Life After The QuakeEveryday stories on the rebuilding of Nepal. Collaborative journalism project facilitated by @GlobalBU AllVoicesLongreadsQ&APicturesListicle‘Who will listen to the voices of the small people in this country?’‘It might take 10 years, 20 years to return to the state we were in’Nepal earthquake anniversary: between frustration and hope‘People don’t want to show their personal life any more’‘They were happy because we gave them hope’‘I wish god would give the authorities an ear to listen to the voices of the victims’The man behind the StoriesHealing with laughter‘We used to take selfies with the nice background of temples. Now we try to hide it’‘They have not told me the name of his disease. They just said my son will never be normal’‘If we fail to perform our rituals properly, it will bring a bad fate’‘Some engineers said my house was unstable, others said it only needs minor repairs’‘I spent the last 300 rupees of my relief money on him’‘I cannot focus on studying for my exams’‘We used to be a well-equipped school. Now we don’t even have a library’‘Now this has become a relaxation spot for goats’‘We became best friends because of the earthquake’‘I have lost the hope I will ever get to return to that house’‘Richer people have already left the camp, but they come back whenever there is new relief’‘Before the earthquake, I would have targeted an A+. But now…’‘Prince Harry’s visit does not make a difference at all’‘I want the king back’‘Holi is completely different this year’‘The earthquake was God’s decision and we need to accept that’‘I have not earned a single rupee, but Holi brings immeasurable happiness’‘Today I’m not hungry. My stomach is filled with happiness’‘When I was young, there were no readymade colours and water pistols for Holi’9 months after the quake, a UNESCO heritage site awaits reconstruction in Nepal‘The media and politicians pose the idea to the villagers that they should have concrete buildings. But how?’‘Waiting for others to help us with our wants and desires will only hold us back’‘I can’t sit in one place for long. I am still in pain’‘This disaster has brought a new challenge to the lives of single women’‘Engineers marked our house unsafe … but we had to move back in’‘He took away the relief money’In the time of fuel crisis: commuting in Nepal‘The fuel crisis damaged my business ten times more than the earthquake’‘They told me I can’t receive anything because I only have a daughter’2015: a year of devastation‘In Nepal, there’s a culture of mismanaging funds meant for conflict-affected people’‘One party is preventing the other party from doing good and the third is pocketing the funds’‘Once, I woke up to find a snake slithering in my bed’‘It’s a miracle we are alive. But I wish another miracle would occur’‘Recovery is not a miracle. It’s gained by action. But action is not happening here’In quake-hit Kathmandu, a Tibetan community fights an unequal battle‘Painting these pictures, I forget the tensions’‘My husband moved to Qatar in 2010. I don’t know what he is doing’‘I want to tell people to forget all their pains and sorrows and celebrate Deepawali. Happy Deepawali to everyone’‘I shall be alone for as long as I work here.’‘I need to rise for the sake of the kids’The Village That Lives On HopeAfter The Earthquake: 8 Compelling Images Of DashainSix months on, the village of Chimling Beshi awaits revival‘He had seen Anju two minutes before. Two minutes after, she was gone’‘The winter is going to be harsh and they can’t go on living in this tent’‘We go to our old house for lunch and dinner, but we come back to the tent to sleep’‘This year I did the Dashain puja in one corner of my relative’s home’‘Dashain used to have a different charm. It used to have happiness’‘This time I may not be at home for all the celebrations’‘If people don’t have a house, how will they enjoy the festival?’‘Nepal has never undertaken something of this magnitude’‘This is the first time I am sharing these details with anyone besides my mother and sister’‘They used to say, “Give me medicine to kill myself. Don’t give me medicine to heal.” It’s better now’‘In Chile, there was an 8.3 earthquake. 14 people died. Here we had 7.8 and 10,000 were killed!’Earthquake survivors face dangerous winter as Nepal relief runs out of fuel‘It is not just me in this situation. The whole of Nepal is facing the same tragedy’How India’s Unofficial Blockade Is Affecting Post-Earthquake Nepal‘Emergencies are always ebbing and flowing and changing, on a moment-to-moment basis’‘When my husband appeared, covered in dust, it was the most miraculous moment of my life’‘I was home when the earthquake hit. Coming back here is the scariest thing I have done’14 Instagram Accounts With Powerful Stories Of Post-Earthquake Nepal‘The only way Nepal can pay these debts is to take out new loans’‘We want to continue with relief in Nepal, we want to do a lot, but the process needs to be made easier’‘We were friends before, but were not so close’‘I am trying to be strong because I am the head of my family’In Sindhupalchok, It’s Like The Earthquake Struck Yesterday‘Sometimes when Emisha asks about her mother, silence kills us both’‘They put on a brave face to help other people, but they have private disasters of their own’‘Before, I started from zero. Now I am trying to rise from zero again’‘All our hazards have become disasters because of mismanagement’‘Please God, send me a magic wand so that I can make everything normal’‘People with houses worth 50 million, they are worth half a million now!’‘Seeing people who have recovered, I feel relief’Slowly, A Town Begins Its Journey Of Recovery‘The earthquake helped bring about a unity that was lacking in the community’‘The government gives us Rs 15,000, but Rs 15,000 is not enough!’‘Whatever happened to us is past. We have to look forward to the future’‘Now I realise God already took me. He took me the day I married my husband 40 years ago’The Truths About Kathmandu‘I cannot think of going home. I am afraid an earthquake will hit us again’‘I can’t wait, so I’m trying to repair my house myself’‘I was a devout Hindu. I have a new identity now’‘I have not eaten meat for months’‘I keep looking for emergency exits when I am in tall buildings’
‘The media and politicians pose the idea to the villagers that they should have concrete buildings. But how?’
‘I want to tell people to forget all their pains and sorrows and celebrate Deepawali. Happy Deepawali to everyone’
‘They used to say, “Give me medicine to kill myself. Don’t give me medicine to heal.” It’s better now’
‘We want to continue with relief in Nepal, we want to do a lot, but the process needs to be made easier’
