Accomplishments 2017

• Compressed Earth Brick (CEB)
  • First CEB building is complete in Gyalthum
  • Providing new natural building methods for earthquake-affected areas
  • Local villagers inspired to build their homes using this technology
• Children’s home 
  • 23 children thriving at home and in school
  • Hired excellent new house father & mother 
• Organic almonds
  • Growing 2500 peach root stock in nurseries for almond grafting 
  • New funding partnership with regional non-profit: field staff and participating farmers will be paid to train farmers in new areas next spring—spreading their knowledge and earning income from the almond expertise they have acquired. 
• Organic coffee & macadamias
  • Planted 500 coffee saplings in the field
  • Planted 2500 macadamia seeds in nurseries, adjusting technique to reduce twisted roots. 
  • Coffee plantation setback with the double attack of stem borer insects and a damaging mold, yet both problems have been addressed for the future.
  • Hundreds of new farmers interested to plant coffee 

Plans for 2018:

• Construction of a grain mill to make the children's home more self-sustaining and to improve villagers' lives in the surrounding communities.
• Provide gap funding for earthquake reconstruction of a school, grades 1-10
• Graft 1000 almond saplings onto peach root stock and train new farmers
• Garner funding from new local organization to pay our current field staff and farmers to deliver grafted trees and plant management training to new farmers in 3 new districts
• Plant 500 macadamia trees from nurseries to fields for coffee shade
• Expand coffee nurseries and training
• Continue to support Maya’s orphanage and education
• Add dairy cows as self-sustaining income generation component to help cover cost of coffee field and staff workers.

Our Request
This is the time of year when we ask you to be a part of our community, be a part of our success, be a part of changing lives in Nepal! Please join with us and make a donation today. Your generosity makes a profound difference in the world!

Wishing you all peace in your hearts and happiness in your homes as you celebrate the holidays!

In gratitude,
Deana, Nancy, & Jen