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20 Best Moments from 2020

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20 Best Moments from 2020

2020 YEAR IN REVIEW

2020 was a year with a lot of challenges, difficulties, sadness and more. But it was also a year of strength, resilience, beauty, and hope. This blog is dedicated to sharing some of the best moments of 2020 for our organization.

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#1.

COFFEE tasting & planting

Four years after planting coffee seeds in the community nursery, Takure farmers finally could taste their very own coffee. Harvest began after the COVID-19 lockdown, but our agriculture team got resourceful and learned some at-home roasting techniques so farmers could taste the "“fruits” of their hard work. It was a huge moment for farmers and for our team!

Pictured here is Goma Ama Kaphle (left) and Ambar Ranamagar, two very enthusiastic coffee growers. Goma Ama has planted 250 coffee trees in collaboration with Conscious Impact and Ambar has more than 150 coffee trees plus every other type of fruit tree we have distributed.

Look forward to these two’s coffee in years to come. Our team found hints of fig and caramel. 2020 was also our biggest year for planting coffee. In total our team planted 5400 coffee trees with more than 85 different farmers.

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#2.

we completed the nest!

These beautiful, strong Nepali women helped us finish this amazing 8-room waddle and daub (bamboo woven and covered with cob - soil, sand and straw) building that will be offered to guests when they visit us. Although COVID-19 prevented more than 70% of our normal visitations, we are happy to have these earthen, rooms available when it is safe to travel and host again.

(From left to right: Ram Maya Ranamagar, Gyanu Tamang, Rabina Adhikari, and Rabina Ranamagar have worked on our natural building team for more than 4 years. They make earth bricks, know how to lay earth bags, and are the best earthen plasters we know.

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#3. quarantined in rural nepal

Nepal went into nationwide lockdown in mid March 2020 to prevent the spread of COVID-19, it not only prevented visitors from joining our work but also kept 17 people from going on our March to the Mountains trip to Langtang National Park. While we didn’t get to go trekking, we used our quarantine time together in rural Nepal to work safely, have fun and ultimately find ways to support one another’s needs.

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#4.

community forest planting day

In August 2020, we had our first ever community forest planting day. This is an activity we hope to continue each year with community forest user groups (CFUGs). Community Forest User Groups in Nepal are known for their unification and communal ownership of designated forested land with goals of supporting and benefiting both the managing community members and the forest itself.

We worked alongside two different community forest groups in August 2020. The Takure Community Forest Groups manages about 350 hectares of forested land beginning from the Takure Primary School and reaches to Dude and Bagawa communities. We planted 110 coffee trees under a perfect upper canopy spot in the forest below the Takure Primary School. Another six members from the Devi Taun Forest Group helped our team plant 150 Indian Gooseberry trees (known as Amala, a local medicinal tree) and 50 more native forest tree species.

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#5.

BEAUTIFUL CLASSROOMS

Our Youth Program collaborated with Teach for Nepal fellows within Indrawati Gaunpalika to beautify classrooms by painting learning materials on walls and to also hold workshops with students. Two participating schools in Bhimtar and Bodgaun hosted volunteers for 3 days to paint and learn together.

The workshops conducted for secondary students included topics on gender discrimination and rights and STEAM design activities depending on each school’s request. We are super grateful for these participating schools and the leadership of Teach for Nepal within Nepal’s rural school system.

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#6.

community homestay program

In collaboration with the local government, Indrawati Rural Municipality, we launched a Community Homestay Program. Visitors have the choice of different locations and stay durations during their time with us - it can include a 1-3 hour hike with lovely mountain views and most certainly includes delicious food and Nepali hospitality. The homestay experience allows families to showcase different aspects of their daily life and culture for visitors, creating a truly home-like experience.

Look forward to staying with local families your next visit to Nepal.

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#7.

50 year old pizza

Throughout 2020, our oven baked a much smaller amount of pizza than normal since COVID-19 restrictions kept entering tourists from visiting Nepal, but the pizza we did bake included crust made from a 50 year old sourdough starter which traversed the globe thanks to our one and only Allen Gula.

We are always grateful for the simplicity of flour, yeast, water, and oil.

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#8.

1000+ fruit trees

As most people know, we love planting trees and have planted our fair share of coffee trees. But we also plant many other types of fruit trees with local farmers. As coffee has preferential growing climate and terrain, not all local farmers have the ability to cultivate coffee successfully, especially those with north, Himalayan-facing land where the winter season temperatures gets quite cold. For these areas, we support the planting of all kinds stone fruit and nut trees including almonds, macadamia, walnut, low-chill apple, local plum and peach, timmur (relative of sichuan pepper), Japanese persimmon, pear and apricot.

