Mark Galpin, launched a book on ‘Disaster Risk Reduction – Our Responsibility’ on 23rd July 2012. The book offers technical explanations behind frequent hazards of Nepal and gives practical tips to control disaster related damages by individuals…
An annual Health Awards ceremony was held at the Everest Hotel in Kathmandu on the evening of Sunday 22nd July. This was sponsored by a national health magazine, “Swasthya Khabar Patrika” and was broadcast live on Nepal…
Congratulations are in order for two former UMN appointees. Firstly, Betsy and Kevin Kolkeaare celebrating the safe arrival of their daughter Sophia Grace on Friday29 June. Betsy served as Personnel Director from 2002 till 2005, and is…
It was a rough 200 km ride for the 90,000 fish fingerlings (technical term for little baby fish) from the Terai (plainland) in the south all the way to Lake Syarpu in Rukum District. We’re not sure…
Recently, Aashish Church, Rajpur (Doti District) distributed school materials to children affected by HIV and AIDS. UMN’s Doti Cluster supported the program. Nine students from five different families received school materials (school uniform, bag, exercise books, pen,…
An art exhibition with a difference opened in Kathmandu’s Park Gallery last Thursday. “Nepal Appreciation” is the first solo exhibition for Miriam Krantz, 75, who learned to paint just five years ago. Miriam has been in Nepal…
Each year, a special 40 days of prayer for Nepal is organised by the Pray for Nepal Global Network, a group of Nepali Christians and friends of Nepal with a passion to see God transform lives, communities…
A group of Baptist World Aid Australia (BWAA) partner representatives from Cambodia, Malawi, Philippines, Sri Lanka and Uganda had a four-day visit to Dhading with some UMN education team members. This was an opportunity for the visitors…
All roads led to Okhaldhunga in eastern Nepal last week, and all of them were extremely dusty! But people travelling to help the team and community celebrate the Golden Jubilee of UMN’s work in the district didn’t…
A three day residential workshop organized by Tearfund on ‘Peace and conflict sensitivity’ ended yesterday at the Bhaktapur Guest House.The sessions were facilitated by INF and UMN peace teams. The particpants included staff from Tearfund partners, Sagoal,…
