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Build & Trek 2024: Week 2 Update
We are now launching a number of new expeditions that will help us raise valuable funds to allow development of new Vocational Schools across Nepal. Our previous attendees have suggested we also run events closer to home – i.e. the UK and Europe.
For further details, please see our Events page
After an uplifting day at the Inauguration of the Vocational School at Olgapuri Village in Lalitpur and seeing what the final outcome of their hard work would be, the team flew West to Dhangadhi. Here they worked hard on a new building site for four days and made a significant physical contribution to the build of the new Vocational School, on land kindly donated by the Municipality of Dhangadhi.
They worked tirelessly alongside the Nepali team clearing the site, mixing cement, sieving sand, shifting A LOT of bricks and other materials, and doing some of the hard-labour jobs, so the skilled Nepali team didn’t waste any time.
Everyone mucked in, supported each other, and also made sure they had great fun in the very muggy heat which reached in excess of 33 degrees. The team varied in ages from
21 to 71 and built an amazing bond between them. Most were way outside of their comfort zones and camping also added to the challenge, especially for those who’d never experienced sleeping in a tent before! During the daily rest period between 11am and 2pm, temperatures in the tents were a stifling 38 degrees!
As a result of their interactions with the local children the team even managed to complete an extra task not on the original ‘to-do’ list….the levelling of their cricket pitch!
It's safe to say that a piece of all of the teams hearts has been left in Dhangadhi and they can't wait to head back to see the Vocational School open and operational.
Dherai dherai dhanyabad to the Mayor and all the locals who welcomed them so generously.
Thank you to all of you back in the UK for your support of the amazing individuals that made up the B&T Team 2024. Your support and encouragement throughout the whole trip ensured they were in high spirits at all times. We hope you enjoyed your reunions with them and felt the warmth and gratitude from us all for allowing them to join Supporting Nepal’s Children in Nepal.
Thank you also to everyone who has sponsored the team so far, we really do appreciate it – currently our fundraising stands at £104,900 of our £150,000 target.
Photos courtesy of the Build & Trek 2024 Team
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Build & Trek 2024: Week 1 Update
The adventure started with the majority of the team making their way from their various locations around the UK to Doha. From there they all flew together to Kathmandu, where three of the team eagerly awaited their arrival, having gone out to Nepal earlier. With excitement levels high, the whole team then headed north-west to Pokhara, which is known as a gateway to the Annapurna Circuit, a popular trail in the Himalayas. And so began the Trek leg of this amazing 2-week event.
First of all the team had a hot walk up the 3,000 steps to Ulleri and then on to Ghorepani, sleeping at an altitude of 2875m
Spirits were high, laughter was plentiful and everyone was excited to head higher.
The next day the team were blessed with amazingly clear skies to witness the awesome Annapurna range and a trip up to Poon Hill for the sunrise. From Ghorepani to Tadapani, via Poon Hill, the team covered over 16km with an elevation gain of over 1,000m.
For the final day of trekking, the team in high spirits, left Tadapani to head down to their last stop in the hills at Landruk, where they were treated to cultural dancing and enjoyed a few well earned beers with their trekking crew, before saying their goodbyes and thank you's the next morning.
The team then had a couple of nights in Kathmandu and are now settled at their campsite in Dhangadhi ready to commence the Build phase of this wonderful event...
will they have the energy? You bet they will!!
Thankyou to everyone who has supported and sponsored the team so far, we really do appreciate it – currently our fundraising for the new Vocational School in Dhangadhi stands at £104,100 of our £150,000 target.
Photos courtesy of the Build & Trek 2024 Team