2026 Board Challenge

dZi's annual Board Challenge is completed! Our dedicated board members led the charge with the goal of raising $40,000 to fuel year one of dZi's new three-year strategy. Your support will help us reach 33,000 more people, and every dollar will go twice as far! With the generosity of an anonymous donor, all donations were be matched up to $40,000 for a total of $80,000 in impact!

Thank you for joining us in this special campaign. Together, we are making a powerful difference in the lives of those who are charting their own paths to shared prosperity.

Our Goal

Help us support communities in Nepal!

A gift of $100 equals approximately half of the annual salary of a typical Nepali farmer.

It takes relatively few US dollars to make an enormous difference in the lives of people in eastern Nepal, who can experience disproportionate levels of poverty and climate vulnerability.

Not only does your gift support critical change, but an anonymous donor has also generously offered to match every donation, dollar for dollar, up to $40,000. That means your contribution will have double the impact!

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Your Opportunity for Impact - Year One: Laying the Foundation

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What Your Gift Makes Possible

By supporting Year One: Laying the Foundation, you are going beyond funding a single intervention and building the web of support and community-based leadership that unlock a pathway to shared prosperity.

Here are two examples of the impact that $80,000 can make:

  • Support 40 entrepreneurs over the next three years to establish a business, access essential financial training, and leverage a no-interest microgrant to fuel growth and income security
  • Cover all material costs for one market and processing center - creating a locally sourced product and an inclusive co-op model for economic independence and resilience

The Long-Term Impact

By the end of three years, 33,000+ people will have:

  • Stronger voice and inclusion in local decision-making
  • Increased livelihood opportunities for families
  • Greater resilience to shocks like climate events and economic disruption
  • Locally led systems of support that continue to grow and adapt

The result: inclusive, thriving, and resilient communities.

We are proud to serve on the Board of Directors of the dZi Foundation. Together, we're working with communities from the middle hills to the plains of eastern Nepal to achieve shared prosperity by ensuring access to basic needs, fostering opportunities for sustainable jobs at home, and strengthening capacity for generational resilience.

Your gift makes this work possible!

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Curious about dZi?

The dZi Foundation (pronounced ‘zee’) is a non-profit organization dedicated to sustainable community development and eradicating extreme poverty in remote areas of Nepal.

We envision a world of inclusive, thriving, and resilient communities that have achieved shared prosperity on their terms. We partner with local communities in Nepal to achieve shared prosperity by ensuring access to basic needs, catalyzing inclusive economic growth, and creating an environment for lasting change.