We are very sad to inform our friends in Nepal and around the world about the passing of Asbjørn Voreland on 16 February 2022. Asbjørn Daju (older brother) was indeed a dear brother for so many people…
Today at UMN we celebrate the signing of our Community Development Project Agreement with the Government of Nepal this morning. This covers 8 districts, 16 local partners and our work in Health, Education and Community Development, from…
What makes a successful loving relationship? Teamwork? Give and take? Putting the other first? Love and respect? Building each other up? In Nepal sometimes it feels like the women do all the serving and the men do…
As Nepal faces new Omicron fueled Coronavirus surge, UMN’s Cluster office in Nawalparasi along with the local partner INDRENI has assisted Pahlinandan Rural Municipality to set up a COVID health desk at Maheshpur, a Nepal India border/…
To celebrate World Education Day, here’s a short video celebrating some of the achievements of UMN’s Education work over the past year:
Good news from Okhaldhunga! The long-awaited larger oxygen plant has finally arrived from China and was installed last Friday 14 January at Okhaldhunga Community Hospital. Before Covid we didn’t need so much oxygen – only for people…
Firefighting is crucial and also demanding in terms of resources and preparedness. UMN’s Rukum Cluster had an active role in a fire mockup drill yesterday where we were responsible for emergency food provision. The objective of the…
Rima, 25, was trapped at home by her patriarchal culture, since she was a young wife and daughter-in-law in a joint family. But when UMN’s gender project reached her area, it opened the door for her not…
UMN Thapathali office had a small Christmas celebration in the sunny outdoors this afternoon. Sadly, this year we were unable to invite our families, old friends and associates to join us for the celebration. While Christmas is…
To provide a private and a safe space for lactating mothers to breastfeed without shame, UMN has helped in creating a breastfeeding corner at the District Administration Office in Rukum East District. This also raises awareness among…
