KPC Buddhist Relief, the humanitarian arm of Kunzang Palyul Chöling Buddhist Temple, based in Montgomery County, Maryland, has launched “Share the Love,” a campaign aimed at supporting thousands of displaced families Nepal as they rebuild their lives in the wake of the catastrophic mountain flash floods and debris flows that swept across parts of Nepal and Tibet in late August.*
“How can we not respond to this? We must help Nepal, and we must help now,” remarked KPC Buddhist Relief CEO Jetsunma Ahkön Lhamo Rinpoche. The spiritual director of Kunzang Palyul Chöling, she founded Buddhist Relief in response to the tragic consequences of Hurricane Katrina in the United States.
On 26 August, a glacial collapse on Langtang Lirung, near the Nepal–China border, triggered a massive wave of floodwaters that swept down the Lhende Khola river valley, engulfing entire communities in a tsunami-like deluge of water, silt, and debris. At least 1,454 people were killed and another 5,285 were recorded as missing in Nepal as of 5 October. In neighboring Tibet, official figures put the number of dead at 43 with 519 missing.
“This disaster didn’t come from a storm, and it will not pass like one,” KPC Buddhist Relief shared with BDG. “It came from a mountain made less stable by a warming climate, the kind of disaster that warming makes more likely.
“The same river system flooded in July 2025. Nepal’s army is now remapping the affected area, and survivors will not be resettled near the river. For many, this means permanent displacement and the loss of ancestral land.
“KPC Buddhist Relief is responding with Share the Love, a campaign inviting our community and interfaith partners to support Nepal’s flood-affected families now and in the years ahead.”
What Share the Love will do:
Fund relief teams that are already there. KPC Buddhist Relief is expanding its partnership with United Sikhs, a UN-affiliated humanitarian organization. Their teams arrived in Nepal in the first week, running a 10-day community kitchen that served 2,000 meals daily in Nuwakot, assisting Nepal’s army with area clearing, and distributing essential supplies. To build long-term resilience, United Sikhs is also introducing Project Braveheart, a train-the-trainer initiative equipping local responders and medical staff with emergency first-aid and trauma care skills.
Keep families warm this winter. Families are sheltering in monasteries and temporary camps as winter approaches. Share the Love will fund United Sikhs’ urgent winter supplies: jackets, blankets, heaters, mattresses, thermos flasks, and hygiene kits.
Buy locally. At the Nepali government’s request, supplies are bought in Nepal. This supports the local economy and stretches every dollar further.
Support Buddhist partners reaching remote communities. KPC Buddhist Relief is developing a partnership with Shenpen Nepal, founded in 2004 by Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche at Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling Monastery in Kathmandu. Having delivered initial emergency food, tents, and clothing to more than 300 flood survivors at Shree Bhairum Higher Secondary School in Trishuli Bazaar, Shenpen’s field teams are continuing to provide food, medical supplies, and long-term shelter assistance to displaced families across affected districts.
Mobilize interfaith and diaspora support. Building on momentum from a 19 September gathering co-hosted with the Nepal Education and Cultural Center in Germantown, Share the Love unites regional faith communities and relief organizations. The event drew nearly 300 attendees from across the Mid-Atlantic in solidarity with flood survivors, launching the renewed partnership between KPC Buddhist Relief and United Sikhs.
Stay through long-term rebuilding. As families move from temporary camps to designated resettlement sites, KPC Buddhist Relief is pledging ongoing support beyond immediate emergency aid. Through Share the Love, KPC Buddhist Relief is committing to a multi-year recovery effort tnat will include funding roofing materials, medical care, and mental-health counseling as communities rebuild.
With displaced families sheltering in temporary camps and community centers as winter draws in, KPC Buddhist Relief noted that the single most urgent need was warmth: blankets, jackets, socks, heaters, hot water bottles, and mattresses. These will be followed by roofing sheets for temporary shelters that families are building away from water courses.
“Emergency aid treats the immediate wound, but climate-driven displacement requires sustained, multi-year recovery. Families who have lost their land cannot rebuild overnight,” KPC Buddhist Relief emphasized. “Guided by our institutional commitment to relieve suffering wherever it occurs, KPC Buddhist Relief is staying through every phase of relocation and rebuilding to ensure Nepal’s flood survivors are not forgotten.”
Contact KPC Buddhist Relief: [email protected]
* Dalai Lama Offers Condolences as Nepal and Tibet Struggle with Aftermath of Devastating Flash Flood (BDG)
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Kunzang Palyul Choling
KPC Buddhist Relief
Share the Love: Standing with Nepal for the long road ahead (KPC Buddhist Relief)
Shenpen Nepal
United Sikhs
भोटेकोशी र त्रिशूली नदीमा बगेर भारत पुगेको शव पहिचानमा ट्याटू कसरी सहयोगी बन्यो (BBC News)
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