1000 more fruit trees were planted in the communities surrounding Takure this past year. We look forward to many more years of planting fruit and nut trees and eating the future harvests with farmers.

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#9.

OUR dome home

In August 2020, our beloved friend and employee, Umesh Bohara (also known as Joshua), moved into the Dome making it an official home! The Dome was built during our first ever 10 day superadobe training in November of 2019 and in 2020 we plastered, painted, and furnished it!

We look forward to more Domes at camp and more long-term, sustainable housing for short-term visitors and long-term staff.

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#10.

student story writers

We collaborated with an amazing Nepali organization called Canopy Nepal to teach 20 secondary students how to write stories. Canopy Nepal facilitators led students through workshops on different parts of a story, adjectives and descriptive language and how to embrace their imagination! It was a wonderful workshop and local teachers reported to our Youth Team that afterwards many students continued to show their stories.

We hope to continue supporting local students in finding their voice and creative expression!

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#11.

new rainwater catchment ponds

We partnered with 4 farmers last year to create rainwater catchment ponds for irrigating fruit trees and vegetables. This amazing technology was introduced to us in 2019 by Shree Krishna Dhital of Sanskriti Farms & Research Center. The training back in 2019 included 30 farmers eager to learn ways of irrigating their land for the 6+ month winter dry season in Nepal. Our volunteers and local staff joined the families of Muktinath Bhattarai, Damadar Khanal, Harkha Bahadur Tamang, and Madaph Koriala dig various pond sizes (16,000 liters, 18,000 liters and even 50,000 liters capacity). Then Conscious Impact supplied 70% of the plastic material cost to increase accessibility of this solution and helped each farmer install the plastic properly to ensure longevity.

Here Madaph and Sarita Koirala stand with their youngest son and their monsoon filled pond, excited to put it to use during the dry winter. Sanskriti Farms & Research Center also supplied us with water hyacinth to help farmers keep the pond water clean and cover the surface area to deter mosquito growth.

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#12.

camp basketball court

During the COVID-19 nationwide lockdown, our “quarantine” team stayed busy with work and play! Our first ever basketball and volleyball courts were made by the one and only John Paula from northern California. Throughout April and May 2020, we played sports alongside community members also stuck in Takure during the lockdown. There was a lot of sun and sweat and good times!

Watch out for the Conscious Impact Sports Team soon!

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#13.

first time blood donors

In November 2020, the local government Indrawati Rural Municipality held a blood donation drive to help meet the nation’s blood demands given COVID-19’s strain on the healthcare system. Many of our local staff members had never given blood before, so we ended the work day early and went together to all donate our blood. Our first time donors were surprised by the ease and painless experience of donating their blood, and we were all delighted by the post-donation snack made by the local bakery.

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#14.

700+ plastic waste “bottle bricks”

Rural Nepal does not have waste management infrastructure so we are always looking for ways to get creative with waste, especially plastic waste. Back in 2017 thanks to our friend, volunteer and donor, Anne Goodman, we began taking our plastic waste produced at camp and stuffing it into plastic bottles. The plastic trash is stuffed such that the plastic bottle becomes hard like, similar to a glass bottle. We’ve used these bottles in benches and walls around camp and last year in the community.

The Community Bus Stop and Gathering Space was designed by extraordinary architect and our dear friend, Belkis Campos. This space holds more than 700 plastic bottles stuffed full of plastic waste picked up from around the village and stuffed by 25 short-term employed, local women.

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shrooms for the school

Takure Primary School grew and sold their first oyster mushrooms in the pilot School-Based Mushroom Cultivation Project. This project was inspired by the school’s need for additional funds for a snack program which would feed primary students a snack mid-school day. In order to help the school raise independent revenue, the school-based mushroom program began. This was our first try and it hasn’t been easy with COVID-19 closures to the schools but the local teachers are very excited to continue the program.

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#16.

coffee fruits (cherries)

Local farmers harvested coffee cherries from February to May 2020. This was the first harvest since planting coffee with us in 2017. Over the past 5 years, we have planted more than 15,000 coffee trees and it was an incredible joy to finally see the fruits of that labor. Takure coffee cherries are an exciting sign for farmers’ future income generation, plus we the taste!

