Women’s Protection Center, Nepal

The Women’s Protection Center Nepal (WPC) works  to eradicate human trafficking through high quality education and vocational training, so women have the opportunity to move beyond the caste they were born into, breaking the cycle of poverty. 

In 2015, a magnitude of 7.8M earthquake devastated the former safe-house, the Hetauda House, making it unsuitable for habitation.  CfC partnered with WPC to construct a new, seismically sound space to continue their vital work. 

The five-story concrete building includes office space, bedrooms, kitchen living area and rooftop terrace.  The terrace allows safe, outdoor recreation but also houses the solar panels which generate power for the safe-house. Due to the location in a high earthquake zone, we worked to design and construct the new building to meet rigorous, current seismic design standards.  Because the Nepalaese standards had not been updated since 1992, CfC worked with Coughlin Porter Lundeen to engineer the building sufficient for magnitude 7.5+ earthquakes experienced in the region. 

Since the rebuild, the facility has provided over 600 women and children vocational training, counseling, computer literacy training, and many other benefits to help them find a happy and healthy place in society.

More about the project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=5&v=AfhrSH4wdio&feature=emb_title