Nepal is vulnerable to both natural and unnatural disasters due to its geographical position, variable climatic conditions, weak economic condition, low literacy rate and increasing population. The disasters vary from floods, landslides, high-magnitude earthquakes, avalanches, wind and hail storms to economic breakdown and pollution.

From providing immediate life-saving relief supplies to rebuilding programmes, SWAN worked relentlessly to support people in need during the Nepal Earthquake 2015 and the COVID-19 pandemic.