Nepal: Indian mission official hands over 950 white canes to NGO

20 Dec, 2022

First Secretary at Indian?Embassy in?Nepal, Sahil?Kumar, on Sunday, handed over 950 white canes to Disabled Care?Nepal, a non-government organisation.?Kumar, who is also the secretary of BP Koirala Foundation (BPKF), handed over the canes to the president of Disabled Care?Nepal?for further distribution all across?Nepal for the aid of the visually impaired.

“Health is one of the focus areas of the BPKF. The foundation also provided protective equipment in the Sudurpaschim Province during the COVID-19 pandemic,” a release from?Indian?Embassy stated. The BPKF was established in 1991 as a joint initiative of the Governments of?India?and Nepal.

The Foundation aims at promoting linkages between?India?and?Nepal?by fostering art, literature, intellectual discourse, and a host of multi-dimensional aspects pertaining to the culture and livelihood of both nations. (ANI)

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