‘The government gives us Rs 15,000, but Rs 15,000 is not enough!’
03 Sep 2015

‘The government gives us Rs 15,000, but Rs 15,000 is not enough!’

Nir Kumari Maharjan | Harissidhi, Lalitpur

“My husband works on construction sites, and I make wool thread. I earn Rs 140 per day. The earthquake took away my house and since then me and my husband have been living in this zinc shelter. I don’t like to stay here. Building a house is our dream. The government gives us Rs 15,000, but Rs 15,000 is not enough! We don’t have a single thread of hope for making a new house!”

Photo: Patrick Ward