GRASSROOT MOVEMENT IN NEPAL (GMIN)

09/25/2026

This week, we reached 80 families who are taking refuge in Kathmandu who lost loved ones in the devastating floods in Rasuwa. Many were airlifted to safety and spent their first two weeks at a monastery before moving in with relatives and friends.

On 21 September, we supported 30 families in Kirtipur, followed by 50 families in Lolang Height on 22 September.

Each family received:
• 25 kg of rice
• 3 kg of lentils
• 1 litre of cooking oil

But our work doesn’t end with food. We are currently assessing how we can support the 30 families in Kirtipur with temporary shelters, giving them a safer and more stable place to rebuild their lives.

A heartfelt thank you to every donor and supporter who has stood with these families. Your generosity is helping turn relief into hope. 🙏🇳🇵

09/18/2026

Eight 4WD jeeps. Four journeys. 200 families.
When the road disappears, the journey doesn’t end. You find another way.

On September 5, a request reached us from Kalika Rural Municipality in Rasuwa.

Two hundred families needed food and essential supplies.

The list was simple, but the challenge was anything but:

5,000 kg of rice.
600 kg of lentils.
200 litres of cooking oil.
200 blankets.
100 infrared cookers.
25 rolls of drinking-water pipes.
20 iron pipe unions.
300 packets of sanitary pads.

Under normal circumstances, two large trucks could have carried it all.

But these were not normal circumstances.

The roads to Kalika had been battered by the flash floods. Slippery sections and the constant threat of landslides made it unsafe for large trucks. We needed smaller vehicles that could navigate the difficult terrain.

4WD Bolero jeeps.

Each could carry supplies for only about 25 families. And even finding the jeeps was a challenge. There were very few available, with many already being used in Nuwakot.

So we waited for no perfect solution.
We worked with what we could find.

September 7: Two jeeps carried supplies for 50 families.
September 8: One jeep carried supplies for another 25.
September 10: Four more jeeps carried supplies for 100 families.
September 11: One final jeep carried the remaining supplies for 25 families.

Eight jeeps. Four journeys. 200 families.

Piece by piece, load by load, the relief made its way through the difficult roads into Kalika.

We have received verbal confirmation that the food supplies have now been distributed, while the non-food items are being distributed according to need.

But behind the numbers is a much bigger story.

Kalika was directly hit by the flash flood. An estimated 700 families have been affected, and around 200 people are still reported missing from the municipality.

For the families waiting at the other end, these weren’t just sacks of rice, blankets, or boxes of supplies.

They were a little food for another day.
A little warmth for another night.
A little reassurance that they had not been forgotten.

The roads were difficult. The logistics were harder.
But the need was greater.

And when the usual road wasn’t possible,
we found another way.

09/14/2026

UPDATE 2 — 10 September 2026 | Rasuwa

Beyond broken roads and bridges, communities remain cut off and waiting for help.

On 10 September, with support from the PMO’s Rasuwa Drone Team, the Nepali Army, and Nepal Police, we airlifted essential relief supplies to Ghirey village, Ward No. 2 of Aamachhodingmo Rural Municipality, Rasuwa.

Rice, cooking oil, sanitary supplies, and other daily essentials may seem simple, but for families isolated by the floods, they bring food, dignity, and hope.

Roads and bridges have been destroyed, while traditional tuin crossings are gone or inaccessible. For many communities, the sky is now their only lifeline.

We are grateful to everyone who helped make these deliveries possible.

The work continues, and we will keep going—one flight, one delivery, one community at a time.

Thank you for standing with us.

09/08/2026

From the Prime Minister’s Office Drone Team and the Nepali Army to the dedicated volunteers of Grassroot Movement in Nepal, countless individuals have come together on the ground and in the air to reach communities affected by the floods in central Nepal.

