About
dZi Foundation (pronounced ‘zee’) works with isolated subsistence farming communities to build lasting prosperity in Nepal.
dZi partners with communities for three multi-year stages to support complementary health, education, and livelihoods programs that unlock local opportunity, build more unified communities, and create lasting solutions to complex local challenges. dZi provides communities with the skills and resources needed to design and implement these community-led projects.
LED BY COMMUNITIES
Communities define the vision for our work. Together, we create sustainable solutions that are culturally informed and rooted in local knowledge to build a more prosperous Nepal.
SEED: ACCESS AND EQUITY
dZi begins by creating a shared, inclusive vision with the entire community and forming critical partnerships with local NGOs and community development groups. The first several years, communities focus on improving food security and building essential infrastructure, such as drinking water and irrigation systems, bridges, and earthquake-safe schools, which remove the barriers to progress and help meet basic needs.
GROW: OPPORTUNITIES TO THRIVE
Three years into the partnership, quality of life improves through increased access to cash and consumption of healthier food, and the economic condition of the community changes as 50% of residents are earning and spending more. Infrastructure improvements and the increase in educational opportunities encourage youth to stay in the village.
SUSTAIN: FOR LASTING CHANGE
In the final years of the partnership, dZi communities are more unified, earning more income, and leading safer, more productive, and more connected lives. Communities have the skills and systems in place to lead and maintain these gains for a lasting impact.
dZi partners with rural communities in Nepal to achieve shared prosperity by ensuring access to basic needs, catalyzing inclusive economic growth, and creating an environment for lasting change.
Our Vision: A world of thriving, inclusive, and resilient local communities that have achieved shared prosperity on their own terms.
Through a holistic development approach rooted in partnership, dZi works with rural communities in Nepal to achieve prosperity by eliminating barriers to basic needs, fostering opportunities for sustainable livelihoods, and building their capacity to catalyze transformational change.
Organization name
dZi Foundation
other names
dZi Foundation
1998
Tax id (EIN)
84-1595852
Category
Community Improvement & Capacity Building
Organization Size
Large Organization
Address
565 Sherman Street, Suite 7Headquarters
565 Sherman #7Mailing
PO Box 632NP