A Tribute to Ramviraji Rajak
We are deeply saddened by the unexpected passing of Ram Raji Devi Rajak. Her substantial contributions to NLT were instrumental in promoting the positive image of self-help groups. Ram Raji was the first woman to serve as a facilitator for the Mithila Bihari self-help group. She was a dynamic force in her group, tirelessly working…
Read MoreNew House for Somani
Somani Devi Mandal, a resident of Basatpur 4, Sarlahi district, who has lost one leg due to leprosy, is a person living in poverty. She lives in the house made by Lalgadh for her. There are 3 people in the family. Herhusband used to work as a labourer and he used to earn his living…
Read MoreCaring for Dauna
Dauna Devi Paswan, a leprosy affected and single woman, is an elderly woman resident of Nigaul Mahottari. After the death of her husband and the marriage of her only daughter in Sarlahi, she has been living alone. In the beginning she could cook and eat by herself, but now she can’t. Her neighbour is now…
Read MoreFree Clinic for Easter
Lalgadh doctors decided they would spend their free Friday afternoon doing a clinic at Sundarpur, a very poor and needy village 7km from Lalgadh. At the clinic they saw 116 patients including 35 children. Whilst at Sandarpur, they met a lady with an affected left foot and leprosy. She was barely surviving as the villagers…
Read MoreDwarfism in Nepal
The government started a campaign to eliminate rickets and dwarfism in children decades ago. However, the Nepal Demographic and Health Survey 2022 has pointed out that 25 percent of all children under the age of five in the mountainous region still face issues related to dwarfism. But the government is committed to reducing the numbers…
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