Human Development Foundation

A New Year—and New Hope

HDF means hope for the children of Bugna

It’s very quiet in the Bugna Village Complex as the sun creeps over the mountains, signaling the start of another day. Winter has come to the region, the air is cold, especially up at Bugna’s elevation, almost 7,000 ft.

Even though it is quiet, people rise early here. Many are farmers, and there is land to tend to and animals to be fed. Others work in the nearby towns, villages and cities and must prepare for the long journey. Children rise to do chores before getting ready for school.

Even before the terrible earthquake last year, circumstances were difficult to many of the people of Bugna. That is one of the reasons HDF selected this area as a place to do program work. After the earthquake, however, things are even more dire.

Yet, hope remains.

Through the work of HDF and our partner organizations—such as the Pakistan Association of Greater Seattle—we have been able to address the most immediate needs of the people here: food, shelter, medical attention, etc.

Now the attention is turning to helping those people reclaim their lives.

Life must go on. There is work to be done, families to be raised, children to be educated. HDF’s mission has always been geared to developing communities to the point where they are strong enough to be self-sufficient and stand on their own. That is the next step that needs to be taken with Bugna.

Together, we have weathered the storm and survived. Now, continuing to work together, HDF and the people of Bugna Village Complex will move forward in their efforts to improve the lives of those people on the mountain.

Please join us.

Date/Time Last Modified: 1/4/2006 12:03:08 PM

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