Our Water Project Pt. 1: Meet the Chepang People

A Chepang man in Makwanpur, Nepal

The Makwanpur District, southwest of Kathmandu, is known for its rugged terrain and temperate climate, with several rural villages scattered across the map. The Chepang people, an Indigenous Tibeto-Burman ethnic group, call the Makwanpur District’s most remote corners home, living in sheds made of tree branches clinging to the region’s steep hillsides. Altogether, there are […]