What we do

Unity in Health Nepal is a Nepalese Non-Governmental Organisation registered with the Social Welfare Council of Nepal (Registered Charity 5670/2075). Our innovative projects improve the lives of children and adults affected by a wide range of mental health problems.

Some of our current projects include:

One of the key elements of our work is reaching and supporting people who receive no mental health support at all. Currently, this involves us delivering a vital but challenging programme of support in a mountainous region of Nepal that has one of the highest rates of suicide in the country. In the future, we hope to reach many more remote communities across the Himalayas.
In Nepal, nurses (who are predominantly female) are often best placed to provide direct mental health support to people and shape services so they are as effective as possible. But in Nepal, nurses, and especially psychiatric nurses, are greatly undervalued and sit at the bottom of a hierarchy of decision-making power that’s dominated by doctors (who are predominantly male).
To change this situation, we are providing mental health training to nurses and campaigning for decision makers to involve them in the shaping of services. We are also tackling the stigma and prejudice that often exists even in these healthcare settings, by improving knowledge and understanding about mental health support and therapies.
As in many areas of South Asia, children in Nepal are at high risk of being affected by factors which adversely affect their mental health. These include poverty, child labour, trafficking and exploitation, domestic violence, sexual abuse, and natural disasters such as earthquakes and flooding.
Despite this very concerning issue, mental illness in Nepal, and especially amongst young people, has been largely ignored. The government allocates less than 1% of its total health budget to mental health, and child and adolescent mental health services receive a negligible portion of this.
To change this unacceptable situation, we are constantly exploring how we can increase children’s and young people’s access to mental health support in their communities.

Our Team

Meet some of our passionate and committed team members.

BE PART OF OUR JOURNEY

Most of our projects rely on the support of generous people who want to give their time, energy and skills to improve mental health support in Nepal.

If you are interested in finding out more about our work and how you can help us, we would love to hear from you!