UMN organised a handover programme on 18 December of the Vegetable Seed Production Programme (VSPP) to the Federation of Vegetable Seed Producers’ Co-operative (FVSPC) in Rukum.  VSPP was started in 2009, in order to re-establish Rukum as…

Winter has definitely arrived in Kathmandu, with temperatures plummeting to 3-4 degrees overnight. However, things are much harder for people living in remote earthquake-affected villages in the far north. This year, families are facing the bitterly cold…

We are very sad to report the passing of Ms Enid Sodemba, who died on 8 December 2015 in Kathmandu. She was 88. Enid Sodemba was a first generation teacher of Mahendra Bhawan School (1968), the first…

I was impressed to see 50 students including their tutors graduate from HIV and AIDS course  with much enthusiasm, conviction and commitment to help their churches and communities to prevent spread of HIV and care for people…

Various leading organisations including UMN came together at Nepal Pragya Pratisthan, Kathmandu to support the World Aids Day event led by National Center of AIDS and STI Control. The main objective of this extensive event was to…

People come together for different reasons. On Saturday morning 28 November, around 1500 people in Kathmandu came together for a Climate March, on the eve of the crucial Paris climate talks which will take place from the…

Much rejoicing at UMN today! The Five-Year Project Agreement has been signed with the Social Welfare Council. This gives approval for our plans and budgets for the next five years, and official visas for our expatriate staff.…

Heroes can come in small packages. Seb Sheehan (aged 8) had been visiting Nepal  just 10 days before the earthquake struck in April this year. He was very concerned for his family, the people and animals he…

Four days of UMN’s learning review were followed by an annual staff celebration day on 6 November. All the staff were gathered for fun activities, performances, UMN values and length of service awards and story and photo…

Rekha and Santosh Karki first met at Gandaki Boarding School, Pokhara, as newly-arrived scholarship students aged 9 and 10, lining up excitedly in the gym with others for their first registration. Little did they realise that 20…