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The aim of Tibetan Nuns Project is to provide food, clothing, housing, basic medical care and education to refugee nuns from Tibet and Himalayan regions of India. |
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Human Rights:
- Supports nuns recently exiled from Tibet
Cultural preservation:
- Preserves Tibetan Culture and religious traditions
- Improves the status of ordained women
Education:
- Provides both traditional and modern education for women
- Training nuns to take leadership and service roles
Support:
- Provides food, shelter, clothing and medical care
- Generates income to support nuns in 6 nunneries
- Finds sponsorship for nuns living in exile
- Working to establish self-sufficient nunneries
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WHAT IS TIBETAN NUNS PROJECT?
Tibetan Nuns Project (TNP) was founded in 1987 to provide education and
humanitarian aid to refugee nuns from Tibet and the Himalayan regions
of India. Tibetan Nuns Project began when a group of 66 nuns appeared
in Dharamsala, India. The 66 women had walked across the Himalayas from
eastern Tibet to His Holiness the Dalai Lama's newly adopted homeland
in northern India. They knew no one and were exhausted and ill. They
wearily camped out in downtown Dharmsala, hoping their long journey was
near the end.
The Tibetan community immediately responded: Tibetan Women's
Association organized emergency assistance to provide their basic needs
and the Tibetan Nuns Project was born. Working with the Tibetan Women's
Association and the Tibetan Government in Exile Department of Religion
and Culture of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, TNP sought to finding a
long-term solution to the problem of how to secure housing, medical
care and most importantly, education for refugee nuns. A sponsorship
program was created that continues to generate worldwide support.
Today, TNP sponsors over 650 nuns. TNP has established two nunneries
[Shugsep and Dolma Ling] and provides sponsorship support for the nuns
of Geden Choeling and Tilokpur in Dharmasala. Other building and
housing projects include Sherab Choeling Nunnery in LaHaul-Spiti. More
room is always need for newly arrived nuns seeking aid and asylum.
To learn more about volunteering, becoming a sponsor, Click here to visit
TNP's official website.
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