Building family toilets builds healthy communities

Kapildev lives with her husband and two children in the village of Rampurwa in Nepal. They are of the indigenous Tharu community and live in an area often overlooked by traditional aid organizations. The Living Earth Institute (LEI) has been working together with a local NGO, Development Alternative Organization (Bikas Bikalp Santha), to drastically improve sanitation facilities and health awareness in Rampurwa.

Lack of proper sanitation facilities has long been understood as the single largest negative impact on public health. Your gift allows Kapildev and her family to have a brighter future. This is particularly important for the children — prior to the construction of adequate sanitation facilities in this village, they were at risk of not living to see their fifth birthday. Now they have a much better chance to grow unhindered by the negative effects that plague all communities without proper sanitation and reach their full potential.

All LEI projects work with the local community to define their needs and provide the organization and resources for the village to meet them. In fact, Kapildev is a member of the LEI sponsored Women’s Micro-Lending Program. She started a small business that has been successful enough to pay back 100% of her micro-loan in six months. She and her family continue to benefit from her investment and business skills.

Thank you Michael, Microsoft, Dan, and UBS for your gift of good health and livelihood to Kapildev and her family.