Conscious Connections Foundation- CCF

10/09/2026

On October 4, 2026, Conscious Connections Foundation (CCF) handed over 161 gas stoves, 161 hot water kettles and 300 menstrual kits ( with soap and underwear) to families from Rasuwa who lost their homes and loved ones in the Bhotekoshi flood.….please read … and thanks to all who helped make this happen 🙏🙏🙏Cameron Norbu Attwood Conner Austin Zimmerman Ganesh Himal Trading Conscious Connections Foundation- CCF Kizuri Spokane Colleen Cahill Ric Conner Denise Attwood

Written by Kesang Yudron, Founder and Director of Conscious Connections Nepal On October 4, 2026, Conscious Connections Foundation (CCF) handed over 161 gas stoves, 161 hot water kettles and 300 menstrual kits ( with soap and underwear)  to families from Rasuwa who lost their homes and lov

10/06/2026

Conscious Connections Foundation is so grateful to for the donation of 120 solar puff lights to flood victims in Nepal and for giving CCF a great discount non profit discount on 40 more lights with phone chargers. Those lights are making their way to Nepal right now with amazing volunteers who offered to carry them. We'll be distributing them to victims of the floods soon. 🙏 If you want to support their work they are continuing to send lights to Nepal https://solight-design.com/products/solar-lantern-give-a-light?variant=52764435611877&ml_sub=3098961281634277142&ml_sub_hash=p8q7&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ten_years_later_nepal_needs_our_light_again&utm_term=2026-10-06

09/16/2026

September 16, 2026
Looking Beyond the First Few Weeks
Written by Austin Zimmerman, Board Member

When disaster strikes, our first instinct is often to ask, How can I help?

That instinct brought people together in Spokane, Washington, on Thursday September 3rd for a fundraiser supporting the Conscious Connections Foundation (CCF) and its response to the devastating flash floods that swept through communities in Nepal on August 26th.

For many in Spokane, Nepal is more than a distant country. It is home to friends, family, colleagues, business partners and communities with whom CCF and Ganesh Himal Trading have built relationships over decades. more...https://www.consciousconnectionsfoundation.org/ccf-blog/looking-beyond-the-first-weeks Austin Zimmerman Denise Attwood Colleen Cahill Cameron Norbu Attwood Conner Kizuri Spokane Ganesh Himal Trading

09/01/2026

Today I was able to do an offering for all of those who are suffering due to the incredible floods in Nepal. May those who have lost their precious lives be at peace and held deeply in all of our hearts, may those who are left behind be held in the arms of the world and fed and cared for now in their immediate pain and far into the future and may we all grow to love our beautiful planet with such intensity that we treat her with the greatest care she deserves so that those alive now and in future generations can live in great harmony with her. I ask of the beautiful Ganesh Himal, Langtang Himal and Kailash to look after the people and beings of the Himalaya and care for them in their deep suffering.

09/01/2026

Thank you Jillian and Kizuri Spokane for providing this opportunity.

Join us on Thursday night at the Community Building to learn about the current situation in Nepal and how you can be a part of the road to recovery.

We have been heartbroken to witness the devastation in Nepal over the last week, especially after such a heavy month in Spokane recovering from the wildfires here. We are lucky to work closely with Conscious Connections Foundation (Conscious Connections Foundation ) a grassroots nonprofit based here in Spokane that has strong partnerships on the ground in Nepal. The Nepali led team there, Conscious Connections Nepal (CCN),  is helping to assess who is working in the impacted areas, who can distribute goods effectively and efficiently and what needs are not being met. Although CCF’s main mission is to provide access to education, healthcare, and economic opportunities throughout Nepal, they have experience in direct aid in disasters and in long term recovery.
 
CCF/CCN has already been called to action, sending requested supplies to impacted areas. And they are committed to supporting these communities in the long run— through the years they have provided everything from support in the aftermath of the 2015 earthquake, supplies during covid, to long term scholarships and healthcare funding. You can find out more about their work at www.ConsciousConnectionsFoundation.org
 
Links to more info and ways to donate are in stories.

08/31/2026

To stay up to date on CCF's work please check our blog. Thank you for all of your help and donations!

Written by Austin Zimmerman, Board Member When disaster strikes, our first instinct is often to ask, How can I help? That instinct brought people together in Spokane, Washington, on Thursday September 3rd for a fundraiser supporting the Conscious Connections Foundation (CCF) and its respon

08/27/2026

Thank you to all who have contacted us about Nepal. I just want you to know that luckily so far most of the people we work with are safe. We are still waiting to hear from family members of one of our groups who were in Syabru Besi and have lost touch. 🙁 Syabru Besi was severely impacted but we will hold out hope.
Conscious Connections Foundation- CCF is already at work. We learned a lot from the 2015 earthquake and over the last several years we have helped a group of women (one of which is on our CCF board) set up a local non-profit-Conscious Connections Nepal- in Nepal, this is key. They have their ears to the ground as to who has been working closely with the impacted communities in the past and has the greatest access to them now. So, we are looking to see who we can best partner with to get supplies where they are needed, quickly and effectively.
Interestingly enough, Kesang, heard a request for Menstrual Hygiene Products as one thing needed in these areas and CCF had 245 reusable kits already made so Kesang quickly got them on a truck with Hami Nepal, yesterday, and they are on their way to Nuwakot to be distributed. Next we will work to purchase the other items they are requesting to get them into these communities.
So, we are fortunate to have capable people on the ground in Nepal and we will do our best. CCF has emergency relief that we keep for disasters such as this and we will begin to send those funds to Nepal directly but as you know, we'll always need more. If you would like to donate our link is below. If you know folks who are interested in Nepal or you think would like to help please pass this along. It will be another long haul for them but we'll help as best we can.
Last but definitely not least, the best thing we can do is work together as a world to protect this beautiful planet. As our partner in Nepal at Association for Craft Producers (ACP) Sristhi stated so eloquently earlier today

Global warming is real. Climate change is happening now.

It is not a distant threat or a problem for future generations. It is happening in our mountains, our rivers, our villages, and our homes. This is not just about climate. It is about people, lives, homes, livelihoods, and our future.

Let us not wait until the next disaster to acknowledge it. The world must act—and it must act now. 🌍

https://www.consciousconnectionsfoundation.org/donate

Colleen Cahill Austin Zimmerman Cameron Norbu Attwood Conner Denise Attwood

05/15/2026

A huge thank you to all of you who supported our Bloomsday fundraiser for CCF! We were able to raise $2900!!!! Not quite our $5000 goal but our fundraiser doesn't ever end! So when you feel inclined we'd love your donation so we can continue this awesome work! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! The CCF bloomsday team! Conscious Connections Foundation- CCF Denise Attwood Cameron Norbu Attwood Conner Austin Zimmerman Kira Attwood and ALL!

05/15/2026

CCF gets the incredible opportunity to fund the work of groups like Drokpo Nepal who have just finished a training (funded by all of our generous CCF donors) in Upper Mustang. 250 women impacted and look at these faces! WOW! Thanks for helping make this possible and thank you Drokpo Nepal and Conscious Connections Nepal for all of your hard work to get this done!

05/04/2026

Join us this Saturday to celebrate World Fair Trade Day 🎉🎉🎉
We will have a pop up sale from the Re-Craft Lab , henna art from our friends at Mahima Project, lots of samples of tasty fair trade goods, a chance to try out some of our fair trade crafts for yourself, a gift with every purchase(!), and more!
It’s also the last day before Mother’s Day… aka the perfect time to grab a last minute gift for mom.
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Can’t wait to celebrate with you all!