Support and Help Flood Affected People in Nepal

Heavy rainfall with long days caused heavy flooding and landslides in late october in Nepal. Mid hills districts of Bagmati Provnce are seriously affected by heavy flooding and landslides where highway road and bridges were damaged and collapsed. Many agriculture land deposited by sand and gravel. Community settlement were damaged and many more missing/dead. Still the people have not been recovery yet. In this regards MRC Nepal staffs organized affected people in group and treated as socio psycho counselling to heal and free from stress. 

In this reporting quarter December 2024 to February 2025, as a long run income generation opportunities, MRC Nepal provided skill enhancement capacity building training on fresh vegetable poduction. As a starter MRC Nepal  supported seeds of improved crop and varities, production materials, bio pesticide making training for organic vegetable production. As a result majority of the affected people  are abled to produce organic vegetable in their garden which generate attractive income and meet the kitchen requirement of vegetable. This interventions support balance diet in nutrition and food security of the poor household. 

At the end affected beneficiaries are so pleased with the support and thanked to GlobalGiving Donor and MRC Nepal.

In Nepal this reporting period July to November, 2024 occurred rainy season. This year followed late rainy season which retained till October. In Nepal, this year in October also occurred heavy rainfall for a week resulting heavy flooding and heavy landslide in hills of Nepal affecting more than 25 districts. The heavy flooding affected and damaged many hectare of fertile agriculture land. Many roads and national highways damaged and blocked for many days. More than 235 death and many more missing. The country lost million and millions of the nepali rupees. 

MRC Nepal introduced off season vegetable production practices to the poor rural women in rural areas for generating attractive income from the selling of off season fresh vegetables products. The organization supported high yielding improved seeds, production materials, bio fertilizer, technical backstopping support and skill enhancement capacity building training to the flood affected victim families who are GlobalGiving direct beneficiaries.

As a result of the best technology the poor beneficiaries are capable of meeting household kitchen requirement of vegetable daily and also receiving attractive income from the selling of vegetables. So that the technology address on livelihood improvement of flood affected victim families. The under nourished and mal nutritioned children and families secured balance diet through consumption of fresh vegetable all year round. Because vegetable are richest source of vitamin, protein, minerals and roughages.

At the end the beneficiaries thank to MRC Nepal and GlobalGiving in. their own voices