 10.000 inhabitants) struggling with a sorely lack of water.

Visiting Homs' parents both Ellen and Dick remarked how dreadful the situation is in that region in regards to the availability of drinkable water.
After some thoughts they played with the idea to do something about it and encountered Jeroen van den Bergh - an indian adopted son from Dutch foster parents - in Kathmandu who is still working in Nepal Trust. Nepal Trust is a NGO (non governamental organisation) specialised in waterprojects. Jeroen became director of Nepal Trust in Kathmandu from medio 2009 on.

The aim of Dick and Ellen is to provide drinkable water to the 3 above mentioned villages. Therefore they sponsored a first research (Kaskikot and Sarangkot) in order to obtain an answer to the question whether or not this project was doable. The photo just gives an impression of a meeting with responsibles in Sarangkot.

The parents of Hom live in Kaskikot, lying on top of a hill just north of Pokhara and between Sarangkot and Dhikur Pokari.




This photo shows the actual status of the pipelines which are damaged. You see two Brahmans (highest caste) making use of this damaged pipelines in order to clear some intestines of goats.

• We made a first research on the spot in 2008 in collaboration with "the stakeholders" from the regio by means of interviews while visiting the area.

• Due to our research report we sought the collaboration of a well respected non-governamental-organisation (NGO), Nepal Trust, stationed in Kathmandu and expert in the field of water management.

• Nepal Trust made a feasibility study during 2 phases (one in 2008 and the last one during 2009). As outcomes of this study they concluded to the necessity of the implementation of this project and also that the project is reachable and doable. We provided the money necessary to finish this study.

• Back to the Netherlands we immediately created a foundation "WaterProject Nepal" in order to realize this project in collaboration with Nepal Trust.

NB: the Dutch Foundation will provide the funds and Nepal Trust will provide the implementation.

• The Nepal Trust research resulted, apart from professional reports, into a PowerPoint presentation and a film. Look for yourself and we hope it becomes obvious to you that this project has to be completed.

• A plan has already been scheduled, foreseeing the implementation during the years of 2011 until 2014.

• The costs are estimated approximately at  € 450.000,--