Conscious Connections Foundation- CCF

Another great blogpost by Cameron Norbu Attwood Conner amazing stories and wins! Enjoy

Cameron N. Conner - 18: Amadiba Komkhulu, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Yep, investing in women and girls is what Conscious Connections Foundation- CCF it's what needs to happen! Here's a great op ed by Melinda French Gates on that very topic. Let's make it happen. Thanks to all who support Conscious Connections Foundation- CCF and our work in Nepal!

Opinion | Melinda French Gates: The Enemies of Progress Play Offense. I Want to Help Even the Match. (Gift Article) A philanthropist is focusing on gender issues around the world, including abortion access in the United States.

Happy Menstrual Hygiene Day! CCF just funded an amazing Train the Trainers program that brought together 50 women from throughout Nepal to take our trainings even deeper into their communities! It was a huge success! Look for our upcoming blogpost about this work. We are so proud to be a part of this movement to help women and girls (and men) understand their power!

Tomorrow is the day CCF's team runs Bloomsday to raise money for women and girl's in Nepal! And what a team we have! Meet Lila Joy who's been running Bloomsday since she was 6 to raise funds for CCF's work in Nepal! Now she's 12 and running still! Last year Lila went to Nepal with me and met some of the girls she helped raise funds for! Give Lila some love and donate for her run tomorrow! CCF has lots of great programs to sponsor in 2024! GO LILA!!!! Conscious Connections Foundation- CCF Cameron Norbu Attwood Conner Kira Attwood Sylvia Oliver Austin Zimmerman Colleen Cahill Golie Jansen

Conscious Connections Foundation just earned our Gold Seal of Transparency with ! Get updates on our impact through our Candid

There is always hope! So many amazingly strong people working to protect our beautiful earth! Cameron spent the day with one of the winners of this award about 10 days ago and got to witness amazing grassroots organizing! Please spread this hopeful story!

Global honour for coastal guardians who told Shell to go to hell Two environmental activists, born in remote farm villages along the Wild Coast, have been honoured with a global environmental award for their role in halting seismic blasting tests by the Shell oil and gas multinational off the Eastern Cape coastline.

Conscious Connections Foundation- CCF would love your support! Cameron Norbu Attwood Conner Denise Attwood@kira

Ready, set, go!

Surprise! We are asking you for donations! THE TOTALLY AWESOME ATTWOOD TEAM IS BACK and we are running Bloomsday to raise funds for Conscious Connections Foundation- CCF and our work with Women and Girls in Nepal!

CCF has been busy! Last year we raised funds to:

1. keep 117 marginalized girls and boys in school,

2. educate 1170 women in remote areas of Nepal about Menstrual hygiene and how to care for their bodies

3. sew 1270 reusable menstrual hygiene kits to distribute to all participants in our Menstrual hygiene trainings

4. provide supplies and training for women to sew their own reusable menstrual pads

5. to build comfortable 2 shelters in the remote region of Baseri for families to stay while their loved ones are cremated

This year looks like we’ll be doing even more! We are small but we are mighty and we would love your support!

How’s it work? It’s easy. We’ll be running/walking on May 5 in the Bloomsday race in Spokane (Cameron is running virtually in South Africa) with signs on our backs saying we are running for girl’s education in Nepal. YOU sponsor our team to run and 100% of your donation goes to support CCF’s work in Nepal.

We’re asking folks to sponsor us for $3.35 a mile X 7.46 miles=$25.00 (or more if inclined).

$25 keeps a girl in school for 2.5 months, produces 3 reusable menstrual hygiene kits, or covers a woman to attend a 4 day training in menstrual hygiene.

Our team’s goal is to raise $800-$1000. If we get 32 people to sponsor us at $25.00 we’ll raise $800 if we get 40 people we’ll raise $1000! Please help us reach our goal.

Donate here on the Conscious Connections foundation Facebook fundraiser page or on our website at www.consciousconnectionsfoundation.org/donate or send a check to CCF at PO Box 342 Spokane, WA 99210.

We just need your donation before May 15th

How else can you help? Spread the word. Sshare this with your friends and let them know we want them on our team. Put a basket on your counter at work, or pass the basket at dinner with friends, if each gives even $10 we’ll get to our goal! THANK YOU and please visit our website and page to stay up to date. YOUR DONATION MATTERS! Huge Hugs, Denise & team
Cameron Norbu Attwood Conner Denise Attwood Kesang Riinchen Ric Conner Golie Jansen

Conscious Connections Foundation is a registered 501©3 and your donation is tax deductible to the full extent of the law.

