Three Rivers Initiative

Two months in Nepal.
Two months walking the Three Rivers of Dialogue, Connection, and Healing.

We went to listen—
To the powerful stories behind Sahakarmi Samaj सहकर्मी समाज work.
Where women once silenced are now leading.
Where caste lines are dissolving in shared meals and celebration.
Where communities are uniting to create their own change.

Together with 11 Australian community development practitioners, we sat in circle—sharing food, stories, and Holi joy with those living the courage of community-led transformation.

What’s most profound?
It’s not just about methods or outcomes.
It’s about being.

The heartbeat of this work lies in the Community Educators—people who’ve walked their own paths of change and now hold space for others. Their presence, their integrity, their relationships—that is what heals and transforms.

To close our time, we walked the Langtang—8 days in the Himalayas to reflect, rest, and reconnect with the earth.

✨ We return moved. Inspired. Hopeful.

Because when communities are trusted to lead, everything changes.

(And yes—another field trip + book launch are coming in late 2026. Stay tuned, we’d love you to join us.)

Our journey in Nepal so far has required (demanded) many acts of surrender. But we love the adventure, the fabulous work, the learning and the anticipation of hosting 11 Australians in the next few weeks. Check out our dialogue blog reflections 🥰

Namaste from Nepal, and the act of surrender A dialogue blog between Peter and Rachael using Martin Buber’s first, second, and third movements of dialogue :) Rachael – a first movement (initiating a dialogue)We arrived in gorgeous Nepal 2.5 weeks ago, yet life has immersed and enveloped us, and it already feels like home. The rainy hills o...

Namaste from beautiful Nepal, where we will spend the next two months accompanying the amazing work of Sahakarmi Samaj सहकर्मी समाज, a 26-year-old NGO that does beautiful community development work in rural villages. We are inspired to be in the field with them doing research and hearing stories of practice over the next few weeks, before hosting a field trip with 11 Australians in early March to witness and learn from their developmental approach. Stay tuned for the book of their practice and work, released by Practical Action Press in 2026, and tune into the blog for updates and stories of our journey here 🙏🙌
https://www.threeriversinitiative.com.au/blog

Wherever you go don’t forgot to talk to the trees 🌳💚 We’ve got a month in the UK, Ireland and Amsterdam. Connecting to country, seasons and ancestors ✨