Lunch time today (Tuesday) at UMN was quite extraordinary with the table overflowing with food from around the world. Today being World Food Day, UMN staff prepared a traditional dish from their country and culture and had…

World Mental Health Day was celebrated in Kathmandu. UMN, as secretariat of the National Mental Health Network- Nepal, helped to organise this event. The theme for this year was “Depression: A Global Crisis”. Mental Health is a…

This week Anne and Alan Penn will be leaving UMN after almost six years’ service here – not bad, for a couple who came for just two! They’ve had farewells with their teams, an open afternoon tea…

David McConkey (currently UMN’s Liaison Director) has received the prestigious Social Service Award in recognition of his contribution to social work and development over the past 27 years. The Vice President of Nepal, the Right Honourable Parmananda…

On the occasion of International Day of Peace on 21st September, UMN Peace building staff and interns participated in the Ministry of Peace and Reconciliation organized Peace procession, themed “Political stability for sustainable peace”. Apart from the…

Tsering Mingam is a young woman from the Bhote community in the northern part of Mugu district. Very few Bhote girls get to stay at school beyond primary age, as the secondary school is at least a…

A cake enough for 80 staff was cut to inaugurate various new materials that the Health Team had produced on Monday (August 27th) morning.  These  IEC ( Information Education and Communication) materials were inaugurated by various team…

Early in the morning of 4 August, the Ghorai River in Kapilbastu overflowed with monsoon rain, sending a wave of muddy water rushing through Kaluai village. People in the village had no warning at all, and could…

Over the past weekend (9-11 August) we were able to celebrate with the KISC family and friends the past 25 years of KISC’s history. UMN and INF were the co-founders of this innovative project in 1987, which…