Kopila helps children learn during school closures
Kopila has been working as a tutor to help children continue their studies while schools have been closed, as part of the Covid...
22 October, 2021
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Vegetable farming brings fresh hope in Bajura
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...
13 October, 2021
Fistula surgery saves Kumari from 50 years of despair
Thanks to INF/UK supporters, more women suffering from incontinence caused by an obstetric fistula (caused by complications during childbirth) are discovering life-changing treatment...
13 October, 2021
Green Pastures staff give Dipesh “support, care and encouragement”
Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, INF Nepal has continued to provide access to healthcare for those who would otherwise be unable to afford essential...
29 September, 2021
Repairing houses destroyed by Rolpa fire
In March 2021 a forest fire broke out in Rolpa district, and within a few days it destroyed 37 homes and 11 cow...
13 August, 2021
Mask bank improves Covid protection in Bajura
With the risk of Covid transmission still a concern in Nepal, our partners are coming up with new ways to help protect people. In...
13 August, 2021
Coronavirus update: second Covid wave in Nepal
Coronavirus updates from Nepal: The second wave of Covid-19 cases in Nepal began to impact the country in April 2021, and has quickly...
10 August, 2021
Monsoon response reaches Manang
With Nepal still reeling from the devastation caused by Covid, floods and landslides are now destroying homes, communities and livelihoods in many districts. The...
27 July, 2021
Gas cylinder helps disabled parents in lockdown
Santa Bahadur and his wife are both visually impaired. Living in a rented house in Pokhara with their two children, life has become...
15 July, 2021
Struggling to provide during Covid lockdown
As Nepal went into lockdown once again when the second wave of Covid-19 engulfed the nation, Bina* faced her worst fears - struggling...
24 June, 2021
Covid-19 response in Nepal: second wave update
As the coronavirus pandemic has swept the globe nowhere has been immune to pain and suffering. Nepal was hit by a first wave during...
07 June, 2021
PRESS RELEASE: INF responds as Nepal devastated by coronavirus
A Birmingham charity is appealing for help as Nepal becomes one of the world’s coronavirus hotspots. International Nepal Fellowship (INF), a charity based in...
27 May, 2021
Coronavirus in Nepal: the role of INF/UK and our partners (May 2021)
A second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic is devastating Nepal, as the crisis seen in India has ripped across the region. More than a...
20 May, 2021
Adapting to climate change in Bajura
This year sees the launch of our first partnership with a project specifically designed to address the impacts of climate change on the...
27 April, 2021
Helping Kalikot cope with disaster and improve livelihoods
The disruption caused by the Covid pandemic to our partners’ work in Nepal was probably most acute for new projects which were getting...
01 April, 2021
Creating unity (and a cleaner village) in Bajura
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...
08 March, 2021
Ear Centre continues to break new ground
To mark the WHO’s World Hearing Day 2021, here is an extract from our latest Today in Nepal magazine, where ear surgeon Mike...
03 March, 2021
Durga finds support through telehealth call
During the Covid-19 pandemic, a call from the telehealth service run by Green Pastures Hospital to check up on former patients identified that...
23 February, 2021
Medical Charity Fund helps Shasha
Shasha, aged 3 from Gorkha district, cut her legs while playing. Her parents tried to help heal her wounds with local herbs but...
11 February, 2021
Green Pastures adapts for the coronavirus pandemic
Healthcare is one of the main sectors that has had to make significant changes since the coronavirus pandemic first reached Nepal in March. Our...
22 December, 2020
Unlocking fullness of life in Surkhet
For disabled people in Nepal today, rejection and exclusion can be an everyday reality. They live with discrimination, lack of opportunity and are often...
18 November, 2020
Food relief helps families survive in pandemic
Arjun and his family were some of the 3,000 people living in Nawalparasi who received food packages from Asal Chhimikee Nepal (ACN) following...
03 November, 2020
Responding to monsoon devastation
Nepal’s 2020 monsoon season has brought floods and landslides to several districts. As well as causing loss of life, these natural disasters have...
21 September, 2020
Bauddha gets “love and care” at Green Pastures
Bauddha lives in the Morang district of eastern Nepal and was referred to INF Nepal’s Green Pastures Hospital in Pokhara after a fall...
