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  January 3, 2007
A tale of three women
By: Lyn Jackson Ā From the outside, it looks like a very ordinary house. Bougainvillea drapes in purple folds from the first-floor landing, and bright yellow chrysanthemums splash colour in the tiny front garden. A small group of…
  March 31, 2006
Legacy of UMN continues through MSMT-Nepal
UMN and the International Nepal Fellowship (INF) jointly established Medical Supplies Department (MSD) as a project in Kathmandu in the late 80s to ensure supply of necessary medical equipment and drugs in a cost effective way to…
  March 31, 2006
Ticket to Rights
One of UMN’s Sunsari partners is Ramganj Yuba Club. The members are a delightful well educated group of people in their mid 30’s. Two years ago, they began working with the landless Musahar community by forming saving…
  March 31, 2006
Inputs to National Policy
More and more Nepali children are becoming at risk due to the deteriorating political condition and broken homes. Currently, 41%* of Nepal’s population are under 16 years of age with 8,000 displaced by the armed conflict. UMN…
  February 21, 2006
A new life for Deep Bahadur Bohora
Deep Bahadur Bohora is a 16 year old school boy from Ruga VDC, Mugu. The only son in his family, he was born with a cleft lip and palate. As a child he had problems feeding himself…
  February 21, 2006
Traditional Birth Attendants advocate for change
No longer must women deliver in cow sheds. Through the work of the Traditional Birth Attendants people are changing traditional practices, and last year of 507 safe deliveries only 2 were in cow sheds compared with 100%…
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