Dhanan Senathirajah, Chair of the UMN Board of Trustees, is delighted to announce the appointment of Joel Hafvenstein as the next UMN Executive Director. He is confident that Joel will fill the position with wisdom, grace and…
May we propose thumbs up to our four male colleagues who participated in the Men’s March against gender violence to women and girls on International Women’s Day. They are Mohan, Joel, Hira Lal and Kshitij. Yuwalaya, the…
In March 1954, a dozen representatives of various mission met and hammered out a set of eleven principles which would provide a framework for a new type of organisation. They completed their work on 5 March, and…
We sadly report the passing of Dr. P.V. Chandy on 26 February 2016 in Kerala, South India at the age of 74. He had been bed-ridden for some time with alzheimers disease, and his wife Annie had…
Following the 2015 major earthquakes in Nepal it was recognised that any re-construction of damaged rural houses would be home-owner driven using local masons and labour. Traditional and locally based masons would need practical training on Earthquake…
UMN has a big reason to have a celebratory afternoon tea and cake. UMN’s case over the property issue was heard at the Supreme Court on 8 February 2016. The judges returned a verdict strongly in UMN’s…
Around 30 people in Simthali, of Mahadevsthan VDC in Dhading are working hard in repairing a 1096 meters long path that was washed away in the monsoon last year. UMN’s partner Prayas Nepal is leading this project…
We have just heard of the passing of Bishop John Reid, of Sydney, Australia, at the age of 87. John served as Bishop of South Sydney from 1972-1993, and as Chair of the International Council of Interserve…
Community mediation has made a huge different in how local disputes are handled in Maidi, Dhading. No longer do people need to register cases with the police, then wait for years and spend large amounts of money…
Yampa Tamang and her family of ten have just moved back to their land after spending the last eight months “camping” in the fields near Thulo Gaau. She is glad to be back “home”, even though their…
