
CARE reaches flood-affected families in Nepal with much needed aid
Emergency supplies sent to the thousands of Nepalese affected include food and hygiene items and shelter kits
Nepal ranks 142 out of 189 on the Human Development Index (HDI). CARE International works in Nepal to help to address some of the systemic and structural causes of poverty and social injustice.
CARE International began working in Nepal in 1978 as one of the first international aid agencies to operate in the country.
Today, CARE Nepal works to address the systemic and structural causes of poverty and social injustice, such as discrimination based on gender, caste, class, and ethnicity; poor governance; and vulnerability from conflict and natural disasters.
Our work in Nepal focuses on:
Since 2020, CARE International has responded to COVID-19 in Nepal. Response efforts have included creating clean drinking water and hand-washing stations, providing medical supplies such as PPE kits, and raising awareness about vaccines.
We are also responding to an increase in gender-based violence during the pandemic through sharing violence prevention messages and providing psychosocial support and referral services to those affected by violence.
Emergency supplies sent to the thousands of Nepalese affected include food and hygiene items and shelter kits
Thousands of migrant workers returned from India before the border closed in late April. Limited quarantine facilities in Nepal, coupled with a shortage of hospital beds and oxygen, will undoubtedly lead to a further deterioration of the situation in the country, where the Indian COVID strain has been detected.
Over 41 million people affected by devastating floods across Bangladesh, India and Nepal
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This report highlights CARE's most important initiatives in Nepal in 2021.
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In FY2022, CARE worked around the world, contributing to saving lives, defeating poverty, and achieving social justice.