Jeff Rasley
HolisticConversations Podcast Interview with Jeff Rasley, president Basa Village Foundation
Mamina Das and Jeff Rasley talk about the origin of the sister Basa Foundations in the US and Nepal. Jeff describes the fundamental...
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Jeff Rasley
Feb 11 min read
2024 Parka Donations
In January, 2024, parkas donated by the Diamond Peak Ski Education Foundation to the Basa Village Foundation were delivered to the...
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Jeff Rasley
Jan 41 min read
New Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Cooperative
The BVF's major project in 2023 was providing financial support for the development of an agricultural and animal husbandry cooperative...
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Jeff Rasley
Jun 29, 20231 min read
A TV and radio show features the BVF and the Rai culture of Basa
In this episode of Mission Evolution we discuss how to do philanthropy the right way in under-developed regions. I describe the simple...
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Joel Meyers
Aug 14, 20221 min read
July 2022 Update
The COVID-19 pandemic had a profound negative impact on tourism in Nepal and cut off the income upon which many of the families in the...
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Jeff Rasley
May 26, 20221 min read
GRIEF AND REBIRTH PODCAST
Jeff Rasley: A millionaire by the age of 40 who wondered, “Is that all there is?” He found the answer in Nepal working with the Rai...
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Joel Meyers
Aug 17, 20201 min read
Toilets Completed for New Medical Clinic
Our 2020 project was successfully completed in August. With combined funding from the government of Nepal and $1,475 from Basa Village...
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Joel Meyers
Nov 11, 20193 min read
Why Basa Village Foundation Came Into Being (read the book)
I picked up Basa Village Foundation's progenitor, Jeff Rasley's, new book You Have to Get Lost Before You Can Be Found (available at...
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Jeff Rasley
Jun 22, 20183 min read
Organizing a Philanthro-Trek; Basa 2017
I have been combining trekking in Nepal with culturally sensitive development projects for 20 years. The last one, to Basa village in...
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Joel Meyers
Feb 5, 20186 min read
BVF Fall 2017 Trip Report: Activities and Priorities
In November of this year we had a great visit to Basa. So much happened I could write a book, so I will keep this to the point of a BVF...
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Joel Meyers
Jun 30, 20177 min read
Founding of Basa Village Foundation
I first went to the Himalayan Mountains in Nepal as an adventurer and mountain climber in 1995. After four Himalayan expeditions in five...
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Joel Meyers
Jun 1, 20161 min read
The Basa Rebuilding Continues
We recently received pictures from Basa Village showing the ongoing renovation of 62 homes in the village. The April 2015 earthquake...
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Joel Meyers
Apr 26, 20161 min read
Earthquake Repairs Update: 2015-2016
The Basa Village Foundation USA Inc. has opened a GoFundMe account as a way for those who would like to respond to the pressing needs in...
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Jeanne Roue-Taylor
Apr 26, 20151 min read
Magnitude 7.9 Earthquake near Katmandu, Nepal
By now you've probably heard that a magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck Nepal on Saturday, April 24, 2015. At this time, there are over 1,000...
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Joel Meyers
Mar 11, 20141 min read
Basa Village Project Report Completing the Schoolhouse
On March 4, 2014 the BVF-USA agreed to provide $5,000 to the BVF-Nepal to construct a new school building in Basa village. Sol Himal, a...
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Joel Meyers
Jan 27, 20142 min read
Clean water takes hard work in Nepal
Living in the West, we take clean water for granted. Not only is our water generally free from harmful bacteria, we have it every time we...
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Jeff Rasley
Jul 26, 20136 min read
“Philanthro-trek” of Marion University students and other friends of the Basa Village Foundation to
Our expedition was a challenging one from the start. The day before we were to depart Katmandu two buildings adjacent to our hotel, the...
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