What has stood out most is the Nepali spirit of humanity, teamwork and coordination. Different teams, institutions and individuals have put aside boundaries and worked together with one purpose—to reach those in need, deliver essential relief, and let affected families know they are not alone.

This effort has also been strengthened by the incredible support and solidarity coming from Nepalis and friends of Nepal around the world. Every contribution, message, resource and helping hand has played a part.

In difficult times, humanity has no borders. Together, we stand. Together, we serve. Together, we rebuild, we rise again.

With heartfelt gratitude to everyone who has stood with Nepal. 🇳🇵❤️

09/07/2026

Distributing Relief supplies with the PMO's Drone Team and Nepal Army.

Recently, travelled to Rasuwa, one of the districts hardest hit by the devastating Bhotekoshi floods.

What would normally be a much shorter journey from Kathmandu to Dhunche turned into almost 15 hours on a difficult off-road route. With the main road still closed, a single narrow diversion was the only way in and out. Relief vehicles, local communities and everyone travelling to the affected areas were all sharing the same challenging, landslide-prone road.

We arrived carrying what we could—rice, food, portable solar sets, solar inverters, induction cookers, clothes, sanitary supplies and other essential items, transported in two 4WD vehicles built for the terrain.

But reaching Dhunche was only the beginning.

The following day, we worked with local ward representatives to identify communities where the need was most urgent. For some of these remote mountain settlements, travelling by road would take far too long. Thankfully, the skies offered another way.

We joined hands with the Prime Minister's Office Rasuwa drone team, the Nepali Army and local authorities to use heavy-lift drones to carry relief supplies across the mountains.

Then came the race against the weather.

In the mountains, conditions can change within minutes. Fog rolls in quickly, the monsoon rain continues, and the window for safe drone operations can be incredibly short.

As soon as the weather allowed, we moved quickly—airlifting rice, cooking oil and other urgent food supplies from Dhunche to Thulo Haku, across the hills.

And then, almost as quickly as it opened, the weather window closed. Fog thickened and rain intensified, forcing the operation to pause for safety.

It was a reminder that in places like Rasuwa, relief isn't simply about having supplies—it is about finding a way to get them there.

We are incredibly grateful to everyone who made this effort possible—our partners on the ground, local representatives, the drone team, the Nepali Army, volunteers, supporters and, most importantly, our donors.

The work continues. We will keep doing everything we can to reach more families and communities affected by the floods in the days ahead.

More updates soon.

Thank you for standing with us. ❤️

09/06/2026

Essentials provided to 109 families
* Pressure cookers –1 each (Total 109)
* Plates – 4 each (Total 436)
* Bowls – 4 each (Total 436)
* Serving spoons – 1 each (Total 109)
* Plastic mugs – 1 each (Total 109)
* Mattresses (6 × 4 ft) – 1 each (Total 109)
* Thin blankets – 2 each (Total 218)
* Pillows with pillowcases – 2 each (Total 218)
* Bedsheets – 1 each (Total 109)
* Woks/Karahi – 1 each (Total 109)
* Toothpaste – 1 each (Total 109)
* Toothbrushes – 2 each (Total 218)
* Sanitary pads – 6 each (Total 654)
On 4th September, our team from GMIN travelled in the chocked and damaged highways to Devighat Ward No. 3 in Nuwakot district to support 109 families whose homes were directly affected by the Central Nepal Floods
63 families in Devighat
21 families in Dodhini gaitaar
15 families in Budhasinghat
We are familiar with this area as we have been involved with a reconstruction project for children effected during the 2015 earthquake. This has helped us work efficiently here once again.
Working with the local youth and Ward Office, we identified the flood affected families and distributed essential household and personal-use items.
We did not include food this time, as the local youth informed us that food assistance had already reached the area.
The journey… We left Kathmandu at 6am on Thursday 3rd and what was supposed to be a one day trip turned into a two day trip due to the very muddy difficult roads. When we reached Koshikhola around 9.30 that morning, we found out that because of the heavy rain that night, the first route we planned to take was being fixed and closed. So we decided to take another route, but after 4 hours drive into it, one relief truck had broken down creating a long jam in which we too got stuck. We then decided to take the long route or basically go all the way around via Dhading Besi which was 30 km offroad uphill and down, then another 50 km half of it on offroad to our destination. We reached Majhigaun at 8pm and decided to stay there for the night - one of the youth with us had a relative living closeby and they kindly offered us accommodation. Majhigaun is located 2hrs drive from our first location, but the next morning, we had to wait a few hours for the sun to dry the mud on the roads as they were not manageable and the road was being fixed.
Finally we were able to reach our first destination, Devigat around midday only, and started the distribution right away. Moving to our next village destination, our truck went into a drain hole while backing up in the small road and the villagers helped us and pushed the truck out.
Finally after delivering at our third destination, we were all done by 6 pm and we started our journey back to Kathmandu. Driving to Koshikhola, the road was very dangerous, slippery, muddy downhill… it was very challenging for the drivers. We reached Kathmandu around 11pm. It was challenging and tough, but worth it as our team was able to support people who were in great need and the items we distributed were essential to their daily life.
A heartfelt thank you to the local youths, Ward Office representatives, villagers, drivers, volunteers and everyone who helped make this possible. A special thank you to all our donors and supporters 109 families. We go on and on.

