Kathmandu, September 20
Crisis Connect Nepal (CCN), a new non-profit organisation aimed at strengthening Nepal’s disaster response capacity, was formally established following its preliminary assembly held Saturday at Sagarmatha Hall, Techspire College.
Twenty-one Charter Members took their oath of office at the assembly, officially chartering the organisation and laying the groundwork for a nationwide, technology-enabled network of disaster-trained volunteers.
Suraj Raj Pandey was elected President of Crisis Connect Nepal during the assembly. The organisation will be run by a seven-member Board of Directors, a Chief Executive Officer, and five standing committees overseeing areas ranging from technology architecture to field volunteer deployment.
According to the organisation, Crisis Connect Nepal has been formed to address critical gaps in Nepal’s emergency management system. By combining a centralised digital command system with a network of certified volunteers, CCN aims to enable rapid, independent deployment during emergencies, from small, localised incidents to national-scale disasters.
“Crisis Connect Nepal is founded out of a fundamental need to bridge the critical first-hour gap when disasters strike,” said Pandey. “Our focus is to build a reliable, tech-enabled network of certified volunteers across Nepal who deploy autonomously and deliver life-saving search, rescue, and relief operations alongside local authorities.”
The organization’s governance structure includes the 21 voting Charter Members, an executive Board of Directors, and a non-executive Advisory Board covering seven strategic areas, among them disaster risk reduction, emergency medicine, GIS technology, resource mobilisation, and non-profit governance.
