World Environment Day 2024
World Environment Day 2024 focused on land restoration, halting desertification and building drought resilience under the slogan “Our land. Our future. We are #GenerationRestoration.” The beneficiaries and project participants in our livelihood projects are mostly subsistence farmers for whom reduced rainfall, drought, and land degradation directly result in low crop yields, less food on their plates, and […]
POWER II Annual Review
“I used to be only involved in household chores. I was unaware of the issues of GBV, gender equality, legal rights, and women’s empowerment. I was scared to speak with new people, so most of the time I remained silent in meetings. However, after associating with the POWER project and receiving various training on these […]
Embryo Transfer Training
The Enhanced Rural AI (TERAI) for smallholder Dairy Farmers in Nepal Project organized a 5-day embryo transfer training for Nepal government officers involved in breed improvement. An inauguration ceremony was organized, and during this time, ADRA handed over 50 Jersey cattle embryos to the chief guest, Dr. Rewati Raman Poudel, Secretary of the Ministry of […]
Clean Drinking Water in Dhakela
Clean water is something that many people take for granted. In Dhakela, a small community in Barbardiya Municipality, people have been struggling with reliable access to clean water for a long time. Previous sources, handpumps and a river pipeline, were contaminated and are no longer suitable for consumption. Without access to clean water people face many health […]
Health Camps in Earthquake Affected Area
Operating Health Camps in remote areas can be challenging. Our team returned with stories of rain, snow, tire punctures, and power outages. They also shared heart-warming stories of meeting women who have been struggling for years with reproductive health problems and who were able to access specialist services, including screening, treatment, and counseling, during their […]
ADRA Nepal Board Member Visits GOAL II Project
We were pleased to welcome Pastor Umesh Pokhrel, ADRA Nepal Board member to join us on a monitoring visit for the GOAL II project. He accompanied Country Director, Tom Pignon and Livelihoods Team Lead, Kabir Ratna Sthapit on the visit to Lumbini. The objective of the visit was to track and verify the status of […]
GOAL II Project Marks International Day of Persons with Disabilities
The 3rd of December is International Day of Persons with Disabilities, which aims to promote understanding of disability issues and mobilize support for the dignity, rights, and well-being of persons with disabilities. The day was marked at Swargadwari municipality of Pyuthan and Runtigadhi rural municipality of Rolpa in solidarity for inclusive humanitarian development with the […]
ADRA Korea Visit Sponsored Children
ADRA Korea guests visited three schools where they support students through our United for Educations student sponsorship scheme. They were warmly welcomed and introduced to the students who had specially attended during this vacation time. The ADRA Korea director encouraged them in their studies and ADRA Nepal Country Director inspired them to pursue their dreams. […]
ADRA Nepal Responds to Jajarkot Earthquake
ADRA Nepal has been assessing the situation and liaising with national and local government entities to determine our response to the earthquake in Jarjakot, Karnali Province. The earthquake which occurred on the 3rd November at 11.47pm has claimed the lives of 157 people and injured 256 people. Around 4000 homes have been partially damaged and […]
Improving Information Management Around Livestock Farming
Workshop: Piloting Interherd+ Database Management System Dr. James Hank, Director of PAN services, University of Reading, UK, joined ADRA’s TERAI project team on a visit. He was there to gather information, provide expertise, and commence the activities for the Information Management aspect of the TERAI Project. Currently, the local governments in the project area manually […]