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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

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...

12 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

INF Surkhet Fistula Centre patient in Nepal

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

Leprosy in Nepal

Over the next week (7 to 11 April) INF’s Shining Hospital in the Nepali district of Surkhet is hosting two outreach camps designed...

08 April, 2019

Most public buildings in Gorkha are accessible for people with disabilities

The Final year of GRACE

The GRACE team (Gorkha Rehabilitation and Community Empowerment) works in partnership with government institutions and local disability groups...

03 March, 2019

A new vision for Green Pastures

Dr Dipak is Green Pastures Hospital's Director and leading orthopaedic surgeon. Dipak joined Green Pastures in September 2015. He feels a strong calling...

05 February, 2019