Ready, set, go!

Surprise! We are asking you for donations! THE TOTALLY AWESOME ATTWOOD TEAM IS BACK and we are running Bloomsday to raise funds for Conscious Connections Foundation- CCF and our work with Women and Girls in Nepal!

CCF has been busy! Last year we raised funds to:

1. keep 117 marginalized girls and boys in school,

2. educate 1170 women in remote areas of Nepal about Menstrual hygiene and how to care for their bodies

3. sew 1270 reusable menstrual hygiene kits to distribute to all participants in our Menstrual hygiene trainings

4. provide supplies and training for women to sew their own reusable menstrual pads

5. to build comfortable 2 shelters in the remote region of Baseri for families to stay while their loved ones are cremated

This year looks like we’ll be doing even more! We are small but we are mighty and we would love your support!

How’s it work? It’s easy. We’ll be running/walking on May 5 in the Bloomsday race in Spokane (Cameron is running virtually in South Africa) with signs on our backs saying we are running for girl’s education in Nepal. YOU sponsor our team to run and 100% of your donation goes to support CCF’s work in Nepal.

We’re asking folks to sponsor us for $3.35 a mile X 7.46 miles=$25.00 (or more if inclined).

$25 keeps a girl in school for 2.5 months, produces 3 reusable menstrual hygiene kits, or covers a woman to attend a 4 day training in menstrual hygiene.

Our team’s goal is to raise $800-$1000. If we get 32 people to sponsor us at $25.00 we’ll raise $800 if we get 40 people we’ll raise $1000! Please help us reach our goal.

Donate here on the Conscious Connections foundation Facebook fundraiser page or on our website at www.consciousconnectionsfoundation.org/donate or send a check to CCF at PO Box 342 Spokane, WA 99210.

We just need your donation before May 15th

How else can you help? Spread the word. Sshare this with your friends and let them know we want them on our team. Put a basket on your counter at work, or pass the basket at dinner with friends, if each gives even $10 we’ll get to our goal! THANK YOU and please visit our website and page to stay up to date. YOUR DONATION MATTERS! Huge Hugs, Denise & team
Cameron Norbu Attwood Conner Denise Attwood Kesang Riinchen Ric Conner Golie Jansen

Conscious Connections Foundation is a registered 501©3 and your donation is tax deductible to the full extent of the law.

The Fig Tree in Spokane is celebrating their 40th birthday. If you haven't read their amazing paper you are missing out on all of the amazing things you never read about in Spokane. They have been huge supporters of Fair Trade and Conscious Connections Foundation- CCF Please give them your support and watch this fun video! You can hear all about their good work and see both Cameron Norbu Attwood Conner and I in it!!!
Also they are having their 40th anniversary gala on Sunday April 28. Hope to see you there!

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Another great blog post by Cameron Norbu Attwood Conner Thanks for the insights! There is so much to learn!

Cameron N. Conner - 16: South Africa Monday, April 15 - Durban, South Africa

Happy Happy Nepali New Year 2081 to all of our Nepali friends and family!!! We all wish you such a happy and prosperous year ahead full of great time with friends and family and enjoying all that life has to offer. Ganesh Himal Trading Pradeep Jung Karki Association for Craft Producers (ACP) Chunta Nepali Conscious Connections Foundation- CCF Meera Bhattarai Cameron Handloom

Bravo Cameron Norbu Attwood Conner! Another excellent reflection on life! Love this blogpost!

Cameron N. Conner - 15: Reflections on England Monday, March 25 - Cape Town, South Africa

My friend and amazing nutritionist and healer is offering again her 7 day spring detox cleanse! If you feel like a good reset this is an amazing program. Ellen is so knowledgeable and helpful through it all! And she is donating a portion of this springs proceeds to Conscious Connections Foundation- CCF! I Love this detox and am excited to do it again! Join me! ❤️ for more info see

Ellen Kittredge: 21 Day Seasonal Cleanses 21 Day Seasonal Cleanses

I am so crazy proud of what this small and mighty organization is able to do with women and girls in Nepal. Just have to post this again. It's incredible! Thanks to all of you for your support of this work! You cannot even believe how appreciated it is!!!
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In place of a Cameron Norbu Attwood Conner's blog post this week, he is sharing an article that he recently co-authored with a fellow Organizer from Barcelona. It was just published by Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine! CONGRATS CAMERON!
This piece shares the story of how one community transformed a polluting cement factory into a center for civic life and a driving force behind local victories from paved roads and environmental protections to improved public transportation and community health.

