OneSeed Expeditions’s Profile
About Me
OneSeed Expeditions was founded in 2010 by Chris Baker, Bishnu Thapa, and Tek Bahadur Dong after more than three years of planning and preparation. Conceived as a social enterprise with a sustainable revenue stream, OneSeed Expeditions grew directly out of the research and work experience of its founders. OneSeed’s founders bring a unique mix of mountain guiding, ethnographic fieldwork, and non-profit skills to the start-up team.
We try to keep it pretty simple: you take an amazing trip; a local entrepreneur launches or expands their small business.
We aim to change the way that travel impacts local communities. We’ve all seen the negative side of tourism, but what happens when you take the power of travel and harness it to fund creative entrepreneurs? Answering that question is what OneSeed is all about.
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OneSeed Expeditions operates on the idea that travel can accomplish a real and meaningful purpose.
Founded by a group of former teachers, researchers, and guides, OneSeed uses the power of exploration to fund creative solutions to poverty.
The OneSeed model is pretty simple: you take an amazing trip and a local entrepreneur gets the capital needed to grow their business.
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OneSeed Expeditions offers a new way to travel. We partner with local communities to ensure that tourism revenue goes directly to guides, porters, and local entrepreneurs.
Through the OneSeed Fund, we invest 10 cents of every dollar into microfinance initiatives that provide start-up capital to women entrepreneurs. When you travel with OneSeed, you explore the world and invest in people.
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Here's What I Offer
2,900
OneSeed Expeditions: Explore the world. Invest in People.
10-15 day treks to Everest Base Camp and Khumbu Valley. Visit local villages and monasteries while you walk in the shadow of the world's highest peaks. 10% of your trip funds local microfinance initiatives.
2,100
OneSeed Expeditions: Explore the world. Invest in People.
10-15 day treks throughout the Annapurna region. Visit local villages and monasteries while you walk in the shadow of the world's highest peaks. 10% of your trip funds local microfinance initiatives.
1,500
OneSeed Expeditions: Explore the world. Invest in People.
7 day treks throughout the Langtang region. Visit local villages and monasteries while you walk in the shadow of the world's highest peaks. 10% of your trip funds local microfinance initiatives.