Jon Ross

July 1st, 2026 while all eyes—and resources—are on venezuela (microaid will focus on that area when the dust settles), we are moving forward with the new project for another beneficiary family in nepal, who lost their home in the 2016 gorkha earthquake, which destroyed 650,000 homes. clearing the site and digging the first column foundations. before anything else, we did the puja (blessing) ceremony, where a priest, with one of the family members, blesses the site, the ground, the tools,...

While we were selecting and vetting our next beneficiary family in Nepal, MicroAid was completing the previous home for another earthquake-survivor family. As you may recall, we started with our family's damaged home on their tiny lot down an alley. We cleared the site and started building a comfortable safe permeant home for them to live in for the rest of their lives … and for generations to come. After about six months, we completed the home and it was ready for them to move in. The town...

I’m happy to report that we have already vetted a new beneficiary family in Nepal and begun the process of building them a new permanent house to replace the one they lost in the earthquake of 2015. Since that devastating event, which destroyed 650,000 homes in Nepal, our family (the mom and two daughters) has been living in a rented two-room apartment. Sadly, her husband/their dad was killed during the earthquake. At MicroAid, we pride ourselves on finding and helping deserving families who...