Burns Management Training for INF’s medical staff

Burns Management Training for INF’s medical staff

A one-day Basics of Burns Management Training has been conducted for the medical staff of INF Nepal on 2nd April 2022. A total of 33 staff from Green Pastures Hospital (GPH), Shining Hospital INF Banke and Surkhet joined the training. “All the burns are...
The Impact of Improved Cooking Stoves in Rolpa

The Impact of Improved Cooking Stoves in Rolpa

Lok Bahadur Gharti  Magar, 55, lives with his family [a wife, two daughters and two sons] in Danga Village, Rolpa district. Their village is situated at an altitude of 2500 meters, and is freezing for much of the year. It is one of the most remote and difficult to...
First responders of tomorrow

First responders of tomorrow

Nepal currently sits among the top 20 countries considered most multi-hazard prone in the world. It is ranked fourth in the world on the climate change vulnerability index.* The­ remote and fragile geography of Nepal’s rural communities, combined with a weak economy,...
Equipping communities for future disaster

Equipping communities for future disaster

INF’s Disaster Relief and Resilience [DRR] team have just finished an 11-day field trip which saw them deliver two workshops in Kapilvastu and Rolpa. Each workshop saw the development of a Local Disaster Risk Management Plan [LDRMP] along with action plans for...
Finding hope

Finding hope

Surya Adhikari fell from an apple tree while playing near his home at age ten. He suffered a spinal cord injury that completely changed his life. Surya remembers losing many of his friends as people discriminated against him because of his disability. He tried to...