Floods: enhancing local NGO
In September 2024, heavy rainfall in Nepal caused severe flooding and landslides, directly affecting over 80,000 people across 21 districts. Due to damage to homes, 10.8k households were displaced, impacting more than 16k families. Authorities reported 246 fatalities, 183 injuries, and 18 missing persons, while over 17,000 people have been rescued.
The ERT arrived in Kathmandu Valley to support a local NGO in its emergency relief efforts. The aim was to streamline the response using monday.com for needs assessment, beneficiary registration, aid distribution, volunteer management, and reporting.
After just two days, the NGO was using our digital solutions in the field. With offline data collection integrations, our partner was able to assess the needs of affected communities and register beneficiaries while distributing aid.They also began their assessments, aiming to collect data from families spread across the hard-to-reach mountainous areas of Lalitpur. Additionally, they started registering beneficiaries for one of their aid distributions in Bagmati Province, where they plan to support families severely affected by the floods.
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