Cameron Norbu Attwood Conners co-author, Mariona Soler Quintana grew up in this neighborhood and saw the impact of the transformation first hand. Our hope in writing this piece is to share what it was like growing up in the Ateneus of Barcelona and why these kinds of civic institutions are a vital part of a healthy democratic culture. Let us know your thoughts!

From Factory to Civic Powerhouse: Rebuilding Local Democracy in Barcelona - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly A community-based form of organization has helped rebuild the democratic culture in Barcelona. The principles undergirding this approach extend more broadly.

CCF has been busy working with our amazing partners in Nepal. Read about the recent Menstrual Hygiene Training that our partners at Drokpo Nepal did in the remote Tsum Valley! It was a huge success! Kesang Riinchen Denise Attwood Ganesh Himal Trading Cameron Norbu Attwood Conner Golie Jansen

Where there is magnificent beauty there is often great difficulty. The Upper Tsum Valley in Nepal is no exception. Renowned for its breathtaking scenery and rich cultural legacy nestled within the Himalayas, it also is home to isolated communities where women, in particular, endure significant hardships. There is little transportation except by foot, minimal health care and little education. Patriarchal structures are still in place, sanitary facilities are lacking and cultural taboos abide...read more
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flashback to three Mighty Girls in Milwaukee who showed the power of role models in an inspiring photo shoot featuring the elementary school students dressed as their heroes from the hit film "Hidden Figures"! Morgan Coleman, Ambrielle-Baker Rogers and Miah Bell-Olson dressed up as Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson -- the three African American female mathematicians who played a pivotal role in the success of the early U.S. space program whose stories were told in the film. When the photo was shared on social media, it was widely praised including by the film's stars, Taraji P. Henson, Janelle Monae, and Octavia Spencer. When Henson, who plays Katherine Johnson in the film, shared the picture, she captioned it “I do what I do .”

The girls' photo was part of a Black History Month project created by their teacher Terrance Sims at Milwaukee College Prep. According to Jerrica Rogers, Abrielle-Baker’s mother, their teacher "wanted to create a series of posters that positively affirm the excellence of his students, as well as shine light on the beauty of African-American culture in preparation for Black History Month.” She says that her 8-year-old daughter, who dressed up as Dorothy Vaughn, who was played Octavia Spencer, adored the film. “It was so inspiring for both of us," she explained. "My daughter was locked in the entire time and quotes parts of the movie even to this day!” Rogers said that the experience of dressing up as their heroes -- and hearing such kind praise from the actresses who played them -- has been a powerful one for all three girls. “It is a beautiful thing to see three talented black women lead such an inspiring true story," she asserted. "I love the message it promotes, especially for young black girls. It gives them role models in a field where our representation is so low. It was just an awesome and empowering experience.”

The story of all three pioneering women is told in the inspiring picture book "Hidden Figures" for ages 5 to 9 at https://www.amightygirl.com/hidden-figures-picture-book

"Hidden Figures" has also been adapted into a Young Readers Edition for ages 8 to 13 at https://www.amightygirl.com/hidden-figures-young-readers -- or you can find the original book for teens and adults at http://amzn.to/2j3PS8k

For two excellent children's books about Katherine Johnson for ages 5 to 9, we also recommend "A Computer Called Katherine" (https://www.amightygirl.com/a-computer-called-katherine) and "Counting on Katherine" (https://www.amightygirl.com/counting-on-katherine)

For books for children and teens about more real-life female scientists whose stories should be more widely known, check out our blog post, "50 Books to Inspire Science-Loving Mighty Girls," at https://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=13914

And for more books for children and teens about trailblazing black women, visit our blog post "99 Books about Extraordinary Black Mighty Girls and Women" at https://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=14276

Credit: Amanda Evans via Taraji P. Henson Instagram (http://bit.ly/2kmDG3C)

In 2012 I made my first trip to Nepal. CCF didn’t exist, but the thirty year old relationships that are the heart of CCF did. Following the lead of Ric and Denise (founders of CCF and Ganesh Himal Trading), I navigated my way through Kathmandu. I remember the taste and smells of dal bhat and milk tea permeating as I met the numerous individuals whose heart and soul make our work in Nepal, work. I also met two young female recipients of the Association of Craft Producers’ (ACP) Girl Child Education Fund. https://www.consciousconnectionsfoundation.org/ccf-blog Cameron Norbu Attwood Conner Ganesh Himal Trading Denise Attwood Golie Jansen

