Fifty years ago, Dr Jimmy Dick and his team of four medical personnel tramped for seven days through the hills to establish a small dispensary in Okhaldhunga, in eastern Nepal. Over the years, this grew to include…

UMN’s inaugural staff photography competition attracted much interest at last week’s Learning Review. Held twice a year, the Learning Review is a time when most UMN staff from cluster offices, together with Kathmandu-based staff,  gather for a…

Five leaders from 5 different faiths shared a platform to talk about peace for the very first time in Morang, Sunsari. UMN and its partner CDF (Community Development Forum) have formed an Interfaith Peace Network Committee and…

We don’t usually have sword swallowers at UMN! But Dan Meyer, an international performer, was in Nepal last week for a short visit. It was a privilege for UMN to have him briefly perform for the staff…

On Tuesday, the 2011 batch of interns will have completed their year with UMN. They have been a great group of young people, willing to get involved, eager to learn, friendly and pleasant. We have thoroughly enjoyed…

Best wishes from the Indian side UMN and its partner Chandra Mukhi Club (CMC) have been working together to improve border security in Sunsari for quite some time. Their work has been much appreciated on both sides…

Last week Rampur Higher Secondary School (RHSS), UMN’s partner school in Doti, had two visitors from their partner school, Waterloo School, in Portsmouth, (UK). The two schools have become partners through the Global School Partnership Program, run…

Sangasangai (Together), a book that will empower local Christian churches and communities to address common social issues, was released this week. Based on the Umoja manual, which was developed in the African context, this Nepali version is…

UMN had a Christmas celebration on the 22nd of December with staff families and friends at the UMN garden.  Everyone enjoyed the two hour programme in the warm sun, particularly the Christmas play led by Lyn Jackson. …

More than 200 people visited UMN’s stall  at the  Academy Hall in Kathmandu this afternoon, This was a joint effort with  AIN (Association of International NGOs) HIV working group, to celebrate World AIDS Day. UMN handed out calendars,…