Nepal

Peace Winds and our local partners in Nepal help communities recover to become stronger and more self-reliant after disasters.

Peace Winds began working in Nepal in 2015, providing emergency aid after severe flooding and a major earthquake devastated communities across the country. Nepal has since endured a range of other disasters, including widespread monsoon floods in August 2017, a powerful tornado in March 2019, and deadly flash floods in August 2026. These have repeatedly created urgent needs for emergency relief while inflicting lasting damage on infrastructure, housing, livelihoods, water supply systems, and farmland.

Peace Winds disaster responders have delivered emergency relief on the ground immediately following many of these major disasters. In 2015, accompanied by search dogs, our team worked alongside local authorities to support search-and-rescue operations. In addition to providing nutritional foods for children at evacuation camps, we distributed housing construction materials that helped survivors rebuild their homes. In 2019, our team distributed daily necessities, food, hygiene items and beddings. After the massive flash floods in August 2026, Peace Winds arrived quickly in Nepal and delivered emergency supplies, food, as well as kitchen supplies.

In the months and years following each disaster, Peace Winds has remained committed to supporting community rebuilding and reconstruction efforts. We have carried out projects to restore water supply systems, including piping, wells, irrigation systems for farming, and lavatories near schools. Our team has also delivered agricultural and construction training while working closely with local residents, helping diversify their skills and strengthen community resilience. In addition, Peace Winds established three community centers serving women, girls, and their communities, offering safe spaces for economic education, adult literacy, psychosocial counseling, and on-the-job training. 

Following the 2026 floods, communities in Nepal continue to face a wide range of challenges that will require sustained support. Peace Winds remains committed to listening to survivors and adjusting our response as circumstances evolve. To follow our ongoing work in Nepal, please read our latest blog posts.

Our Impact

• Distributed kitchen supplies including cookware, gas cylinders, stoves, and water purifiers so that 500 families could cook for themselves again after the August 2026 flash floods.
• Installed new water supply facilities and brought safe drinking water to villages in hilly and mountainous areas of Sindhupalchok County, which was severely impacted by the 2015 earthquake. By 2023, this program “Project for Improving Water Access” had built water supply systems that now serve nearly 900 households.
• From 2017-2023, led training programs in innovative agriculture for women’s groups , flood preparedness in farming, and entrepreneurship, helping farmers reduce costs and navigate local markets . 
• Helped patients with COVID-19 quarantine and get treatment at isolation centers by adding 70 new beds and supplying medical equipment and essential supplies to care for 210 people in 2021.
• Distributed materials that helped 2,705 families repair and rebuild homes damaged in the 2015 earthquake.