How do you envision the future for the girl child? On this International Day of the Girl Child, the Girls Group of Kapilvastu held a powerful dialogue in collaboration with local governments, WOREC, Sancharika Samuha and other partners.…
Here’s how UMN celebrated the International Day of Peace last Saturday. In Nawalparasi, a plantation programme brought together religious leaders, local government officials, and key stakeholders to plant over 150 diverse species of plants together, symbolizing hope…
Last Friday, on 19 April, a fire broke out in Ward-1 of Yashodhara Rural Municipality (RM) in Kapilvastu due to the burning of wheat straw in a nearby village, affecting 38 households. Among them, thirty-one houses were…
Meeting self-help group members In Kapilvastu, UMN’s Executive Director Dhana Lama met members of the Manakamana Self Help Group (SHG). Urmila Badi, the secretary of the SHG shared, “Before the SECURE project’s presence, we were far behind…
Around 200 members of Khoria village in Kapilvastu District recently participated in a Disaster Response Simulation event, including mock drills in the village. Their community is highly vulnerable to various hazards such as fire and flood, resulting…
Born with cerebral palsy, Amit was more or less bed ridden for the first two years of his life. Watch his incredible journey of transformation through regular therapy, love and support from his family.
Think of ponds that were dry, dirty and like a dumping site turning into clean and beautiful community ponds. UMN has long been committed to protecting the natural ponds in Kapilvastu District. Not just one, but eight…
In 2022 UMN ran a short summer campaign – ‘Gift a Kit’. Thank you to our generous donors and supporters, it was a real joy to be together with you in this! This video shows our teamwork…
Participating in a self-help group had already helped Shenaaz to gain confidence and start a shop, but then lockdown hit! Remaining connected to the group and UMN’s SECURE project turned her frustrations back to hope and security…
With COVID variants and more news on future waves, our masks have become more important than ever. UMN continues to help communities in different ways to respond to the COVID outbreak. Recently in Kapilvastu, Deputy Superintendent of…
