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Volunteer Mr. Kiran Chapagain checking the temperature of the beneficiary at distribution point in Chulachuli-2, Illam On 24 March 2020, the Nepal Government imposed a complete ‘lock-down’ of the country including business closures and restrictions on all movements within the country to maintain COVID-19 health safety measures. Thousands of people have been affected economically, socially,…

Caritas Nepal (CN) with International Caritas consortium member organizations join hands to fight against
the common enemy by improving capacity of real heroes “the community health workers” and quarantine
centers through safety gear supports.

In early 2020 coronavirus pandemic affected the world, resulting humanitarian crisis. The scenario in Nepal was also becoming critical so the government forced lock down to minimize the widespread of virus. People depending on daily wages for survival were severely affected. CN took initiation to respond this emergency taking preventive measures working jointly with our…

The world is being gripped by this COVID-19 virus more and more. Nepal is struggling now as the scenario now looks critical here. Health care system is facing challenges due to limited resource for coping this pandemic.With total positive cases of 36,456, currently there are 16,019 COVID-19 active cases in Nepal, where 20,242 have already recovered and…

Floods in the Kankai River and other local streams of Jhapa triggered by incessant rainfall have inundated Sunthal community in Milan Basti of Jhapa Rural Municipality, Jhapa where 80 families were displaced and are residing in nearby schools. Similarly, 30 families from Sadakbari are also displaced and staying in schools and neighbors. The flooded river…

We all are aware of the fact that COVID-19 has affected health care system all around the world. Till now (by 25th June 2020), around 500,000 deaths and 9 million people have been affected by the virus worldwide. In Nepal alone, 26 deaths and around 11 thousand people are found to be Corona positive and…

Smallholder farmers are facing severe challenges due to this nation wide shut down. Farmers like Dhan Kumari from Nawalparashi, Nepal are in dire need for the support to overcome this crisis. Let’s be part of our initiatives for securing livelihoods of smallholders farmers with Caritas/SAFBIN.

Our Earth, home to 8.7 million species is on the brink of sixth mass extinction, largely due to environmental degradation caused by human actions like deforestation, poaching, overfishing and global warming. Population growth, development activities such as road construction, irrigation, dams, hydroelectric projects and housing exert pressure on forest and agricultural land, which are increasingly…

The world is fighting against the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic. The virus has brought in an exceptional impact in our lives. The recent scenario of COVID-19 shows that its spread is becoming extensive in Nepal. Caritas Nepal (CN) is working with its local partners to ensure that the most vulnerable continue to have the food and…

In the past few weeks, Caritas Nepal has successfully reached 4743 HHs of 18 districts with food, hygiene materials and awareness support. COVID-19 has terrorized the whole world leading to 275 thousand deaths and infecting almost 4 million from 215 countries all around world. At first compared to other countries, Nepal had no cases in the…