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CHILDREN STUDYING IN REPAIRED SCHOOLS
ORGANIC COFFEE, TEA, & NUT TREES PLANTED
Farming Families Earning New Income
CHILDREN STUDYING IN REPAIRED SCHOOLS
Organic Coffee, Tea & Nut Trees Planted
FARMING FAMILIES EARNING NEW INCOME
Our Projects
Women’s Safe House
Organic Agriculture
Schools & Education
Children’s home
Disaster Relief
Our Projects
Women’s Safe House
Organic Agriculture
Schools & Education
Children’s home
Disaster Relief
Making a Positive Impact
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Our Approach
Seed money, gap funding, and inclusive partnerships turn small donations into big impact.
We partner with local leaders who are driven to make change in their home communities. Together, we create support for children and families, strengthen communities, and develop economic resilience.
Our Story
Deana and Nancy met in the mountains and valleys of the Himalayas, when Deana was the guide for Nancy and her family’s trek to Everest Base Camp in 2007. What started as a conversation on the trail evolved into a wholehearted collaboration as we discovered that we shared a deep desire to support the people of Nepal. We founded Changing Lives Nepal the following year to help people in Nepal create a better future for themselves.
From Deana’s early experience as Peace Corps Volunteer, to the founding of CLN, to the present day, we have a 22-year relationship with the communities and leaders we support.
The Need in Nepal
25% of Nepal’s 30 million people live below the poverty line.
Monthly income in the villages where we work is ~$90 per person.
Rural families depend primarily on subsistence farming on difficult mountain terrain, which leaves 17% of the population undernourished.
36% of children do not complete basic high school education due to poverty.
Over 40% of girls are married before age 18, and this makes them twice as likely to be victims of domestic and sexual violence.Â
Women and children in Nepal are increasingly vulnerable as economic, political, and climate instabilities increase.
Our hearts are touched by the warmth of the Nepalese people and also by the difficult conditions of their lives. We are committed to making a difference and changing lives.
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Recent Updates
2023 Update
We have so much good news about CLN projects that we want to share a mid-year update! Safe House Our Women’s Safe House, Samridhi Ghar, is going to have a permanent home! We recently secured a substantial land donation from the local Nepali government, which...
2022 Team Update
Deana and Nancy kicked off 2022 with a hike together on the central California coast! We’re doing great, and we hope you are too! Updates on all our folks below, and we are full of love and appreciation for your support. Wishing you joy and abundance through the...
Meet the Farmers
Macadamia farmer Bindu Darji has a big smile because she just sold 22 lbs of freshly harvested nuts for nearly $100, and in rural Nepal that’s good earnings! Bindu Darji wins! She and her family of five have three mature macadamia trees, which produced 62 lbs. of nuts...
Recent Updates
2023 Update
We have so much good news about CLN projects that we want to share a mid-year update! Safe House Our Women’s Safe House, Samridhi Ghar, is going to have a permanent home! We recently secured a substantial land donation from the local Nepali government, which...
2022 Team Update
Deana and Nancy kicked off 2022 with a hike together on the central California coast! We’re doing great, and we hope you are too! Updates on all our folks below, and we are full of love and appreciation for your support. Wishing you joy and abundance through the...
Photos: Deana Zabaldo
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