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		<title>Students from Marian University to visit Basa for study</title>
		<link>http://basavillagefoundationusa.org/2013/04/25/students-from-marian-university-to-visit-basa-for-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 20:57:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joelmeyersbasa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Three graduating seniors from Marian University have developed plans for projects to perform with Basa villagers during their 5-day visit to the village in May 2013.  The Basa Village Foundation-Nepal NGO, the School Board, and the village leaders have agreed &#8230; <a href="http://basavillagefoundationusa.org/2013/04/25/students-from-marian-university-to-visit-basa-for-study/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=basavillagefoundationusa.org&#038;blog=31720702&#038;post=83&#038;subd=basavillagefoundationusa&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Basa Village water project meets with success</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 04:20:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeanne Roué-Taylor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The BVF-USA successfully completed its fundraising campaign for a water delivery system for Basa village in November 2012.  The Foundation&#8217;s members approved transfer of $29,000 to our sister organization, the Basa Village Foundation &#8212; Nepal, at our annual meeting on Dec. 11, 2012. &#8230; <a href="http://basavillagefoundationusa.org/2012/12/19/basa-village-water-project-meets-with-success/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=basavillagefoundationusa.org&#038;blog=31720702&#038;post=73&#038;subd=basavillagefoundationusa&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Basa Village Water Project</title>
		<link>http://basavillagefoundationusa.org/2012/05/21/basa-village-water-project/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 17:57:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Taylor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basa Village Water Project]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Friends, Please consider helping with our project to build a clean water system in Basa Village, Nepal.  We have a fund raising goal of $27,000. With that amount we will purchase the materials to build four cisterns throughout the &#8230; <a href="http://basavillagefoundationusa.org/2012/05/21/basa-village-water-project/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=basavillagefoundationusa.org&#038;blog=31720702&#038;post=71&#038;subd=basavillagefoundationusa&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A self-sufficient Nepal, with culture intact</title>
		<link>http://basavillagefoundationusa.org/2012/02/25/a-self-sufficient-nepal-with-culture-intact/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Feb 2012 23:39:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Taylor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Why we contribute]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[culture of nepal]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Being disabled, people usually think I&#8217;m the one who needs help/support, not the other way around. I&#8217;m here to dispel the myth that a disabled person cannot volunteer and work hard for others. Sure, you might think I volunteer for organizations that have something &#8230; <a href="http://basavillagefoundationusa.org/2012/02/25/a-self-sufficient-nepal-with-culture-intact/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=basavillagefoundationusa.org&#038;blog=31720702&#038;post=57&#038;subd=basavillagefoundationusa&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why Basa matters so much</title>
		<link>http://basavillagefoundationusa.org/2012/02/11/why-basa-matters-so-much/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:24:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Taylor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[About Basa]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Challenges Nepal is a great example of what happens when extremely poor meets well-meaning. Westerners have been coming to Nepal in large numbers for several decades because of its amazing mountains and equally amazing people. Westerners have opened their hearts and pocketbooks &#8230; <a href="http://basavillagefoundationusa.org/2012/02/11/why-basa-matters-so-much/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=basavillagefoundationusa.org&#038;blog=31720702&#038;post=37&#038;subd=basavillagefoundationusa&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Basa Village Foundation USA Inc.  – A Partnership of Friends</title>
		<link>http://basavillagefoundationusa.org/2012/02/03/basa-village-foundation-usa-inc-a-partnership-of-friends/</link>
		<comments>http://basavillagefoundationusa.org/2012/02/03/basa-village-foundation-usa-inc-a-partnership-of-friends/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:37:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Taylor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[About BVF USA]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Jeff Rasley first went to the Himalayan Mountains in Nepal as an adventure traveler in 1995. After four Himalayan expeditions in five years he was forced to question what was he really doing in Nepal. In 1999 his climbing team &#8230; <a href="http://basavillagefoundationusa.org/2012/02/03/basa-village-foundation-usa-inc-a-partnership-of-friends/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=basavillagefoundationusa.org&#038;blog=31720702&#038;post=16&#038;subd=basavillagefoundationusa&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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