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...
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...
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...
The new Women’s Safe House in Sankhuwasabha (side view). In a major milestone this year, Changing Lives Nepal (and partner Another Brick In Nepal) completed construction of the Women’s Safe House in Sankhuwasabha and handed it off to the local community. At a ceremony...
We share a special connection with you through this work in the world! We love hearing from you over the years and knowing what’s unfolding in your lives..and here’s a personal update from our team… Deana (clockwise from top left) Summer in Zion, Bali breathwork...
Neel with the kids in 2010 After 28 years of social work in his community, Neel Thakuri has retired this year from his work as Founder and Director of TEAM Nepal. Neel has been a leader for change and development in his rural home village of Talamarang. He...
Mina learned to sew while staying at the Safe House for a year and is now a successful seamstress back home in her village. Her baby (on her back) was born at the Safe House. Mina* is one of the many women supported by the Safe House since it opened in May 2022. A...
Women sift the coffee beans in the same way they sift rice–on large round trays they shake to separate the smaller broken pieces and then pick them out. CLN’s organic agriculture program is going strong in 2024 with over 430,000 coffee bushes and 20,000 macadamia...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGpHox4NW6g Up, Up, Up! The concrete slabs have been poured floor by floor. The walls have gone up. A long retaining wall has been built. The building has risen over the past year to stand three stories tall, and it’s some of the finest...
3/18/24: Lower Floor of Safe House being framed for doors, windows and ceiling Week by week our new Women’s Safe House, Samridhi Ghar (House of Prosperity), has been growing from vision into reality. We’re excited to share the progress in photos below so you can see...
Maya (middle) with her friends Sunita and Aruna Maya is maturing by leaps and bounds this year in both her classwork and her artwork! She is a naturally gifted artist and dancer and shares her talents by teaching her younger sisters at the home. Maya has found...
Victoria fundraiser for construction of a permanent building for our Women’s Safe House. From left: CLN Advisor Bill Winfield, CLN Co-Founders Nancy Porten and Deana Zabaldo, Nepal Director Parshu Dahal, ABIN Founder Rob Tournour, ABIN Board Members Craig Fulton and...
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