In 2020, we processed 200 kilograms of coffee red cherry (~ 400 pounds). Each 1 kilogram of red cherry picked by farmers is bought by the local coffee cooperative group at 100 Nepali rupees per kilogram (~ 0.86 USD/kg). As it was the first year for harvest, the total amount of fruit was low, however in the next 2-3 years we expect for many more kilograms and rupees of coffee to be picked and earned.

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#17.

more bricks moved!

The local Compressed Stabilized Earth Brick Production Team is still making earth blocks and distributing them to anyone interested in the region! We subsidize the cost of production so that these sustainable, locally produced materials can be accessible for local families, organizations, and institutions to use in construction, reducing the environmental costs of construction in our little corner of Nepal.

Here our team delivers another truckload of bricks to the Janaki Thapa Foundation Center. The Janaki Thapa Foundation is dedicated to social work in Badigaun, Sindhupalchok where they support the community with a children’s home, a private school, health workshops, and more. We are always grateful for the support of Janaki didi and her entire family of positive change-makers.

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#18.

bird watching

Living in close proximity to nature, each year we have gotten to know the local birds (and other wildlife too)! This year thanks to photographer Jonathan H. Lee, we have documentation of our local bird friends, some rarer than others. Here is one of our favorites, the Verditer Flycatcher showing its beautiful feather structure (color) and that black eye shadow. Read more about its original appearance here.

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#19.

hand woven goods

Corn husk mats are very common in local Nepali homes and this past year we partnered with local women to try and find market opportunities in Kathmandu. These mats, called “chakati” in Nepali, are great for seating, wall decor and even place mats. A group of local Tamang women made 25 beautiful chakati’s, different sizes and shapes and decor style, some even including plastic trash. We are still searching for greater market options this year and look forward to our visitors and guests being able to buy these.

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#20.

staff hike day to katikke

Over monsoon season, our staff team took a day hike to the nearby village of Katikke where there is a beautiful homestay and apple and kiwi fruit farm, Biloba Organic Farm. This day gave local staff time away from their usual jobs to connect, learn and be together as a team. We played team building exercises, ate delicious high mountain potatoes with timmur archaar (a salsa-like dish made from a relative of Sichuan pepper), and then toured around the fruit farm to see the beautiful kiwi, apple and other fruit trees.

It was a fun and inspiring day for our team and we are grateful to our very generous hosts, Katikke Biloba team.


We are super grateful to all of our donors and supporters for sticking with us through one of our hardest years yet and continuing to believe in the work we are doing. We are grateful to our local staff team for making the best of 2020. Looking forward to many more years together!

Photography by Jonathan H. Lee of SubtleDream, Ankit Tanu, and Joshua Umesh Bohara.

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COVID-19 Update from Nepal

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COVID-19 Update from Nepal

For the last 3 weeks, our Conscious Impact Nepal team has “sheltered in place” during Nepal’s nationwide lockdown response to the COVID-19 pandemic. As the world adapts to the Coronavirus, we too at Conscious Impact are transforming our work and our lives to fit into the “new normal.” Yet, as always, we remain positive, inspired and grateful for the work that we do, and for our home here in Takure. Our team is happy and healthy, quarantined in the Himalayan mountains.

Our Quarantined Team (“Quaranteam”) here at our Conscious Impact Camp, outside the community of Takure, Sindhupalchok, Nepal. Photo by Jonathan H. Lee

Our Quarantined Team (“Quaranteam”) here at our Conscious Impact Camp, outside the community of Takure, Sindhupalchok, Nepal. Photo by Jonathan H. Lee

As of today, Nepal has only 42 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, which makes it one of the world’s safest places to be. Still, to prevent further spreading, the government has ordered all travel and business within the country to stop. With flights canceled and the country on lockdown, we unfortunately cannot receive any new volunteers for the remainder of this season. But, we are lucky. We live in nature, sleep in tents, work outside and eat organic, fresh food delivered from local farmers and producers. We live communally – supporting one another’s’ needs — and our team is more grateful than ever to Takure and our community partners here in rural Nepal for their resilience, strength and hospitality. 

