Founded 2009 Location Conway, Arkansas | Tax ID no. 38-3807203 | |
Founder Beau MillerDavid Mabry Type Economic development charity Focus Sustainable DevelopmentEconomic developmentSustainable agriculture | ||
Aythos, Inc. (formerly known as Helambu Project USA, Inc.) is a U.S. based economic development nonprofit working in Nepal offering project funding and community training programs in agriculture. Aythos focuses on environmentally sustainable projects while incorporating women and girls empowerment into development plans. Past projects have been located in the Sindhulpalchok District of Nepal in the Helambu region.
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History
Aythos was founded in October, 2009 after Beau Miller visited the village of Gangkharka in the Helambu region while a boarding school was being built. He came back to the United States and worked with David Mabry and others working in Nepal to start Helambu Project USA, Inc. Early efforts were focused on fundraising for the boarding school and managing a volunteer program for foreign teachers to work in villages in Helambu. In January, 2012 the focus changed to economic development projects and the organization was rebranded as Aythos, Inc.
Projects
In 2012 Aythos was asked to consult for a grant to develop apple tree and kiwifruit plant farms in villages in Helambu. The end result included 2,000 apple trees and 1,000 kiwifruit plants in the ground in the villages of Sermathang, Ghangyul, Tarkeyghang, and the Ani Gumba Nunnery.
In 2013 Aythos began beekeeping projects in several villages in both Sindhulpalchok District and Dolakha District of Nepal. The goal of the project is to train villagers on beekeeping and offer subsidized cost for beekeeping supplies.