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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
The Secret to Better Earning is Better Compost!
Dipa Adhikari is one of 136 farmers who are regularly making compost in barrels–a new technique that we brought to the area last year. Good and plentiful compost is essential to increasing the volume of coffee and nuts that each plant produces, which in turn...
Coffee & Nut Farms Keep Growing
Uddhav Trital with a mac nut tree. He has planted 75 trees and says his farm will generate a regular income like a pension for his family. At CLN we know that organic cash crop farming holds the power to change lives, both now and for generations to come. This is why...
Women’s Safe House Expansion- Udayapur
The Women’s Safe House in Udayapur serves over 100 women and children each year, but only has 14 beds in 4 dormitory rooms. It also has an unfinished second floor due to lack of funds and a mildew problem caused by insufficient roofing. The success of our Women’s Safe...
Recent Updates
The Secret to Better Earning is Better Compost!
Dipa Adhikari is one of 136 farmers who are regularly making compost in barrels–a new technique that we brought to the area last year. Good and plentiful compost is essential to increasing the volume of coffee and nuts that each plant produces, which in turn...
Coffee & Nut Farms Keep Growing
Uddhav Trital with a mac nut tree. He has planted 75 trees and says his farm will generate a regular income like a pension for his family. At CLN we know that organic cash crop farming holds the power to change lives, both now and for generations to come. This is why...
Photos: Deana Zabaldo
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