“A young participant in a recent Gender Equality workshop* in Doti was expecting and nearing her time of delivery. Not surprisingly, she gave birth in a nearby health post. Excited, I went to visit her along with…
We are delighted and amazed that one million doses of COVID vaccines have reached Nepal and many of UMN’s hospital staff have already received their first dose! In Okhaldhunga Community Hospital a vaccination centre was created in…
Meet Bhawana and her mum in our latest Friends of Tansen magazine, out today! Malnutrition, burns, rehabilitation, family planning, vaccinations, inability to afford treatment – all these were tackled for 15-month-old Bhawana and her mother after they…
We rejoice with the Okhaldhunga Community Hospital family in the signing of their 5-year agreement with the provincial government last week. We thank and praise God for this answer to many prayers and for opening ways for…
Meet Sita, a widowed mother-of-three who has hope and a new start after many losses and anxieties including lockdown. After livelihood support from our partner, including a sewing machine, she’s running a tailoring business and even supplying…
During Nepal’s Civil War (1996 -2006) Lal Bahadur watched his family get killed in front of him. Devasted, Lal Bahadur eventually started suffering from mental illness. He says, “First, I went to the traditional healers to get…
Dr Gerald Hankins who served with UMN for 12 years from 1974-1986, primarily in Kathmandu, passed away in November 2020 aged 97. From Calgary, Canada, he was described as “a man of deep faith and unwavering gratitude 
UMN has long been advocating the importance of gender equality by providing awareness and orientation on Gender-Based Violence (GBV) to civil society, religious leaders, women, adolescents, and men’s support groups. In Kapilvastu (see photos), the 16 days…
More than one billion people in the world and one in five in developing countries live with some form of disability (WHO). But they are still deprived of basic facilities such as health care and education. This…
Being limited to household chores is often a reality for rural women in Nepal. But in Bungal of Bajhang District, 11 women got a chance to participate in the mason training to ace their construction skills. In…
