Success Stories

In this time of the year, the scenes are the same in the whole Terai region. Green and yellow fields slowly give place to small patches of land that have already been cleared. Farmers on their colourful outfits provide a beautiful contrast to the landscape, while they carry big bundles of rice above their heads….

Intending to introduce and orient on the basic principles and core humanitarian standard through the use of new sphere handbook during emergency response we conducted 4 days Training on sphere standards and its implementation in humanitarian action from 11-14 September, 2019. The training has been conducted under the programme entitled “European Asian Partnership for Building…

Conducted our 30th Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 3rd October 2019 in Caritas Nepal’s central office, Dhobighat, Lalitpur. Pleased to have our Executive Committee and General Body Members at our office. We would like to welcome our newly elected Executive Committee. At the same time, we would like to appreciate our outgoing committee who always…

56-year-old Ms. Kanchhi B.K. lives alone in the hills of Orang village in Dolakha district. It takes one and a half day to reach the village from Kathmandu by vehicle. Orang is among the remotest villages in Dolakha, a northern mountain district in Nepal. Many years earlier she decided not to get married considering that…

Marking the 30 years of devoted social service to the nation, Caritas Nepal celebrated its anniversary on 28 October 2019 at Lalitpur. The event was followed by the closing ceremony of “Nepal Earthquake Recovery Program (NERP)”, one of the significant programs of Caritas Nepal.  “Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and…

“When Caritas Nepal came to the area with the cash-for-work programme, people formed a committee to collectively request the new bridge. Caritas helped us to get the building permit from the ward,” says Chitra Bahadur Yonjan (29), leader of the grassroots committee responsible for the construction works.

Right after the flood, at the very beginning of Caritas’ response in the area, the ward leaders formed a group whose aim was to identify the most vulnerable beneficiaries in urgent need of support. Puja and her family, who had lost shelter and all sources of livelihood, were among beneficiaries put at the forefront of the intervention.

CN provided him with a 3-month cooking training, which advanced his knowledge to run the restaurant smoothly. “From the support, I am able to add basic items for the restaurant. Once I advance my knowledge on cooking, I will extend my business as soon as possible”, says Sangeet.

Till now, 305 households are provided with food and non-food item in order to sustain during this emergency.

83 households can now enjoy access to 13 water taps installed around the village, with the usage times and rules democratically established by the community.