Utilizing 20+ years experience in providing emergency relief for flood and natural disaster victims, one of our teams is responding by providing rapid sustainable shelter solutions in crisis situations.
On August 26th 2026 a flash flood struck in the northern region of central Nepal leaving over 4,000 dead and 50,000+ displaced. This has resulted in the daunting challenge of how to rehabilitate the people devastated by this tragedy. With winter on the way, time is of the essence.
We have developed a versatile and durable emergency housing solution which relies on locally sourced materials. Since 2005, 18,000+ units having been built in 8 countries, across 15 different disaster situations.
Each shelter unit can last 10+ years and can be assembled by a trained team of 4 in less than 1.5 hours. Strategically utilizing local resources, we maximize output and undergird the local economy. Capable of withstanding 6+ feet of snow, the shelters offer a viable and resilient answer to those displaced by the catastrophic Nepal flash flood.
Your support will enable us to bring hope and home in the form of transitional housing and related programs to the people of Nepal. Please direct all funds to Millennium Relief and Development Services using account code: STRAP.004.
Pam has been invested in the Nepali mountain community for over two decades. Her team is preparing to rebuild, similar to how they served the communities after the devastation of the 2015 Nepal earthquake.
Relief work donations are desperately needed in Nepal. As of early September, there are thousands missing and dead in Nepal. When larger government agencies leave and smaller efforts are allowed into the area there will be hunger and much needed emergency relief for the refugees seeking shelter in the mountain villages. One of the Millennium teams who will be in the area is Pam Smith’s team.
She has played a role in building schools, houses, and more. Along the way, she has organzied medical camps and curated technology donations for schools. Pam has also created jobs to support abandoned women, facilitating the skill development of agriculture, gardening, and sewing, empowering women to feed their families adn start smaall buisnesses.
Pam has always been drawn to what MRDS is all about: the effectiveness of long term community investment. She is quick to celebrate in the ways her relief team and the Nepali community give aid, joy, and purpose to each other. Their development work is dependent on local leadership and decisions of what needs to meet are dependent on the community’s requests.
Millennium Relief & Development is a large network of committed and innovative problem-solvers working in over 39 countries and territories through community development and humanitarian aid. Our field partners demonstrate the intelligent compassion that is at the heart of our mission: to work alongside local leaders as they serve their communities in situations of great need and complexity.
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Our Origins
In 1991, Kurds began to return back to the northern region of Iraq following the repressed rebellion after the gulf war. That same year, William (Bill) Koops moved to Iraq to work with the Kurds who were in refugee camps under UN and Allied protection. In 1997, seven thousand Kurds were evacuated to the US and many came to Houston. Koops returned to Houston at that time to help them settle into a new country.
It was then that Bill met James Clark, a lawyer specializing in international law and finance. The two built a relationship and together they co-founded an organization that enables field workers to provide long-term development assistance to the poor. Bill Koops still serves as President and James Clark as COO and Chairman, and since its creation in 1998, Millennium has worked in over 40 countries.