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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...
Jeff Rasley
Nov 13, 20241 min read
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2024 Parka Donations
In January, 2024, parkas donated by the Diamond Peak Ski Education Foundation to the Basa Village Foundation were delivered to the...
Jeff Rasley
Feb 1, 20241 min read
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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...
Jeff Rasley
Jan 4, 20241 min read
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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...
Jeff Rasley
Jun 29, 20231 min read
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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...
Joel Meyers
Aug 14, 20221 min read
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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...
Jeff Rasley
May 26, 20221 min read
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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...
Joel Meyers
Aug 17, 20201 min read
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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...
Joel Meyers
Nov 11, 20193 min read
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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...
Jeff Rasley
Jun 22, 20183 min read
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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...
Joel Meyers
Feb 5, 20186 min read
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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...
Joel Meyers
Jun 30, 20177 min read
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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...
Joel Meyers
Jun 1, 20161 min read
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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...
Joel Meyers
Apr 26, 20161 min read
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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...
Jeanne Roue-Taylor
Apr 26, 20151 min read
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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...
Joel Meyers
Mar 11, 20141 min read
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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...
Joel Meyers
Jan 27, 20142 min read
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“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...
Jeff Rasley
Jul 26, 20136 min read
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