On the occasion of International youth Day on August 12, youth club members of Navjyoti Center organized a blood drive. It was conducted in coordination with the Red Cross Society of Surkhet. 14 youths including two Sisters donated blood. Since the program was held in...
Caring for the earth As the monsoon started cooling the soil, Child clubs, Youth clubs and Women groups in Koldada belonging to Navjyoti Center along with Navjyoti Cooperative took the opportunity to plant trees on the hills of Koldada and the nearby community...
VIEW MORE PHOTOS — Play is essential to development because it contributes to the cognitive, physical, social, and emotional well-being of children. Play allows children to use their creativity while developing their imagination and dexterity. Play is important...
Twenty-four women received certificates on June 28, for completion of the skills and empowerment training of six months. They were from four districts of Nepal. Trainees put up a beautiful program with drama, dances, group songs, presentation of report and sharing of...
A German charity organization recently spent some time in Katmandu with the Sisters. They learned about ministries and took photos. They share their thoughts about this journey with the Sisters. — Dear Sr. Lisa, About three months after our visit in Nepal we`re...
A health camp was held in a remote area of Jajarkot district in West Nepal on May 24 and 25, 2017 by the Navjyoti Mobile Health Centre, Surkhet. It took six hours for the Sisters to reach the camp through good and bad roads by their mobile vehicle. On the first day,...
April 25 marks the second year of the devastating earthquake in Nepal. People are still unconsciously anxious about the quake. Many people lost their lives, most of them are homeless and some of them are living in trauma. Reconstruction work is going on at the pace of...
Amrita, a 15-year-old girl studying in class seven in a local school had lost her father three years ago. Her mother is hearing impaired and uses sign language to communicate. Amrita has one younger brother who is studying. They have no land of their own. Their family...
About 23 months after the devastating earthquakes in Nepal, people are fully engaged in rebuilding their homes even now. All 47 homes at Jhamire Village were destroyed in the killer quakes of 2015. People of Jhamire had good homes for themselves and their cattle. They...
“I am, because you are” is an African proverb. It expresses the idea that personhood involves being part of a web of relationships. We are all dependent on each other. Navjyoti Center in Kathmandu, Nepal, truly embodies this African proverb in their daily...
More photos In Surkhet, Nepal International Women’s day was celebrated in Surkhet on March 8 with a day-long program from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM. It was organized by the District Women Development Committee along with various NGOs working for women, political...
View more photos. Sreenagar village is located about 4 km away from Surkhet market. It is situated at the foot of a hill which is a landslide prone area. The government had allocated this area to displaced families to put up their huts. About 120 families live in this...
“A population that is not well educated … is a population that decays.” –Pope Francis — In the footsteps of Mother Catherine … New to the country, people, culture and language, SCNs Cornelia Ekka and Aruna Ekka, both teachers, moved to Lauki, Nepal, to live...
Irresponsibly regarded by many as the lowest “untouchable” caste, Sisters are working for social justice with the Musahar people. In their regular village visits, Sisters Cornelia Ekka and Rita Barla assess the needs of people, especially young children....
Story and photos by Sister Malini Manjoly Dharan Mobile Health Clinic Marina Thazhathuveettil, SCN, is a committed mobile health provider to the sick who are in remote villages around Dharan, Nepal. Sister Marina visits patients, regularly checks their blood pressure,...
Above, Rosika (right) with Sister Marina A Work of Mercy In this the “Year of Mercy,” Sisters in Dharan, Nepal, helped to build a house for a family near Navjyoti School. Ramesh (26) and Rosika (18) are HIV positive. Their daughter, Ranuka is 18 months old...
Now 711 women in 31 classes have completed skill and empowerment training in Surkhet, Nepal. Astoundingly, 95 percent of them have become income earning members for their families. Some have upgraded their studies and become school teachers and trainers. One thing is...
Water for drinking and irrigational purpose is an urgent need of the people, especially women in Nepal. Kamala Tripati from Koshidekha village said, “Give us water, for drinking and for our fields, we shall survive.” It’s a regular sight to see women...
By Malini Manjoly, SCN | More photos SCNs live the message of Jesus at Lauki, Ineruwa, Dharan, Nepal. Navjyoti Centre, Lauki was blessed by Most Rev. Paul Simick and inaugurated by Sangeeta Ayithamattam, SCN, Vice President on April 30, 2016. The Bishop presided over...
Sister Aisha meets with Caritas International partners for the earthquake relief efforts, view more photos here. SCNs Aisha Kavalakkattu and Malini Manjoly attended the Caritas Solidarity Conference’ conducted by the Caritas Nepal in partnership with Caritas...
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