Adara Group

Three weeks after devastating floods struck Nepal, our team continues to work tirelessly alongside affected communities, responding to urgent needs while planning for longer-term support.

Thanks to the extraordinary generosity of the Adara community, our Nepal Flood Emergency Appeal has now raised more than $1 million AUD, making this critical work possible.

Our immediate response is focused on access to safe water and hygiene, as well as child protection.
At the same time, we are undertaking a thorough needs assessment and consulting with communities to ensure our support is directed where it can add the greatest value in the months and years ahead.

Watch to hear Pralhad Dhakal, our Director of Remote Community Development, and Angjuk Lama, our Head of Community Resilience and Partnerships, share the latest update from Nepal.

Access to the right support can be lifechanging for a child with a disability.

Children in the Baby Ubuntu programme have received new assistive devices to support their mobility, independence and wellbeing.

In total, 66 assistive devices were distributed and fitted, including cerebral palsy chairs, standing frames, ankle-foot orthoses and posterior walkers. Each device was selected to meet a child’s individual needs, helping them move more easily and participate more fully in daily life. Caregivers also received practical guidance to help their children use the devices safely and confidently.

It is wonderful to see the children benefiting from their new devices and continuing to make progress in their development.

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Hygiene supplies are essential in the aftermath of a disaster. When access to clean water and basic supplies is disrupted, hygiene kits can help communities stay healthy, prevent illness and maintain dignity and wellbeing.

Our Nepal team continues to work alongside local authorities, first responders and communities to support children and families affected by the floods.

Yesterday, the team packed children’s hygiene kits containing items such as toothbrushes, toothpaste, soap, towels, hand sanitiser and tissues. Each kit also included important information on child protection and the prevention of child trafficking. This follows the delivery of 300 hygiene kits to children last week.

The team have also been on the ground travelling to flood-affected communities in Nuwakot to assess child protection needs and where Adara can add the most value through medium and long-term support.

In the first week alone, your support helped us reach thousands of people affected by the devastating floods in Nepal.

In this video, our Head of Community Resilience and Partnerships, Angjuk Lama, shares an update on Adara’s emergency response.

Thanks to supporters around the world, our Nepal team has been able to move quickly alongside local authorities, first responders and communities to assist urgent rescue and relief efforts.

Today, at the request of local governments, our team is travelling to affected communities in Nuwakot to assess child protection needs. Initial reports indicate that hundreds of children may require support. The team will also deliver hygiene kits and play materials for children staying in five holding centres.

Our emergency appeal has now reached its initial target of US$500,000. These funds will cover our immediate response and allow us to begin planning and funding the medium and longer-term recovery work ahead.

To everyone who donated, shared our appeal or stood with communities in Nepal: thank you. Your support is already making a difference. 💛

🎥 Watch Angjuk’s update.

We’ve been overwhelmed by the kindness and generosity shown to the people of Nepal by Adara’s supporters across the world.

Australian tennis champion Pat Rafter has joined this extraordinary wave of support, calling on us all to stand with Nepal during this devastating flooding crisis. Thank you, Pat for lending your voice to this urgent response.

To everyone who has donated, shared our emergency appeal, connected us with supporters or offered practical help: thank you. Your incredible generosity is already helping our team respond quickly and direct support to where it is needed most. With so many people still in need, this ongoing support remains vital.

🎥 Watch Pat Rafter’s message, share our appeal, and help keep this support for Nepal moving.

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Over the weekend, our Nepal team continued working around the clock to support those affected by the floods alongside local authorities, first responders and communities.

Together, these efforts have helped deliver emergency supplies to people cut off from other forms of assistance, equip 1,000+ police personnel supporting rescue operations with boots and other rescue equipment, strengthen local communications and begin assessing child protection needs in evacuation centres.

Relief packages containing food, clean water, water purification tablets and Oral Rehydration Salts reached 1,000 people in a remote area of Rasuwa by helicopter. Each package also included important information on child protection and the prevention of child trafficking.

In Ghyangfedi, where Adara works, villagers, schools, teachers and local leaders provided food, emergency accommodation and first aid as more than 4,000 people passed through the community in the first 48 hours to get out of the disaster zone and back on the road to Kathmandu.

We equipped youth in the Nuwakot community to set up a communication centre with mobile phones and solar chargers, so affected communities could contact loved ones.

None of this work happens alone. We are deeply grateful to our Nepal team, local partners, responders, community leaders, colleagues and everyone working behind the scenes to make this response possible.

As immediate rescue efforts begin to transition into relief and recovery, our team is carefully assessing where Adara can add the most value. We'll continue sharing updates as the situation evolves.

The generosity shown to our emergency appeal has also been extraordinary. Thank you for standing with the people of Nepal. 💙

🎥Watch to hear from Pralhad Dhakal, our Director of Remote Community Development, on the ground in Nepal.