PROJECT NEPAL 2017/2018
10 travelers, in coordination with Empowered by Light, will be hosted by Empower Generation’s Kathmandu team.
Over the course of a week, we’ll 'talent share' with Empower Generation's amazing women entrepreneurs and install solar on eco-tree houses in Nepal’s Chitwan National Park.
No solar experience necessary! We’ll also have time for masala chai and sightseeing.
Each traveler is responsible for raising ~$2,500 (tax deductible donations on the Crowdrise platform) in advance of the trip (this funds the solar systems and supports the entrepreneurs), as well as paying for their own travel expenses (estimated to be +/- $2,500 including airfare).
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Regarding travelers, the 10 can be work colleagues (Sungevity employees filled both the November 2016 and January 2017 trips) or friends you want to vacation with.
We are reaching out to larger companies who have employees from across diverse teams since in our experience, this was a great bonding experience and led to improved cross team communication and collaboration.
OUR PARTNERS
Moira Hanes
Executive Director
Co-Founder, Board Chair & Interim Executive Director
Moira co-founded Empowered by Light and is serving as the interim executive director. She regularly blogs about health, wellness, and nutrition, and designed and manages a school-wide waste reduction program. Moira worked more than a decade in corporate communications and government and community relations roles for a Fortune 50 company. She also has nearly 20 years of combined experience serving on the boards of nonprofit organizations. Moira has supported several Bay Area-based non-profits including WildAid, the Marine Mammal Center, and Global Green’s San Francisco Committee.
Masters Human Rights (University of Denver), BA Anthropology (Columbia University). After fighting human trafficking and modern slavery for over five years, Anya decided to try a market-based approach to gender and development. Her experience includes Founder and Associate Director of the Human Trafficking Clinic and a Princeton-in-Asia fellow in Malaysia.
Anya Cherneff
Co-Founder &
Executive Director
CHECK OUT THE 2016/2017 TRIP DOCUMENTARY FILM
See the incredible work that SFUN Corps travelers completed in Nepal in 2016/2017 - bring solar light to to the rangers and neighboring community in Chitwan National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site.