About INF
Established in 1952, INF is Nepal’s longest-serving
international non-government organisation
INF helps people affected by TB, leprosy, disability, HIV / AIDS and drug abuse, facilitates development among poor communities, runs medical camps and provides medical training.
Who we are
We are a Christian mission called by God to serve Nepali people. We are involved in health and development work with Nepal’s government, non-government organisations and local communities. The work is an expression of Christian compassion and evidence of God’s grace. Our members are called by God to belong to, be committed to and serve Nepali churches. We believe God the Father, in accordance with the Great Commission of His Son Jesus Christ, has entrusted to INF part of His mission to Nepali people to be accomplished through the power of His Holy Spirit.
What we do
Our district-based, integrated programmes include:
- hospital and rehabilitation services for people with disabilities
- health and development programmes with marginalised communities
- medical camps
- assistance for organisations working for people with disabilities
- HIV / AIDS education, testing, counselling and care
- work among displaced people
- TB and leprosy clinics
We second personnel into government institutions and other organisations to provide health services training. We encourage Nepali churches, and work among the Nepali diaspora.
The INF family
There are six members of the INF family:
INF Worldwide finds, trains and supports expatriate volunteers to work with INF Nepal and several other partner organisations, including Nepali government health and training institutions. It has a vision to develop in two new areas: firstly, strengthening Nepali Christian institutions through leadership development and organisational support; and secondly, reaching out to some of the ten million Nepali-speaking people outside Nepal, including labourers in Malaysia and the Gulf, sex workers in Indian cities and successful immigrants in Western countries. The board of INF Worldwide acts as the global co-ordination forum for the different members of the INF family.
INF Nepal is a national non-government organisation which implements a range of health and development programmes in western Nepal. It has a staff of about 320 Nepalis and 20 expatriate volunteers. It works in TB and leprosy control, community health and development, hospital and rehabilitation services for people with disabilities, drug awareness / rehabilitation and HIV / AIDS education, counselling and care. INF Nepal is governed by a board of senior Nepali Christians and led by a Nepali Executive Director. INF North America, INF UK, INF Australia and INF New Zealand help to resource the work of INF through the provision of people, finance and prayer. These organisations are supported by individual people who share an interest in the purpose of INF. In recent years these organisations have also begun to develop a growing vision for working with Nepali migrants in their parts of the world.
INF values
- Love God's love compels us to reach out to others
- Service Serving others, as Jesus did
- Compassion Having compassion for poor and marginalised people
- Forgiveness Having forgiveness for each other
- Equality Treating people equally, as all have equal worth
- Justice Seeking justice, especially for poor and marginalised people
- Reconciliation Striving for right relationships between people and God
- Honesty Being honest as an organisation and as individuals
- Excellence Striving for excellence in our work
- Joy Being joyful because of our relationship with God
- Hope Bringing hope to hopeless people
Historical background
INF is an interdenominational and international Christian mission that exists to encourage and strengthen the Nepali church and to serve Nepali people. The vision for this work began in India in the 1930s, before Nepal was open to outside people or influences.
When the country opened up in 1952, a small group of medical missionaries and Nepali friends walked north from the Indian border to the Pokhara valley, setting up a clinic and a few years later the ‘Shining Hospital’ – the first hospital in the west of Nepal.
THE SHINING HOSPITAL
Annual Review
‘The Nepal government carried out an evaluation of INF and praised INF's work, saying: 'The implementation model, experiences and lessons learned are applicable in other organisations. INF should share its experiences and expertise with other organisations'.'
So write INF Nepal Executive Director Deependra Gautam and INF Worldwide Acting Executive Director Seeta Gurung in their introduction to INF’s 2009-2010 Annual Review.
The highly illustrated 56-page 2009-2010 INF Annual Review gives full details of INF’s work in Nepal’s Banke, Dang, Jumla, Kaski, Mugu and Surkhet Districts and is available from the downloads section of this web site as a PDF file.
Click here to download the Review
Donor Prospectus
INF’s annual Prospectus details financial needs in INF’s programmes. The largest need is currently in INF’s Green Pastures Hospital, which has a shortfall of US$154,000 in its US$693,000 budget for the year to mid-July 2011. 
At the other end of the scale, INF's 'Paluwa' HIV programme in Baglung District needs just US$2,000 to cover its US$50,000 budget. The current edition of the Prospectus is available as a PDF file from the downloads section of this web site.
Click here to download the Prospectus
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