Nepal
Nepal: Building better houses and promoting interfaith harmony

Earthquake-resilient buildings and sustainable livelihoods, thanks to the LWF and IRW
Rev. Dr Martin Junge Arrives Kathmandu
14 September 2018
Kathmandu, 12 September 2018- Dr Prabin Manandhar, Country Director, The Lutheran World federation (LWF), Nepal and  Rev. Joseph Soren, Chairperson, Nepal Evalengical Lutheran Church welcomed Rev Dr Matin Junge, General Secretary, The Lutheran World Federation ...
Reaching out to remote communities in Nepal
26 August 2018
“Team effort is essential” (LWI) - Nepal’s remote mountain trails may be attractive to tourists, but to the The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) team, the country is also a challenge: Many communities we serve are difficult to access. Swosthani Gurung, ...
Reaching out to remote communities in Nepal
25 August 2018
“Team effort is essential” KATHMANDU, Nepal/GENEVA - (LWI) - Nepal’s remote mountain trails may be attractive to tourists, but to the The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) team, the country is also a challenge: Many communities we serve are difficult ...
World Humanitarian Day: LWF calls for protection of humanitarian space
17 August 2018
“Humanitarian workers have become soft targets for warring parties”
Working in a high-risk area
17 August 2018
Interview with Jacob Aleer, LWF Security Focal Point in Jonglei, South Sudan (LWI) - For the Lutheran World Federation (LWF), South Sudan has proven the most challenging country in terms of safety and security in the past year. As the civil war continues, ...
Livelihood support elevates Asmita’s economic and social status
14 August 2018
Kathmandu, 14 August 2018 - Asmita Nyasur, who belongs to Tamang community, one of the indigenous peoples of Nepal, lives in Bagmati Rural Municipality-3 Shreedanda, Lalitpur. The indigenous peoples commonly known as Aadivasi Janjati in Nepali means a tribe ...
International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples
9 August 2018
LWF Nepal supports Adivasi Janjati (LWI) - August 9 is International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples. According to the UN, there an estimated 370 million indigenous people in the world, living across 90 countries. They make up less than five percent ...
Padam BK rises from the ruins
3 August 2018
Kathmandu, 31 July 2018 – “Crisis creates leverage to change,” says Bruce Rauner. The August 2017 Nepal Flood wreaked havoc in 20 Tarai districts and affected 15 other hilly districts.
Vegetable farming renews Kanchhi Maya’s life
1 August 2018
Kathmandu, 1 August 2018 - Kanchhi Maya Tamang, in her mid-forties, is a resident in Bagmati Rural Municipality-3 Bhattedanda, Bulakichaur of Lalitpur district. She comes from a very poor family. Bulakichaur is located 30 Kilometers away from Lalitpur district ...
Solar Light Brightens the Lives of Refugees and their Hosts
24 July 2018
Kathmandu, 16 July 2018 - As the sun sets, 22-year-old Phadindra Ghimire, a resident in Damak Municipality, walks past a gravel road. He inspects the street lamps and sensors of a solar-grid along the roadside of Beldangi Refugee Camp and host community in ...
Savings scheme boosts confidence
19 July 2018
LWF cooperatives transforming lives in Nepal (LWI) - Goma Timalsina lives a dignified life thanks to her local women’s cooperative, which is supported by the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Nepal. In the year since joining, the resident of rural Lalitpur ...
Repaired canal boosts agricultural products and farmers’ confidence
16 July 2018
Kathmandu, 16 July 2018 - An irrigation canal constructed at Kanepokhari Rural Municipality-1 in Morang district has become the, lifeline to more than 200 farmers of Gada Tole, Bharnaghutu, Bisanpur and adjoining settlements in the district. This canal irrigates ...
Community moves towards disaster-resilience
12 July 2018
Kathmandu, 12 July 2018 - Ghushary cluster at Joshipur Rural Municipality-2 is one of the flood disaster-prone areas in Kailali district. 75 households live in the community. During monsoons, the community people face many problems like loss of life and property, ...
Women-led cooperative transforms Goma’s life
5 July 2018
Women-led cooperative transforms Goma’s life Kathmandu, 29 June 2018 - Ms Goma Timalsina, 53, resident in Bagmati Rural Municipality Ward No. 3, Bhattedanda of Lalitpur district in Nepal, lives a dignified life, thanks to her membership of and active participation ...
LWF Nepal hosts CCCM Training
26 June 2018
Kathmandu, 14 June 2018 – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Nepal hosted a three-day Training in Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) in the eastern part of Nepal for Asian Zone Emergency and Environment Cooperation Network (AZEECON) member countries ...
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