Without waiting for external aid, WHDRRP members across nearby districts raised voluntary funds, tapped their peer networks, and gathered emergency supplies. The team coordinated with local municipalities and community-based organizations to identify the most vulnerable households — single women, persons with disabilities, lactating mothers, and LGBTQI+ individuals — who were often excluded from traditional relief mechanisms. Through local volunteers and women responders, they reached flood-affected settlements with relief packages that were both gender-sensitive and context-specific, including hygiene kits, warm clothing, and menstrual supplies. “In those first days, women were not just recipients of aid — they were leading it,” recalled Mina Shrestha, a WHDRRP coordinator from Sindhupalchok. “We knew who needed help because we were part of those communities.”