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Construction
Patan, Lalitpur 1,716 followers
Climate-friendly homes & resilient livelihoods, for people and planet 🌏
About us
Build up Nepal is an award-winning social enterprise that constructs climate-friendly homes and creates resilient livelihoods, to uplift marginalised communities and protect our planet. 🌏 Nepal is one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world. Many marginalised families dream of living in a safe, brick house, but cannot afford it. The fired brick industry is also a major polluter. 🏡 Our locally-led model supports micro-enterprises to produce climate-friendly bricks and build disaster-resilient homes that are greener, cheaper and safer. We have supported more than 300 micro-enterprises, built over 10,000 homes and created 2,200 jobs, while cutting 100,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions in the process. 📈 By 2030, we want to go further and scale to other disaster-prone countries, to make our dream of universal access to safe housing, and a world that's free of fired bricks, a reality. 💚
Industry
Construction
Company size
11-50 employees
Headquarters
Patan, Lalitpur
Type
Public Company
Founded
2015
Specialties
Reconstruction, Earthquake resistant construction, Local building materials, Earth Bricks, Rural Nepal, Rebuilding, and Reconstruction implementation partner
Locations
Employees at Build up Nepal
Updates
- It’s official- Build up Nepal has been selected as one of 15 Finalists in the fourth annual The Earthshot Prize! 🎉 We are honoured to have been chosen for this opportunity to scale our work for greater impact. Founded by Prince William in 2020, The Earthshot Prize is the world’s most prestigious environmental prize, designed to discover, spotlight and scale groundbreaking solutions to repair and regenerate our planet. 🌏 The countdown to the Awards Ceremony in Cape Town starts now! 🏆 Find out more > https://lnkd.in/etg-dygM
- Our thoughts are with the victims of the #nepalfloods, with the people who are unaccounted for, and with those whose lives have been turned upside down by this latest disaster. This dire situation underscores the urgency of our mission- make safe houses affordable for all, and fix our climate. Nepal, like other countries in the region, is at risk of more extreme weather events. We must mitigate our climate crisis, by investing in solutions that care for people and our planet. https://lnkd.in/d22qqW6u(Image: AP)
- The moment Build up Nepal was announced as a Finalist for The Earthshot Prize- the world’s most prestigious environmental prize, designed to discover, spotlight and scale groundbreaking solutions to repair and regenerate our planet. 💚 This is just the beginning of the our journey- the next stop is Cape Town in November for The Earthshot Prize Awards, where five Finalists will be awarded £1 million to scale our groundbreaking solutions! 🚀 In the meantime, you can get to know us better in their YouTube series – new episodes every week! https://lnkd.in/grD94k-S 📺
- We couldn't agree more Björn Söderberg - we are so excited to finally be able to talk about Build up Nepal being selected (from over 2,400 applicants!), as a Finalist for The Earthshot Prize! 🌏 Now, we embark on a year-long Fellowship Programme to support our scaling journey. Check out the video below to find out more! 🎊
Social Entrepreneur at Build up Nepal Engineering
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I’m proud to announce that Build up Nepal has been selected as a Finalist for the The Earthshot Prize!! It's an honour to be nominated alongside this amazing cohort of climate action trailblazers, who are working to tackle the world's most urgent climate and environmental challenges. 🌏 Founded by Prince William in 2020, The Earthshot Prize is the world’s most prestigious environmental prize, designed to discover, spotlight and scale groundbreaking solutions to repair and regenerate our planet. I’m excited for us to embark on a year-long Fellowship Programme to support our scaling journey. And of course, the countdown to the November Awards Ceremony in Cape Town starts now! 🏆 Find out more > https://lnkd.in/da4UFt3b - Our incredible entrepreneurs built 948 disaster resilient homes last year! 🏡 This means many more families are now safe from climate-induced and natural disasters. The icing on the cake? They all saved money by choosing to build with Build up Nepal's technology. Our eco-bricks are cheaper than other traditional construction methods, and they don't come at a cost to our planet either. 💚 📖 Read our latest impact report: https://lnkd.in/drEdXvXi
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Social Entrepreneur at Build up Nepal Engineering
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How do you rebuild 79,000 homes? You do it one eco-brick at the time. The reconstruction in Jajarkot & Rukum will require 355 million bricks. Lets use eco-friendly bricks to avoid a climate disaster.Build up Nepal #ecobrick #Jajarkot #buildbackbetter -
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Resilient livelihoods uplift communities. The Build up Nepal model created 1,674 jobs in eco-brick production and construction last year. 28% of employees were women, which is helping to promote an inclusive construction industry. It’s vital that men and women have equal access to job opportunities, which support families, and strengthen rural communities. 💚 📖 Read our latest impact report: https://lnkd.in/drEdXvXi -
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“We believe that one must experience darkness to truly appreciate the beauty of the rising sun.” ☀ Today’s inspiration comes from the Guras IPM Women’s Group, founded by determined Build up Nepal entrepreneurs who overcame societal constraints to make a difference through their #CSEB enterprise. Here’s their story… “In 2022, we received an interlocking brick-making machine and ventured into manufacturing bricks. Despite the initial lack of support from our families, 20 determined women came together, pouring our hearts and souls into building this enterprise. We formed a women's group to save our earnings and reinvest them wisely. Within a year, our efforts bore fruit, and we built six houses in our community. Gradually, the perceptions of women began to change. Those who once doubted and criticised us, now praised our hard work and determination. Our journey is a testament to the power of unity and perseverance, proving that women can rise above societal constraints and achieve remarkable success." 📸 Guras IPM Group pictured by CERAD, King's College Nepal - There's so much to like about these photos. 💚 We're building safe homes for 23 vulnerable families impacted by last year's earthquake. And, we're training female masons to build with our interlocking eco-brick technology, because we believe in an inclusive and sustainable construction sector. Thanks to our fantastic partners, IOM - UN Migration and Community Impact Nepal, who make the Joint Recovery Action Plan in west Nepal possible. It feels good to #buildbackbetter. 🏡
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📢 Our latest impact report is out! Of our 191 entrepreneurs, 28% are currently women. These trailblazers are promoting a sustainable and inclusive construction sector that uplifts communities and protects our environment. We’re excited to see many more female entrepreneurs join Build up Nepal! Thanks to the Center for Research and Development (King's College Nepal) for verifying how we’re making a meaningful difference to peoples’ lives, and where we can do better. 📖 Read the report: https://lnkd.in/drEdXvXi