Tackling mental health challenges in Nepal

Female Community Health Volunteers: The backbone of Nepal’s healthcare system. Female Community Health Volunteers (FCHVs) form the first point of contact for basic health services in local communities for the treatment of common diseases. They deliver essential maternal and child healthcare and outreach services for immunisation. They also provide mental health support and help women …

Saraswoti’s Journey

Saraswoti Nagarkoti, 18, is from Godawari Municipality in Lalitpur, Nepal. She lost her mother to cancer when she was just nine months old. On finding out that her mother passed away due to unavailability of prompt and accessible healthcare, she decided to become a doctor.

ICS update

The current phase of the ICS programme, delivered by VSO in partnership with Restless Development and Raleigh International, will come to its planned end in December 2020.

Organisation Development Toolkit

In coordination with Amplify Change and the Rainbow’s Rare Project, Restless Development Nepal has produced this guide to Institutional Development, human resources and financial management.

Bibek

Earlier I used to hesitate to dream small dreams, but now I can dream big and I have the confidence to fulfill them. Bibek, a young campaigner from Nepal, grew up in a rural village in Sunsari, a district in the south east of Nepal. 40% percent of women aged 20–24 in Nepal were married …