17 September, 2020
Renewed independence after spinal injury
Khagisara lost her parents when she was just two. Brought up by her siblings in a remote village in Dailekh district, she was...
03 September, 2020
Brij Mohan “hopeless” after return from India
Brij Mohan Kori lives in the Maharajganj Municipality of Kapilvastu, with his wife, two sons aged 15 and 12, and a 9-year-old daughter....
22 July, 2020
Helping battle coronavirus in Nepal
Thanks to the initial response to our Coronavirus Appeal we’ve already been able to support various programmes which are helping the most disadvantaged...
29 June, 2020
Coronavirus pandemic: update from Nepal
In these most turbulent of times, this page will include updates about the INF family's response to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic in Nepal. Find...
25 June, 2020
INF Nepal helps Kaushila and 140 families in Banke
As part of their response to the coronavirus crisis, INF Nepal has provided 140 food packages for people affected by Covid-19 at the...
04 June, 2020
Fistula surgery gives Chandra “a new life”
Since its opening in June 2018, INF’s Fistula Centre in Surkhet has helped many women in desperate need of life-changing surgery to restore...
22 May, 2020
Coronavirus pandemic: INF/UK statement
This is a statement issued by INF/UK on Wednesday 12th May 2020, about the coronavirus pandemic in Nepal and how we and our...
13 May, 2020
Breaking new ground in Kalikot
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...
27 April, 2020
Nepal’s first tornado – 12 months on
On 31st March 2019, people living in the Bara and Parsa districts were hit by heavy winds as Nepal recorded its first ever...
30 March, 2020
Medical outreach saves Tika from life of pain
Tika was married at the age of 15 and had her first child aged 16. She has had three more children since then...
05 March, 2020
Giving children access to a quality education
Without a quality education, it becomes even harder for Nepali children to break free from the cycle of poverty. However, it can be really...
03 March, 2020
Long-term response to 2015 earthquake
Having helped support communities emotionally, practically and financially in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake that struck Nepal on 25th April 2015, we’ve...
11 February, 2020
Rehabilitation takes Bhakta out of despair
Having injured his spine while working in India, Bhakta returned to Nepal after a brief stay in hospital, with no rehabilitation, support or...
11 February, 2020
Breaking the cycle of poverty and prejudice
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...
17 December, 2019
Away in a stable
Christmas appeal to help mothers and babies. We’ve launched our Christmas 2019 appeal to help mums-to-be and their babies in some of Nepal’s...
05 November, 2019
Helping thousands affected by floods
Supporters’ response to floods appeal saves lives When the 2019 monsoon season arrived in mid-July, causing devastation across 28 of Nepal’s districts, our partners...
16 October, 2019
Helping hand for Nepal’s “Untouchables”
When disaster strikes, the Government of Nepal supports communities in their struggle to survive and rebuild their lives. But some people are at...
04 June, 2019
The end of out-of-the-box surgeries
For many families in neighbouring communities it takes several hours to walk to Shreenathkot’s health post. Soon they will have properly built outposts...
03 June, 2019
Gynaecological Treatment Camps
Last week (19 to 25 May), as part of a series of outreach camps for women with gynaecological problems, INF ran a seven-day...
31 May, 2019
Living with leprosy – a new outlook on life
“What is life?” I always wondered. I used to think life is a difficult journey, it has given me always new and difficult...
17 May, 2019
New diabetes clinic in Nepal
Green Pastures Hospital offers diabetes care for Nepalis Diabetes is a fairly new condition in Nepal. Many parts of western Nepal remain remote...
30 April, 2019
Hundreds attend Leprosy camps
Training, awareness and treatment at outreach camps for leprosy Camps reach nearly 500 Nepalis at risk of leprosy From 7 to 11 April...
25 April, 2019
Update – Relief begins to reach storm hit villages
Aid reaches victims of storms Disaster relief after storms in Nepal Aid is now reaching hundreds of families who lost their homes in...
15 April, 2019
First Tornado in Nepal – March 2019
The Nepali Department of Hydrology and Meteorology has classed the storm, which swept across the Bara and Parsa districts on 31 March, as...
09 April, 2019