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…
Spark up your life! Here are a bunch of enthusiastic young people in Nawalparasi West during an electrical wiring training session. Each of them has a unique story about why they joined this training programme supported by…
UMN works in addressing human trafficking and promoting safe migration through different projects. Just recently in Nawalparasi District, through the coordination on the local government, local police and the Child Rights Committee, two adolescent girls (age 15,…
58 people planted 500 cedar saplings in Taksera to celebrate the world day to combat desertification and drought (17 June). They celebrated in style – they were singing and dancing while planting since the event coincided with…
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…
With the aim of reducing the risks, vulnerability, and impact of disasters at schools, three days of school-level Disaster Risk Management training was held in the last week of August. Organised by Harpur Secondary School in Palhinandan…
Newly married Punita’s life was miserable as she suffered from her husband’s temper tantrums and physical abuse. She never fought back. After receiving the gender training from the men’s and women’s group they are a happier couple…
Forty women from diverse backgrounds – students, school teachers, Karate students, some gender champions, UMN women and partner staff – participated in a three-day self-defence workshop towards the end of April in Bajhang. The workshop was facilitated…
UMN strongly advocates and works for children’s rights and protecting the vulnerable groups. UMN and its local partner INDRENI initiated and supported a workshop on Child Protection Policy and Guidelines. Organised by Pratapur Rural Municipality (RM) in…
These days Kusum keeps busy with her sewing machine taking orders to make cloth masks. It all started after she took reusable face mask training given to five peer educators like herself. So far, she has stitched…