2024 is starting off great for CCF thanks to all of your donations! We just sponsored a women's health and menstrual hygiene training of 121 girls and young women in Khadbari Nepal. In the training they learned about their bodies, received a reusable menstrual hygiene kit and learned how to make their own cloth pads. It was a huge success and a lot of fun! Thanks to Kesang, Igroom, The Lhomi women welfare fund, Chhing Lhomi, Samjhana Lhomi and Sumi Bhutia who all worked hard to make this happen!

Oh!!! Maybe on this Giving Tuesday we should give each other this gift! The understanding of interconnectedness. I'm looking forward to getting this book!

THE SELF DELUSION Book 'Fascinating’ - DAILY MAIL ‘Thought-provoking’ - THE TIMES 'Intriguing' - NATURE; 'This book is absolutely fantastic' - RUSSELL BRAND 'Timely and challenging' - THE GUARDIAN

YOU have made this possible. THANK YOU! Please donate to help us keep these girls dreams alive!

Tomorrow is GIVING TUESDAY! CCF wants you to see what you have done over the last 11 years as we have kept girls in school! This last spring I met with 9 of the 24 Joy Attwood College Scholars-all of whom had taken part in our Power of 5 stipend to help parents keep their girls in school! Not only have these girls stayed in school (rather than marrying at an early age) HERE IS WHAT THEY HAVE DONE!!! Their excitement and gratitude to everyone for making their dreams possible is incredible! Thanks for making this possible. Please donate so we can keep making these dreams come true! THANK YOU! You can donate on Facebook or at CCF's website www.consciousconnectionsfoundation.org Cameron Norbu Attwood Conner Golie Jansen Conscious Connections Foundation- CCFGanesh Himal Trading Denise Attwood Kim Harmson Kizuri Spokane

Tomorrow is GIVING TUESDAY! CCF wants you to see what you have done over the last 11 years as we have kept girls in school! This last spring I met with 9 of the 24 Joy Attwood College Scholars-all of whom had taken part in our Power of 5 stipend to help parents keep their girls in school! Not only have these girls stayed in school (rather than marrying at an early age) HERE IS WHAT THEY HAVE DONE!!! Their excitement and gratitude to everyone for making their dreams possible is incredible! Thanks for making this possible. Please donate so we can keep making these dreams come true! THANK YOU! You can donate on Facebook or at CCF's website www.consciousconnectionsfoundation.org Cameron Norbu Attwood Conner Golie Jansen Conscious Connections Foundation- CCFGanesh Himal Trading Denise Attwood Kim Harmson Kizuri Spokane

A huge THANK YOU to all who came to shop and enjoy the Festival of Fair Trade this holiday weekend and to all of the vendors . There was so much great chatting and catching up and a wonderful feeling of connecting with community. THANK YOU for purchasing all of the beautiful Fair Trade items and for passing them on to your beloveds and to yourselves. It is always such an honor to do this for the Spokane Community who has supported Fair Trade in Spokane for 39 years!! LOVE YOU ALL! Our show is gone but Fair Trade goods are available at Kizuri all year round! Please show Kizuri your love and tell your friends (I am always amazed at how many people don't know about the festival or Kizuri or Fair Trade!) And you can even shop online at www.shopkizuri.com! Jillian Joseph Austin Zimmerman Kim Harmson Ganesh Himal Trading Kizuri Spokane Oscar Haupt Felipe Gonzales Sandi Thompson-Royer Kristin Wilkinson Sarah Calvin The Fig Tree Mary Frankhauser Mary Stamp Marijke Fakasiieiki

Kizuri Kizuri is a locally owned fair trade shop in Spokane, WA

I have spoken to so many at the Festival of Fair Trade who are interested in what Cameron Norbu Attwood Conner is up to! We've had great discussions and I promised I would share his blog. Here is his latest blogpost! You can also subscribe to the blog and let him know what you think! He'd love your comments!

Cameron N. Conner - 10: Citizens UK Citizen's UK: The biggest and most diverse people-powered alliance in the United Kingdom “It is not hope that gives rise to action, it is action that inspires hope." - Neil Jameson, Founder of Citizens UK