We are delighted that the construction of a longed-for Community Service Centre is underway Pokhara, Nepal. This is a joint initiative between the Pokhara Christian Community - a collection of more...
Fulo lives in Siraha, Nepal. As a member of the lowest Dalit caste, her family owns very little land. Over the past three years, a project supported by INF has...
Building the Community Service Centre in Pokhara A new building in Pokhara is close to receiving final approval — one that local churches have spent years praying and planning for, and...
Chandari is 13, loves school, and has a best friend she's known since childhood. Last year, she and five members of her family were diagnosed with leprosy. This is their...
Three generations of Ramesh’s family have experienced leprosy. Their story shows how fighting the stigma of leprosy is key to people making a full recovery. Ramesh’s grandfather had leprosy. However, due...
When Junaa was born with cerebral palsy in rural Surkhet, her family turned their backs on her. Only her mother refused to give up. Junaa was born prematurely in a remote...
Laxman and his family have always worked hard. Living in Bajura, one of Nepal's most remote districts, he farmed a small patch of land with his wife Janma, growing maize,...
Every figure in our latest Impact Report represents a story – of resilience, partnership, and hope in Nepal. As I introduce my first Impact Report as Chief Executive, I’m reminded...
Our latest Impact Report is out now. Read it here We work with partners in Nepal to deliver projects improving healthcare for the most vulnerable, making communities more resilient, and helping...
Like many of the poorest people in Nepal, Dalla’s family owned a small piece of land which provided them with food to eat, but nothing extra to sell. Her husband...
My name is Chandarakala. I’m 35 with two children. When I got married, I had big dreams. I was studying and wanted to complete my bachelor's degree and work in...
At the start of 2026, we are taking a look back at some of our highlights from 2025. There is much to be thankful for – and thank you for the...
After three months in post, it was a privilege to finally visit Nepal this August. Being in Pokhara and meeting colleagues from INF Nepal and other partners was both humbling...
Despite a physical disability and the demands of five children, Sita (aged 38) has worked on her farm in the remote western Nepal district of Kalikot for many years. She has...
In Arnama Rural Municipality in the south-east of Nepal, we saw the familiar pattern of people without land and those from the lowest Dalit caste being widely discriminated against and...
When Tila was a little girl in Jajarkot, she had to have her leg amputated. There was no access to education for a girl like her. She was painfully aware that...
“People still refuse to openly talk about leprosy in the village,” says Sakir. “They only visit the hospital when it’s too late.” This was part of Sakir’s story, too. For five...
Kajal was a shy and isolated teenage girl from the lowest Dalit caste in Nepal. Her parents struggled to make ends meet as seasonal labourers. It wasn’t in her family...
John Reynolds retires this summer after a huge 28 years as INF UK’s Chief Executive. Here’s a look back at some significant impacts INF UK has made in Nepal under John’s...
Farming was very challenging for Pulti’s family. Living in the hills of Bajura district in western Nepal, they could only grow enough food for half of the year, so her...
Deepak, aged five, suffered-life changing burn injuries when he was just six months old. Left to sleep near the warm fire while his parents worked, he woke up and crawled too...
Nirmala’s family own a small plot of land but had never managed to make an income from it. They belong to the most marginalised group in Nepal – low-caste Dalit...
Niraj is an 8-year-old boy whose foot was severely burned as an infant by an open fire in his family home. He has now found his smile again after an...
A one-year project helped 155 young people from disadvantaged communities train as electricians, plumbers, and in hospitality. Here are snapshots of the difference made in the lives of Nishan, Anjana, Narayan,...
Siraha district has many poverty-hit, lower-caste communities in the eastern part of the Terai plains near Nepal’s border with India. A project delivered by Group of Helping Hands (SAHAS) Nepal is...
INF will feature as the BBC Radio 4 charity appeal of the week on Sunday 18th February. Our appeal will be presented by Anne Wafula Strike (pictured above), a Paralympian and...
Last year, in my Chief Executive’s summary I wrote: "As Nepal rebuilds from the damage caused by the global pandemic, we look forward to playing our part in helping the country...
The damaging effects of climate change are impacting many people’s lives in Nepal. As the climate crisis intensifies, people in Nepal face the threats of increasingly severe and unpredictable weather. In...
Last year we spoke to Nisha, from a lower caste family in the Siraha district of Nepal, before the start of a project helping teenagers transform their communities and develop...
Over 100 people with disabilities have received rehabilitation in the first six months of INF Nepal's new three year Access and Inclusion Project. This includes counselling, physiotherapy and occupational therapy,...
A new project by ACN is helping to improve the employment opportunities for young people living in the districts of Kaski, Parbat and Nawalparasi. Providing training for 155 people in plumbing,...
INF’s IDEAL project in rural Bajura works in communities which have very limited road, communication and health services. Dhana (aged 35) lives in a village which is two days’ walk from...
The impact of the 2022 monsoon season in Nepal included thousands of people who had their homes and crops damaged when the Koshi river burst its banks, affecting districts including...
Here is an update from INF Nepal about the Bajura earthquake, which affected people living in INF project areas on 24th January 2023: On Tuesday 24th January, a devastating earthquake with...
As INF celebrates its 70th anniversary, we want to say THANK YOU for everything you have done to contribute towards INF's seven decades of service in Nepal. On 17th November 1952,...
With the Covid-19 pandemic having caused so much disruption to children’s education in Nepal, the timing of our new partnership with Group of Helping Hand (SAHAS) Nepal has become even...
INF Nepal’s new project to run medical camps for people with disabilities in remote districts has made some important progress over recent months. The Community Medical Outreach project will impact...
Gorkila lives in a remote village in Kalikot with her husband, four children, and a brother in law. Her husband works as a daily wage labourer in the village, and...
Living with a disability is especially difficult for people in Nepal’s remote communities. INF Nepal’s new Community Medical Outreach project is improving the access to proper diagnosis, treatment, and referrals...
Kopila has been working as a tutor to help children continue their studies while schools have been closed, as part of the Covid response project organised by Group of Helping...
INF Nepal continues to provide opportunities for people in Bajura to help themselves out of poverty. Pansa joined one of the 90 self-help groups created by the Inclusive Development and Livelihood...
With the risk of Covid transmission still a concern in Nepal, our partners are coming up with new ways to help protect people. In rural Nepal, many people are not wearing...
This year sees the launch of our first partnership with a project specifically designed to address the impacts of climate change on the most disadvantaged people in Nepal. Taken from the...
The disruption caused by the Covid pandemic to our partners’ work in Nepal was probably most acute for new projects which were getting established in early 2020. This was the...
Ninety self-help groups have been established by INF Nepal’s Inclusive Development, Empowerment and Livelihood (IDEAL) project in Bajura, to enable cohesive, community-led action which is sustainable for the future. To improve...
A new community resilience and development project is INF’s first venture into Kalikot, one of Nepal’s poorest districts, situated in mid-western Nepal. Over the next two years this project hopes to...
Tika was married at the age of 15 and had her first child aged 16. She has had three more children since then and life is hard – her husband...
Self-help groups change lives in Bajura Deep-rooted traditions and cultural beliefs around caste, gender and disability can exacerbate the challenges faced by many Nepalis in...