by Comms Team | Nov 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
Eight year-old Sanchita Gurung is deaf and has difficulty walking. She lives in the rural village of Arughat in the hills of Gorkha. Isolation and stigma from her disability has interrupted her education and seen her experience discrimination in her own community....
by Comms Team | Nov 2, 2017 | Uncategorized
Sarah went home to be with her Lord on the evening of Tuesday 31 October 2017 having been ill with cancer for many months. Sarah qualified with a PhD in Bioengineering. For years she felt that God was calling her to work with leprosy patients in Nepal, but she could...
by Comms Team | Oct 25, 2017 | Uncategorized
‘My name is Lalsari and I am 40 years old. I live in the Jumla District and have been serving my community for 10 years as a Female Community Health Volunteer [FCHV]. In the past, women here were deprived of many opportunities and were often ignored by their own...
by Comms Team | Oct 17, 2017 | Uncategorized
An ambulance struck Amrit Parajuli ten years ago while on its way to work in Kathmandu. He was left unable to walk and despite being given treatment by the ambulance’s hospital he was left with serious complications. When INF began working in Gorkha, Amrit’s hometown,...
by Comms Team | Oct 11, 2017 | Uncategorized
A large stretch of road in Maharajgunj Village, Kapilvastu District, was unusable for several months of the year. During the monsoonal season it would flood and wash away, making transport and travel extremely challenging for local residents. Two local INF facilitated...