Having a library with many books is like a dream for many of the schools in rural Nepal. Due to remoteness and lack of resources, many rural areas still have no library facilities for students, teachers and…
Monsoon is a fearful time for many living in the flood-prone areas of the Terai. Since yesterday, UMN’s two working Rural Municipalities of Nawalaparasi District (Pratappur and Palhinandan) have been highly affected by the flood due to…
With COVID variants and more news on future waves, our masks have become more important than ever. UMN continues to help communities in different ways to respond to the COVID outbreak. Recently in Kapilvastu, Deputy Superintendent of…
Happy Youth Day to all! In UMN’s working locations we have many adolescent groups and youth groups where we can see young people unite and play an active role to look at issues in their communities…
Gender equality is important to reduce barriers as every person has the right to live with dignity and freedom. To raise awareness and train in addressing issues against gender disparities, facilitators from Nawalaparasi and Bajhang Districts have…
UMN’s Doti Cluster Team felt very privileged to handover their support of medical equipment and materials last weekend to the Minister of Social Development of Far-West Province at the Ministry Office itself. The support worth NPR 19,45,455…
UMN’s Housing support to help control trafficking! Landless families, especially women and girls, face risks of trafficking and sexual abuse due to temporary settlement and constant shift to new areas. UMN has been helping a number of…
Did you know there is a tradition in Rukum, Nepal, where young girls are forcefully pulled by men to become their wives during a fun fair (mela)? And this Raake Mela falls in the month of July.…
With monsoon rains in full swing, there is again a possibility of more floods, landslides and other water related disasters in Nepal. Yesterday, UMN’s Kapilvastu Cluster (a high-risk district for floods) handed over Light Search and Rescue…
This week, UMN’s Kapilvastu Team have provided a generator, a back-up power solution, to two local health posts of Maya Devi and Yasodhara Rural Municipalities. Rural health care services are the most affected when it comes…
