Sept 11-13: ROWW is preparing to deploy to Nepal alongside a dedicated team of volunteers to provide critical assistance and supply distribution to communities affected by the devastating flash floods. ROWW will have boots on the ground starting September 14th. Our responders are ready to help those in need and bring much-needed support.
Sept 14, 15: After nearly 30 hours of travel, ROWW officially has boots on the ground in Nepal. ROWW made local connections and met with PCCR to discuss logistics and the top needs. Our mission is to serve some of the more mountainous, secluded areas affected by the floods.
Sept 16, 17: Led by our Incident Commander, Jill Ashlock, our volunteer team will travel by motorcycle through the mountains to reach the Trishuli Colony to supply these communities with water, food, and first aid. Rough terrain, damaged roads, and severe flooding made the travel long and exhausting.
Sept 18: Our team started the day in the Trishuli Colony. They worked with the Nepali Army to drop supplies across the river via drone drop to Colony 9. In the evening, our team worked with missionaries in Devighat. Our volunteers provided guidance on safe and effective recovery methods, identifying the appropriate tools and equipment, and teaching sanitary practices for recovering items from flood-damaged areas. The team assessed health and safety concerns, advised on necessary PPE, and distributed gloves, masks, and other essential resources.
Sept 19, 20: Leaving the Trishuli Colony, our team made its way to Shree Jakhanisthan Basic School to bring supplies and help with repairs. With the school accessible only on foot or motorcycle, reaching the students required significant effort, making the successful distribution especially impactful. The team provided essential school supplies, toiletries, food, and water to the 16 students and 3 teachers who live there full time during the week. Many of the children had been orphaned by the floods. The following day, our teams measured the school for repairs and gathered details needed for the estimate on the flood wall.
Sept 21, 22: Our teams returned to Kathmandu to retrieve additional supplies to bring to the Timure Village refugee camp. The refugees from this village had set up camp in Mustang Temple. Timure Village was heavily impacted by the floods and is survived by an estimated 159 people out of more than 3,000. For the ROWW team, providing aid in a community that had experienced such profound loss carried significance far beyond the distribution of supplies. Our teams provided items like blankets, toiletries, solar lights, lanterns, headlamps, water bags, water filtration, and food. To help address critical needs, our team provided something equally important: a compassionate presence. Team members took the time to listen to survivors, hear their stories, and provide emotional support as they processed the devastation they had experienced.
Sept 23: Our team attended a series of different logistics meetings with other responding NGO’s to swap information, discuss next steps, and assess urgent needs.
