FAITH held a coordination meeting with the National Centre for AIDS and STD Control (NCASC) to introduce our ongoing project, "Addressing Mental Health Challenges Among Marginalized Women," and to share its findings so far. We were honored to have Dr. Sarbesh Sharma, Director of NCASC, share his valuable experience and feedback on the project. The meeting also helped strengthen our coordination with NCASC as the project moves forward. We are grateful to NCASC for their time, insights, and continued support in improving the mental health and wellbeing of marginalized women.

When disaster struck, families across Rasuwa and Nuwakot districts and beyond lost everything overnight. Nepal remains one of the most climate-vulnerable countries in the world, where entire communities live one disaster away from losing everything. As these risks grow, we remain committed to standing beside the communities who pay the highest price for a crisis they did nothing to cause. In Bidur Municipality, Nuwakot district, 250 households, including mothers, fathers, children, and elders, were sheltering in a holding camp at Bada Chautara and in a Taekwondo covered hall, carrying only what they could grab as they fled. With support from AmplifyChange, we distributed dignity packages to 250 women and girls, including soap, toothpaste, sanitary pads, water purifier drops, towels, pregnancy test kits, and emergency contraceptive pills. These items are easy to overlook in a crisis, but they helped women and girls reclaim their privacy, hygiene, and self-respect when so much had already been taken from them. FAITH also contributed NPR 50,000 to the Prime Minister's Relief Fund, standing shoulder to shoulder with the government in a moment that demanded every hand. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to AmplifyChange for their generous support and to Bidur Municipality for their cooperation and coordination in making this relief effort possible.

Overnight, devastating flash floods left families across Rasuwa, Nuwakot and beyond with nothing but what they could carry. In a holding camp in Nuwakot, 250 households were sheltering under makeshift roofs. We packed dignity packages to 250 girls and women, providing essential items such as soap, toothpaste, sanitary pads, water purifier drops, towels, pregnancy test kits, and emergency contraceptive pills. Small as they may seem, these essentials helped restore privacy, hygiene, and dignity during a crisis.