Our teams in Nepal are out every day, helping displaced families with essential food, safe drinking water, cooking supplies, hygiene and cleaning products, medical and sanitation supplies, and power equipment. We have also begun longer-term support, installing water systems and constructing temporary classrooms as we prepare to help these communities rebuild.
The Response, By the Numbers
📚 300 educational kits distributed to children in Nuwakot, including school bags, notebooks, pens and pencils, geometry sets, coloring materials, drawing books, pencil cases, and water bottles.
⛺ 1,000 temporary shelters provided to families who lost their homes.
🧼 6,300 people received hygiene kits, including everyday necessities such as soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes, wipes, and toilet paper.
What We Are Doing Now
To address critical water shortages, we have moved from emergency water jugs to establishing drinking-water stations, utility water systems, storage tanks, and filtration systems, while also constructing shower facilities to improve longer-term hygiene and sanitation. Continued deliveries across displacement centers are helping create safer, more dignified living conditions while supporting families through both immediate needs and the longer-term recovery process.
Rebuilding Schools is Critical
Schools are at the heart of strong communities. Right now, more than 300 classrooms have been destroyed or damaged, and the schools that were not damaged have been converted to shelters for displaced families. Getting children back to school is not the final step of recovery. It is one of the things that makes recovery possible.
So far, we’ve provided students with learning kits, early childhood development toys, educational games, and slippers to help them get back to some version of normal. At eight schools, our team disinfected 70 classrooms, preparing spaces for more than 1,000 students and 200 staff members to return. Along the riverbank in Nuwakot, we’re building a secure fence around Chandeswory School to keep children away from unstable ground near the water, a small change that removes one more worry for kids who are already carrying so much.
After recent floodwaters sadly swept away Tribhuvan Trishuli Secondary School, we allocated temporary space to keep learning alive. Our staff, dedicated masons, and volunteers are working side by side to construct three temporary classrooms using two robust truss structures. In addition to the classrooms, we are installing complete plumbing and electrical systems and building dedicated toilet facilities for the students.
This last month, we launched the Back to School Commitment: over the next two years, we aim to raise $5 million to rebuild 20 schools in Nepal communities that need them most. We are grateful to everyone for already helping us raise $1 million toward that goal—but there’s still a long way to go before every one of those schools reopens! Join us in getting kids back into safe, stable classrooms.
Make a Difference
The need in Nepal is growing. Your support lets us keep showing up by working alongside communities, supporting local efforts, and doing everything we can in the coming weeks to help families recover.
Thank you for your support.
