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Field Notes
Venture equips local leaders and underserved communities with the tools, training, and on-the-ground support needed to protect natural ecosystems, improve infrastructure, and spark long-term impact where it’s needed most.

How Venture is Fighting Climate Change in Overlooked Places
Venture supports overlooked communities facing climate change by delivering tools, training, and small-scale solutions that build real, lasting resilience.

What’s Ahead for Venture: 2025 Expeditions, Partners, and Priorities
Our most ambitious year yet is already in motion. Here’s where we’re headed, and why these regions matter now more than ever.

River Crossings, Rain, & Radio Silence: Notes from the Field in Peru
A short dispatch from Raúl, one of our field leads, sent after a 9-day crossing through the Madre de Dios. Wet boots, working GPS, low batteries.

Sol Vida Rural Health Is Leading Mobile Medicine in Bolivia
An introduction to one of our closest regional partners — and a look at how small nonprofits can do huge work with just a little support.

The Systems That Make Trips Possible (Even the Boring Ones)
From gear checklists to customs paperwork, here’s a look at the invisible systems keeping Venture expeditions on track.

Adjusting Our Western Uganda Route Mid-Expedition
Heavy flooding forced a last-minute change in our delivery plans — and reminded us why flexibility is core to every field mission.

Rewriting Our Beginning: What Our First Mission Got Right & Wrong
We look back on our very first expedition in northern Laos — a dusty 4x4, two backpacks of gear, and a big idea with very little structure.