Emergency Appeal · Nepal
Relief for Nepal's flood-struck valleys
In August 2026 a wall of water tore down the Trishuli valley in Nepal's Himalayan north, sweeping away whole villages. We are answering the call.
What Happened
A flood down the corridor
In late August 2026, an ice-and-rock avalanche high above the Nepal–China border dammed the Lhende River. When the natural dam gave way on August 26, a flash flood swept down the Bhote Koshi–Trishuli corridor.
Border posts, at least thirty-two bridges, and nearly 25 miles of road were destroyed. Much of Timure village in Rasuwa was simply erased; homes in the small Gegyeling Tibetan settlement were swept away. The waters ran on through Nuwakot, Dhading, and far downstream into Chitwan and Nawalparasi. United Nations agencies estimate that roughly 10,000 households need immediate relief and at least 17,000 children are affected across Rasuwa, Nuwakot, and Dhading — figures that will only grow as remote wards are reached.
In Rasuwa, a community of 250 families who had lost their homes in the 2015 earthquake had rebuilt on the low banks of the Trishuli. In August, the river took everything a second time.
Narayani's charitable work is rooted in the Himalaya, among the mountain communities that so often bear the brunt of such disasters. When a catastrophe of this scale strikes the region we serve, we do not look away.
Downstream, the Trishuli takes a new name: the Narayani. That a river carrying so much of this loss should share ours is not why we act — but it is not lost on us.
Latest from the ground · 31 August 2026
Flood-hit local governments across Rasuwa, Nuwakot, Dhading, Gorkha and Tanahun are pleading for urgent help. In Rasuwa's Gosainkunda area, roughly 5,000 people need assistance and more than 1,000 remain out of contact; in Nuwakot, Bidur reports 538 homes destroyed and hundreds still unaccounted for. Officials say what little is reaching them is, in one local chairperson's words, “arriving in woefully inadequate quantities.”
The most urgent needs right now: food staples — rice, lentils, cooking oil, salt, cooking gas; solar panels, batteries and generators where the power grid is gone; medicines and four-wheel-drive ambulances; and temporary Bailey bridges to reopen severed routes. This is exactly why we move cash, not goods — so trusted responders can buy what is needed, where it is needed.
Source: The Kathmandu Post, 31 August 2026.
Reported by UN agencies (OCHA, UNICEF) and Nepali authorities, August 2026; totals continue to change as remote wards are reached.
The Path of the Flood
From the border to the lowlands
- Tibet border · Lhende RiverAn ice-and-rock avalanche dammed the river; the dam burst.
- Rasuwa — Timure & GegyelingHardest hit. Villages and border settlements erased.
- Nuwakot & DhadingTowns, bridges and roads along the Trishuli.
- Chitwan & NawalparasiFar downstream, into Nepal's lowlands.
Illustrative. The flood ran the Bhote Koshi–Trishuli corridor down through Rasuwa and Nuwakot into Nepal's lowlands.
Our Approach
We fund the response — and we stay
Narayani does not run relief operations. As a grantmaking charity, we do what we do best: we move support quickly and carefully to the organizations already on the ground — and we keep giving after the cameras leave.
Emergency appeals close around the ninety-day mark, but the rebuild takes one to two years. Your gift lets us fund acute relief now and commit the rest for the winter rebuild, when attention and funding have evaporated but families are still without shelter. We are steering our grants toward the communities the large appeals miss — the twice-displaced families who resettled after the 2015 earthquake and lost everything again, and the small border settlements no international agency staffs.
Our Work, In the Open
What your gifts have already done
We publish every grant we make from this fund. Here is the first.
2026
First emergency grant — nearly one lakh rupees to Nepal's official relief fund
Narayani granted the equivalent of nearly one lakh Nepali rupees (NPR 100,000) to Nepal's Prime Minister Disaster Relief Fund — the government's verified, nationwide relief channel — transmitted securely through Himalayan Bank. With roads and bridges along the Trishuli corridor destroyed, the government's reach (army logistics and the national disaster authority) can deliver into cut-off districts that NGOs are still staging to enter. More grants will follow for the long rebuild.
We keep the records for every grant we make. If you have given and would like to see them, just ask.
Where Your Gift Goes
Vetted, restricted, accountable
Every grant goes to an independently top-rated U.S. public charity working in the affected districts, chosen by our board and restricted — in writing — to Nepal flood relief.
Direct Relief
Emergency medical teams and pre-positioned supplies, funding Mountain Heart Nepal and Dhulikhel Hospital in Rasuwa and Nuwakot. Independently rated CharityWatch A+, with clear public reporting on where funds land.
All Hands and Hearts
Hands-on village reconstruction in Nuwakot, on the ground in Nepal since the 2015 earthquake. CharityWatch A+. This is the 12–24 month rebuilding phase that emergency appeals leave behind.
Rasuwa & Tibetan-Tamang settlements
Small border communities such as the Gegyeling settlement, where whole homes were swept away and no large agency has staff. We are steering grants toward partners with people in the Lhende valley.
GlobalGiving Nepal Flood Relief Fund
A vetted, pooled fund reaching trusted local Nepali organizations in remote, hard-to-reach communities — for donors who want breadth without foreign-grant paperwork. 4-star Charity Navigator, BBB-accredited.
Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF) & the Lions of Nepal (MD 325)
A worldwide service network with clubs across the affected districts and an emergency allocation already moving for Nepal flood victims. Its funding model directs 100% of donations to grants and programs. We are evaluating LCIF for a restricted disaster-relief grant — the vetting is under way (see below).
Intended grantees, selected by our board from independent watchdog ratings; recipients may change as needs evolve. Named organizations are not affiliated with Narayani and do not endorse this appeal.
Make a Gift
Give to the Nepal Flood Relief fund
Cash, not goods, is the fastest help right now. Narayani is all-volunteer and takes nothing for overhead — 100% of your gift goes to vetted relief and rebuilding, and is tax-deductible (EIN 42-3592452).
Card or recurring gift
Donate by card Credit & debit · one-time or recurring · directed to Nepal automatically · instant tax receipt.
Send from your bank
to NARAYANI
Scan the code, or tap Open in Zelle — no processing fees. Then record your gift so we can send your receipt and designate it to Nepal. (Adding “Nepal Flood Relief” in the memo helps too.)
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