SUGAR LAND, Texas — In the wake of catastrophic flash floods in Nepal, Sewa International has launched a major relief and long-term recovery initiative aimed at supporting 10,000 children and helping devasted communities rebuild. The non-profit organization announced plans to deliver educational aid and establish 10 skill development centers across the hardest-hit districts to assist families who lost their primary livelihoods.
The recovery campaign follows a two-day field assessment by Sewa USA President Srikanth Gundavarapu, who traveled more than 125 miles across the Rasuwa, Nuwakot, and Dhading districts alongside teams from Sewa Nepal and local partners. The delegation observed widespread destruction, including washed-out roads, collapsed bridges, and neighborhoods buried under mud and debris.
Beyond immediate emergency aid, Sewa’s comprehensive plan targets multi-sector rehabilitation, including helping at least 500 families rebuild destroyed homes, assisting farmers in restoring ruined agricultural land, and offering mental health support to residents coping with severe trauma. In areas where rivers severed access between communities, residents and students are temporarily using zip-lines to travel while infrastructure repairs are underway.
During his visit, Gundavarapu met with displaced families, local response teams, and government officials. His stops included the Sewa-run Janjati Kalyan Ashram hostel in Nuwakot, as well as a meeting with a local school principal who continues to lead over 800 students despite losing her own home to the floodwaters.
Ground operations are being spearheaded by approximately 90 volunteers from Sewa USA, Sewa Nepal, and the Nepal Community Medicine Assistant Association. Response efforts so far include:
- Distributing more than 800 grocery and hygiene kits, alongside 700 shelter and medical kits.
- Serving over 2,250 cooked meals in the initial five days, with roughly 150 daily hot meals ongoing.
- Conducting health camps that provided medical checks for over 150 survivors.
- Delivering more than 500 emergency power and lighting units, including 200 units allocated directly to the Nepal Police.
Sewa International initially allocated $100,000 in emergency funding immediately following the floods and set a overall target of $1 million for Nepal’s rehabilitation. The organization reports that it has reached 76% of its fundraising goal to date. Direct contributions to support ongoing field work can be made through Sewa USA’s Nepal Flash Flood Relief Page.
Sewa International is a 501(c)(3) Hindu faith-based charitable organization operating through 43 chapters across the United States. It provides humanitarian relief, education, and development assistance worldwide regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, or national origin.