Mariana Jimenez, our Natural Building Program Lead, paints the Dome with the first coat of lime mineral. As community-based projects are mostly on hold, we are using our time to focus on beautifying and completing some of our camp projects. Photo by…

Mariana Jimenez, our Natural Building Program Lead, paints the Dome with the first coat of lime mineral. As community-based projects are mostly on hold, we are using our time to focus on beautifying and completing some of our camp projects. Photo by Jonathan H. Lee

Our group of 17 international volunteers, our “Quaranteam,” is using our time here sheltered at our Camp to finally complete some of our home projects. We are working to finish our 8-room new volunteer accommodations, called “The Nest”, made out of local bamboo and daub – a mixture of soil, sand and straw. We are painting the Dome, built last November during our 10-day Superadobe training course, with lime, a natural mineral used for water protection. We continue working in our gardens, flipping beds, mulching the springtime blooming orchards, and everyday collecting farmer harvested coffee. And our youth team is planning to better implement programs once schools are back in session. It feels good to be able to remain productive during these times, and to give our Camp some much needed love.

Our Agriculture Program staff member, Kumari “Kanchi” Bomjom and Polly Gunton, one of our Youth Program team members spend the morning planting coffee saplings with a local farmer. Although our work is limited, we are able to work in small groups on…

Our Agriculture Program staff member, Kumari “Kanchi” Bomjom and Polly Gunton, one of our Youth Program team members spend the morning planting coffee saplings with a local farmer. Although our work is limited, we are able to work in small groups on farmers’ lands to begin our pre-monsoon tree planting. Photo by Jonathan H. Lee

At the same time, we are feeling the challenge of being separated from the communities that we love and serve every day. Most of our community-based projects are on pause to honor Nepal’s lockdown and keep everyone safe and healthy. This definitely delays some of our project outcomes like the community bus stop, waste management program, youth and education programs and tree hole digging in preparation for the monsoon tree planting programs. We continue to stay in communication with all of our staff and community partners, and are ready to return to work as soon as the lockdown ends. 

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Our hearts are saddened by the global crisis and suffering that is happening around the world. We are hopeful that these challenges will give people and the earth time to rest, and ultimately lead to better lives in the future. We are grateful for all the healthcare workers, leaders and people responding with love, compassion and selfless service around the world. We strive to support the local community in whatever way we can and feel confident that at this time “sheltering in place” is the best we can do for the local and global communities. 

Thank you for your support and belief in us. Our work continues even limited and you make that possible. We look forward to getting back to our full work mode, supporting rural community resilience here in Nepal and send our deepest condolences and hearts to people all over the world as we each process and proceed through these trying times. 

Much love from Takure, 

The Conscious impact Team

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Sustain Us: Our Story, Our Vision

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Sustain Us: Our Story, Our Vision

Watch our Newest Video

Here it is. Our greatest video ever!

It shows our story, our work and the beautiful people and places that make Conscious Impact who we are.

Since the 2015 earthquake in Nepal, Conscious Impact has been committed to the long-term support of the families in and around the village of Takure. We believe that only through continued collaboration is powerful and conscious transformation possible. This video shows our commitment, and asks our supporters (that's you!) to help sustain this work for years to come.

Our commitment to Takure is for the long-term.

We believe that only through sustained support to the people of Nepal can we make a real impact.

Will you help to sustain our work?

We have already planted 15,000+ trees, produced 150,000+ earth bricks and provided safe and empowered learning spaces to more than 150 young boys and girls in Takure. But the work has just begun.

We will continue to serve Takure and the surrounding communities of the Himalayas for the next generation. We will continue to protect the environment and reforest the region. We will continue to invite you to come visit us in Nepal, to our beautiful home in the mountains. Today, we ask for your support to ensure this work can continue.

Join our Sustainer Team today: www.consciousimpact.org/donate

This film was made possible the amazing Jonathan H. Lee and the entire Conscious Impact team. Thank you to all of our past volunteers that have poured their hearts and souls into our work. And thank you to everyone that supports us from afar, all across the world. We are SO grateful.

Best wishes from all of us,

The Conscious Impact Team

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5 Reasons to Look Forward to Season 5!

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5 Reasons to Look Forward to Season 5!

1. The Homestay Program

Have you ever wanted to spend a full day and night living with a family in the Himalayas? Do you want a closer look at the daily life of a Nepali family? Season 5 will introduce a new Conscious Impact program in collaboration with the local government that will give volunteers a deeper immersion experience while offering local families another way to share their culture and raise money for their basic needs. We are SO excited to roll this out!

Milk tea is a morning staple of Nepali homes. Share this and much more with local community members in our new Homestay Program. Photo by Jonathan H. Lee

Milk tea is a morning staple of Nepali homes. Share this and much more with local community members in our new Homestay Program. Photo by Jonathan H. Lee

2. Empowered Youth

With 4 years of experience under our wings, Conscious Impact is now ready to expand our Youth Empowerment program. We hope that means more young women in our Girl’s Empowerment Program, more attendance in our After School Homework sessions, one or even two full-time Nepali staff focused on this work, and more volunteer engagement with local youth. We believe that children are the future, and we are committed to deepening our work with Takure’s youth in Season 5.

