by Alex Barwick | Oct 21, 2019 | Uncategorised
Maya* [44] lives in a farming village in the remote, mountainous district of Jumla. Married at a very young age, it was some time before she and her husband realised that she could not conceive a child. Because of this, Maya experienced great shame and disrespect in...
by Comms Team | Oct 20, 2019 | Uncategorised
Neither leprosy or stigma, nor the colour of the skin and the nationality terrified or kept Eileen away from being friends to the ones who were outcast and isolated Eileen Lodge a good Samaritan by heart and by her service. Eileen Lodge, who is best known as the “Iron...
by Comms Team | Oct 12, 2019 | Uncategorised
We are sad to announce that Eileen Lodge, one of the pioneers of INF, passed away on Friday 11th October in Kathmandu, aged 94. Coming to Nepal in 1953, she spent her life serving the people of Nepal, especially those affected by leprosy. She leaves a great legacy of...
by Cherry Mawson | Sep 26, 2019 | Uncategorised
David and Kylie Colville, with their children George, Oscar and Bronte, are currently in their sixth consecutive year of life in Nepal. They are approaching their final winter there, with plans to return to Australia permanently mid-way through 2020. Here’s what...
by Cherry Mawson | Sep 24, 2019 | Uncategorised
“Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke?” Isaiah 58:6 Nepal generally remains a patriarchal society, where women and girls hold low social status...
