The document summarizes clothing distribution efforts in Lower Haku Village, Nepal following a landslide. Volunteers from several countries donated clothes, which were distributed to 134 school children, vulnerable groups, and families. Photos show villagers receiving warm clothes like sweaters, caps, and jackets. The village has high poverty and illiteracy, and most residents work as porters or abroad. A primary school was recently built but there is need for a secondary school since the nearest one is far. The distribution aimed to help the poorest communities in the remote mountain village.

1. Clothing distribution at lower Haku Village only landslide affected area 2010
Special Thanks to Australian Nola Ainsworth, Marylyn Lowder, May Bartlett,
Tricia small their friends who donated those clothes to Nepali poorest mountain
Porters’ communities similarly British Dr. Sandy Scott, Mr. John Bean, Canadian
Martin Bough, American Gordon Fowls and every individuals who have helped
directly or indirectly in our mission. Mountain porters association Nepal would like to
express heartfelt thanks to the individuals, volunteers and organizations for their
generous help and support to high Himalayan poorest porters' communities who
have contributed clothes, stationery and many more.
On the occasion of the lord Buddha's 2554th birth day we visit at lower Haku Village to
distribute these clothes. This is a small separate village where are only73 houses al
together and one of the landslide affected area which is situated in 1460m from the sea
level but also we have to pass 2200m hill then descend again to reach there and lies in
northern Nepal, close to the Tibetan border and at the bottom of the Langtang and Ganesh
Himalayan region which is just a shadow of famous trekking route. Being a mountainous
region, lands are not very fertile. Although 100% people depend on agriculture, villagers
cannot produce enough crops to feed their families. Only two boys are educated (have
received intermediate degree 10+2) among 2987 population and a girl is going to finish
her school education this year. Literacy rate of Haku village is very low.
In 2007-08 (HDI report) Haku is the poorest VDC of Nepal among all but in these days'
foreign employment and remittance helping their living standard and slowly changing
now but nothing change in knowledge. Foreign employment to UAE, Qatar, India and
Malaysia is their main target both of the girls and boys after getting sixteen years old
while they will get passport.487 girls and 697 boys are in foreign countries for work in
these days according to the VDC official data. If we ask the primary students about their
aim, every body will tell us UAE, Qatar, India and Malaysia after primary school finish.
This is a trend in this village. In Lower Haku there are 510 people live al together (child
to elderly) and the village is a majority of mountain porters. In Haku VDC there are more
then 3000 people are living, all they are landless people even they are farmers and
seasonal porter, the area of the Haku development committee is the property of
Swayambhunath Guthi (monkey temple) Kathmandu.
There is currently we have built a primary school in April 2009 was completed where is
153 children are studying for primary level. Children come there from nearest four other
villages. After finishing the primary level they have not any option for secondary level
because the nearest secondary school is 4 hours far from the village so it is impossible for
them. We are collecting some fund for this village to build a secondary school in near
future.
In this visit we have distributed warm hand knitted 174 caps, 53 pairs of shocks, 87
sweaters, 23 jackets 72 trousers, 11 pair of gloves, 14 pair of sunglasses 139 pair of
children verities altogether 134 school children and few poorest and vulnerable children
who cannot attain at school including orphanages, helpless, disabled, babies, primary
level students', mothers and few old people were benefited and all these people are
extremely Happy and grateful with all our donors, volunteers and supporters and they
would like to express their heartfelt thanks to all of the donors and wishing continue
support in nearly future too.

2. Finally our sincerest thanks again to the chair person of Haku VDC, secretary of the
Haku VDC, teachers of the primary school, local villagers and all our donors, partners,
volunteers and friends! And if you would like to make a contribution to assist these
vulnerable groups, we appreciate donations of clothing, food, and stationery. No matter
how you choose to contribute, you can affect great change in this part of world and these
porters’ children’s lives.
SOME PICTURES ARE AS FOLLOWS.
THANK YOU!
Kind regards,
Harikrishna devkota
General Secretary
Mountain porters association Nepal
Lower Haku Village affecting by land slide where we have distribute d clothes.

3. Ready to distribution
Two teachers are selecting matching clothes for children

4. Taking clothes
Children are eating potatoes

5. Eating Millet Dhido with Local family at Lower Haku
Villagers are carrying their basic needs from Market and two are carrying our distributing clothes

6. A child is taking a sweater
A girl is taking a sweater

7. Giving clothes to the girl
Children are in queue

8. Taking sweater
First priorities to girls

9. Wearing a cap
Wearing a cap in front of his mom

10. Two young girls (teachers) are choosing the matching clothes according to children size
A household lady is requesting more clothes for her 9 children

11. Some children are wearing sweaters already

12. Children are standing in queue

13. She is carrying grass to feed her buffalos
(Note: school dresses for the school children are sponsored by Andrew USA and David Canada in
April 2010 and to attract the children at school to study we always focus to distribute the clothes to
school children which makes an impression to other parents who never send their children at school)
Thank you very much
Hari Krishna devkota