A Nepali student presents her work before the young Girl’s Empowerment Program. Photo by Jonathan H. Lee

A Nepali student presents her work before the young Girl’s Empowerment Program. Photo by Jonathan H. Lee

3. It’s Coffee Time!

Season 5 promises to bring our first coffee harvest! While the first harvest may be small, it still means finally seeing the fruits of 4 years of work. Farmers will be inspired by the coffee beans and the income that comes with it, and we expect that in Season 5, more farmers than ever will want to plant MORE TREES! We aim to grow our Agriculture Program, to plant more coffee, and to diversify the trees we plant.

Narayan Bhattarai with his family and Agricultural Program Lead Greg Robinson. Narayan hopes that this 3-year-old coffee tree will give fruit this December! Photo by Jonathan H. Lee

Narayan Bhattarai with his family and Agricultural Program Lead Greg Robinson. Narayan hopes that this 3-year-old coffee tree will give fruit this December! Photo by Jonathan H. Lee

4. Get Certified in Natural Building

After years of training local Nepalis and volunteers from around the world in natural building techniques, in Season 5 Conscious Impact will finally begin to offer formal courses in superadobe, earthbags, cob, wattle and daub, adobe, CSEB, rammed earth and bamboo construction. We are SO excited! On November 4th, 2019 we begin our first course, Earthbag Dome Construction and Certification. Read more at https://www.consciousimpact.org/earthbag-dome-training.

From November 4th-13th, Conscious Impact will host its first ever official Natural Building Course: Earthbag Dome Construction. Join us to learn to build your own home in just 10 days! Photo by Jonathan H. Lee

From November 4th-13th, Conscious Impact will host its first ever official Natural Building Course: Earthbag Dome Construction. Join us to learn to build your own home in just 10 days! Photo by Jonathan H. Lee

5. More of the Same!

That’s right, Conscious Impact is committed to continuing what we do and how we do it. In Season 5, our team will sustain our work in Agriculture, Youth Empowerment and Natural Construction. We will collaborate directly with the community to design and implement intelligent and effective development solutions. We will host volunteers from around the world in our environmentally conscious, nearly zero waste camp in the Himalayas, and we will do it all with huge smiles on our faces and hearts full of joy. That is who we are, and we don’t plan to change anytime soon.

We are looking for more volunteers. Learn more and join today at www.consciousimpact.org/volunteer.

Conscious Impact volunteers gather to share gratitude at our camp in Takure. Photo by Jonathan H. Lee

Conscious Impact volunteers gather to share gratitude at our camp in Takure. Photo by Jonathan H. Lee

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Season 4 Comes to an End!

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Season 4 Comes to an End!

We did it! Season 4 is complete. But what did we accomplish?

We started Conscious Impact in 2015, and now, more than 4 years later, we are as passionate, committed and united as ever before. With time also comes experience, and our work in Season 4 was more balanced, effective and sustainable than ever.

The Dahal Family in Bimire stands in front of their nearly completed 4-bedroom home. Photo by Jonathan H. Lee

The Dahal Family in Bimire stands in front of their nearly completed 4-bedroom home. Photo by Jonathan H. Lee

Families moved into their new CSEB Homes in Season 4 after three years without permanent shelter. Conscious Impact was there to support.

Nepali families continue to build and our team provided more than 50,000 environmentally sustainable and locally produced CSEBs!

Our Nepali team has now produced more than 200,000 CSEBs in 4 years! Photo by Jonathan H. Lee

Our Nepali team has now produced more than 200,000 CSEBs in 4 years! Photo by Jonathan H. Lee

Our Youth Empowerment Program is stronger than ever. We reach more than 30 young women every week to discuss sexual health, body awareness, self confidence and visions of the future. Plus, we include the boys on occasional days for valuable (and fun!) open discussions.

Additionally, we have begun After School Homework sessions at our camp, led by Conscious Impact volunteers. We practice English, other academic subjects, and mostly offer a free play space with
dozens of young Nepali students.

Girls Empowerment class in Nawlpur, Nepal. Photo by Jonathan H. Lee

Girls Empowerment class in Nawlpur, Nepal. Photo by Jonathan H. Lee

Our Agriculture and Reforestation Program has now planted more than 20,000 trees in collaboration with local farmers, and this year these trees will produce their first fruits!

