Our partnership with Himalayan HealthCare

In the remote and mountainous northern Dhading villages, Tamang and Dalit community members live in extreme poverty, suffering long-term marginalization, lack of access to health care, and neglect due to geographical isolation. This has been severely exacerbated by the devastation of the 2015 earthquake. These isolated communities are accessible only by foot, two to three days walk from the nearest road. Lack of toilet access leads villages members to practice open defecation, creating a serious public health crisis. Without toilets, villagers suffer from diarrhea, dysentery, repeated GI infections and other problems.

Our partnership with Himalayan HealthCare installed 100 new permanent toilets in Sertung, Tipling, and Lapa villages, directly benefitting 490 people. Access to toilets within their homes provides families with safety, especially for vulnerable community members such as children, elderly, and those with physical disabilities. Building toilets has been a longterm component of HHC’s public health plan which includes clean water, clean stoves, adult literacy classes, student awareness programs, and school support. Every household that has a sanitized toilet with septic tank works together towards a reduction of water/food contamination and improvement overall in the health of the community.