Pittsburgh's Nepali community underwrites 68 families
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The Nepalese Community of Greater Pittsburgh and the Brother's Brother Foundation put money behind 68 households at Sipapokhare, and structured the gift so that the second half depended on delivery of the first.
The first instalment of $15,500 was received in April 2016, with a second instalment of the same size expected once 34 houses were complete. A further $600 came from the community association and was applied to additional shelters.
Two academics were named as the people who drove it: Professor James Joshi of the University of Pittsburgh and Professor Sushil Acharya of Robert Morris University. Dr Joshi also made a short film for the first anniversary of the earthquakes.
The houses were handed over that June at a ceremony in the village with Professor Acharya as chief guest, having travelled from Pennsylvania to attend.
