Habitat Pre-build work

Everest Build, Leknath, Nepal – 2010. I was a member of a Canadian Habitat for Humanity Global Village team that arrived in Nepal a week ahead of the Everest blitz build to assist the local volunteers in getting ready for the actual build. We spent the week splitting and pealing bamboo and learning the various techniques for building a bamboo house . These are photos of the pre-build work and some of the 35 houses scattered throughout the build area in the Municipal area of Leknath outside Pokhara.
Bamboo processing factory
Wrapping in bundles of 100 peaces
Splitting bamboo
New House leaders learning how to build a bamboo house
Setting vertical strips
Setting vertical strips
Weaving the bamboo strips to form a wall
Opening ceremony
Opening ceremony. There were more than 450 foreign volunteers along with many local volunteers working to build 35 houses.
Opening and welcome ceremony at Leknath
Opening and welcome ceremony at Leknath
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