Funding Commitment for DPRP 2.0 from the Government of Nepal  

nieuwsbrief voorjaar 2024

On September 13th  all donors of the Karuna Foundation were invited to the Royal Tropical Institute (KIT) in Amsterdam to discuss the first results of the impact study by the KIT and celebrate the start of the DPRP 2.0.

Over the past few months, intensive discussions have been held with the Karuna Nepal team on the envisaged second phase of the Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Program (DPRP). The aim of these talks was to take the step towards roll-out and sustainability so that in the future all Nepalese children with disabilities are assured of care, rehabilitation, education, and social inclusion

Visit of directors Karuna Foundation NepalThe two directors of Karuna Foundation Nepal; Deepak and Yogendra, have paid a successful visit to the Netherlands in September 2022 to share the progress, results, lessons learned,

Renewed financial and political commitment from the government in Nepal.After the local elections in May around 70% of the mayors in the 58 municipalities have been replaced by newly elected mayors. The big question for us was how this would impact the political support and implementation of the DPRP.