Amar and Sanu Kanchi Ranamagar stand proudly with one of their many coffee trees. Amar serves on the Takure Basic Organic Coffee Cooperative board and enthusiastically supports all of our agriculture initiatives in the area.  Photo by Jonathan H. Lee

Amar and Sanu Kanchi Ranamagar stand proudly with one of their many coffee trees. Amar serves on the Takure Basic Organic Coffee Cooperative board and enthusiastically supports all of our agriculture initiatives in the area.
Photo by Jonathan H. Lee

The new water tank is complete, providing more than 40,000 liters of water per day to more than 80 families in the community of Takure. Read more here.

Community members and volunteers stand proudly on the new 40,000 liter water tank. Photo by Ankit Tanu

Community members and volunteers stand proudly on the new 40,000 liter water tank. Photo by Ankit Tanu

The Orphanage Project, completed with our bricks in 2017, now houses more than 25 young children, and we visit each week with volunteers.

Spending time at the Mother Sister Nepal orphanage. Photo by Jonathan H. Lee

Spending time at the Mother Sister Nepal orphanage. Photo by Jonathan H. Lee

And last, but not least, the new Takure Coffee Cooperative Center!

Built with earthbags, this office and storage facility will support local farmers to process their first coffee harvests in December 2019. We look forward to finally getting some of the fruits of these labors :)

Plastering the Coffee Cooperative’s outside walls in February. The project is now complete!

Plastering the Coffee Cooperative’s outside walls in February. The project is now complete!

But the work is not done…

Our support of local youth, especially young women, is just beginning. We have planted over 20,000 trees, but we plan to plant more than 100,000 more in the next 10 years. We completed the new water tank and will continue to support communities with access to water management. And of course, families will continue to build around the region, and we want to be there with environmentally sustainable and locally produced building materials. Read more here to see what Season 5 has to bring.

We need volunteers now more than ever to sustain our support of the families in Takure…

Sign up now to volunteer for Season 5, starting October 1st 2019.

See you in Nepal!

Our home in the Himalayas. Photo by Jonathan H. Lee

Our home in the Himalayas. Photo by Jonathan H. Lee

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The Water Tank is Complete!

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The Water Tank is Complete!

After 6 months of collaboration with the community of Takure, the 40,000 liter water tank is finally complete!

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Today, the Conscious Impact team and community leaders from around Takure gathered to celebrate our collective accomplishment. Now, for the first time in more than 20 years, families will finally have access to sufficient water for domestic use!

We are SO grateful to every community member and volunteer that worked on this project, and especially to every donor that helped us raise more than $6500 to buy sand, cement and rebar to make this tank the strongest one in the region. We are looking forward to generations of clean, sufficient drinking water in Takure!

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Camp Opens for Season 2!

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Camp Opens for Season 2!

After a couple month hiatus while the monsoon rained poured, we are so happy to be back in Takure. We returned to a lush and overgrown camp, the welcoming smiles of familiar faces, and more dal bhat meals than we ever thought we could consume.

Our first volunteer group for the season has arrived. Ten generous and inspiring human beings, who have flown across the world to selflessly join us in our work. We've been spending our days getting camp back in order, rebuilding steps, replacing bamboo, and making bricks. Grateful to all of our volunteers for their constant and ever-giving support and love. 

The beautiful adventure of season two has begun!

Volunteers helped reopen camp with some restoration projects! Here they are passing large rocks to repair a few of our stairs in camp. 

Volunteers helped reopen camp with some restoration projects! Here they are passing large rocks to repair a few of our stairs in camp. 

Mariana Jimenez shows volunteers how we test each batch of CSEBs during their training at the Takure Training and Production Center. 

Mariana Jimenez shows volunteers how we test each batch of CSEBs during their training at the Takure Training and Production Center. 

First day on the job! Mixing mixing mixing a batch of CSEBs.

First day on the job! Mixing mixing mixing a batch of CSEBs.

Cofounders, Allen and Orion, standing proudly with their "best dancing" award they received from a community celebration. 

Cofounders, Allen and Orion, standing proudly with their "best dancing" award they received from a community celebration. 

Took this beautiful group on a day hike to Gupha to rejuvenate ourselves in the beautiful Himalayas. 

Took this beautiful group on a day hike to Gupha to rejuvenate ourselves in the beautiful Himalayas. 

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