After almost 3 months of lock-down, the Karuna Foundation Nepal is restarting its work in the municipalities and all staff are back in office eager to catch up with the work. In the last week of June also, the provincial government has approved the plans and budget for the coming fiscal year. Municipalities will follow to approve their budgets. Making this year government contribution approx. €2 million, which shows their strong commitment to the program in harsh times of the COVID-19 crisis and budget costs. It is a great success for the hard work of the team in the lock-down period.
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