09/01/2026

Yesterday we provided:
- 100 reusable ppe suits,
- ⁠100 shoe covers,
- ⁠500 masks,
- ⁠500 kn95 masks,
- ⁠100 Rubber gloves,
- ⁠400 litres of phenyll,
- ⁠320 litres of dettol
at the domestic airport to be airlifted by the army to Dhunchhe, Rasuwa. Personal protection and keeping infections at bay is very critical for these brave men and women who relentlessly work to rescue people in these particularly difficult times.
All the packages have been received by the army on the ground and right away put into use by the army rescue team.
We would like to thank all our donors [M25M.org, Shanti Children Foundation, Dhana Lama, Sherap Tsering, Anonymous 1, Shrijendra Maharjan, Sadeep Rai, Bhagwati Bista, Chance for Nepal ] who made this possible. Though you are far away, you are part of the relief work.

08/27/2026

IT’S TIME TO COME TOGETHER FOR NEPAL.

The devastating floods that have struck Northern Nepal have left families without homes, communities cut off, and people in urgent need of food, clean water, shelter, medical supplies, and other basic necessities.

At GMIN, we believe that lasting change begins with local knowledge and collective intelligence—when people come together, share their resources, knowledge, and ideas, and work collectively to address the challenges facing their communities.
When disaster strikes, that same spirit of collective action becomes even more important.

Today, we are asking our community to come together to support the people of Rasuwa, Nuwakot and other communities that are affected.

Your contribution will help GMIN mobilize resources for communities affected by the floods and support immediate relief and recovery efforts where the needs are greatest.

No contribution is too small. Every Rupee represents another person choosing to stand with victims of this calamity.

Let’s come together.

Let’s put our collective intelligence and compassion into action.
Let’s help Nepal recover and rebuild.

Donate today and help GMIN support families affected by the floods.

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08/27/2026

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08/08/2026

Late Post: We were able to complete this two room house in mid July for Hirman Sunar 57 years old and his wife Nanee Kameyni 58 years old in Dang. Nanee sells peanuts in the village after buying them fromthe wholesaler They grow maize and vegetable on their small patch of land they own which is hardly enough for 2 months. Husband and wife both are not in good health. Before Hirman worked as a labourer and is not able to do labour jobs anymore. Their old mud house always floods during the monsoons and leaks from the roof. We built their two room house from compressed stabilised mud blocks which cost us NRs. 350,000 or US$ 2,300/- and we know that there has been no flooding this monsoon as we built it higher than the previous house ground level. A big than you to our donor.