Sponsorship is a Heartwarming Way to Connect
Donations by Credit Card, Paypal, Venmo, and Google Pay Can Be Made Using the Form Above.
Check: Send a check with the designated project and your address to: Shechen c/o Arabella Advisors, 275 7th Avenue, 15th Floor, New York, NY 10001,
Bank Transfer: For information on how to send bank transfers shechen.dkf@shechen.org
Becoming a sponsor means you connect to and help an individual and the community as a whole. The person you sponsor is your "ambassador" to Shechen, and annually you will receive a letter and photo from them or someone in their community.
Your annual or recurring sponsorship donation makes it possible for us to educate and support over 400 people.
Sponsorship is a heartwarming and direct way to connect to someone across the globe and watch them develop and grow.
CHILDREN SPONSORSHIP FUND
Two hundred and forty boys, aged 4 to 14, live in the monastery hostel in Baudha, Nepal, and are completely cared for by the monastery. They are educated in the Shechen School and taught an integrative monastic-secular curriculum.
In addition to a traditional monastic education, they receive a modern education from kindergarten to 12th grade that includes English, math, science, and other subjects. Students receive a government high school diploma once they complete their studies. After graduation they can attend the Shechen philosophical college or another institution of higher education.
Most of the students come from remote mountain villages. Shechen provides a perfect opportunity for them to receive an education, and they have the choice in the future either to remain in the monastery or lead a secular life.
NUN SPONSORSHIP FUND
Support Women in the Dharma! When you sponsor a Shechen nun you give a young woman or girl a chance to receive an education and to pursue a spiritual life continuing a precious lineage.
One hundred and eighty nuns live, practice meditation, and are educated in two rural Shechen nunneries and a retreat center. Shechen Orgyen Chodzong Nunnery located near Thimphu, Bhutan provides a complete training and education for women, including a nine-year shedra or philosophical college course and English classes. There is a three-year retreat facility on the premises, and a new large temple is presently under construction.The nuns teach, perform ceremonies, and learn scared dance and music. They are taught by Shechen Khenpos (professors) and senior nuns.
A smaller nunnery, Shechen Nelung Drechen Ling, located, in the beautiful Valley of the Cranes, is home to 40 younger girls ages who are just entering into the path of Buddhism. They are looked after and taught by senior Shechen nuns.
At Shechen, women and girls are taught self-respect, independence, and an education equal to what their male counterparts in Nepal receive.
Become a Sponsor! Give an Education and Meaning to Someone's Life
Your tax-deductible ANNUAL contribution of only $250 goes towards the support of a child or nun and also helps to sustain the community as a whole.
This is a rare opportunity to help young people inherit the richness of their own culture and to preserve a vital link for future generations.
Testimonial from a Shechen Sponsor:
Our experience of connecting with the monks, nuns and children has been a very rich experience. We feel gratitude for having been able to be a small part in the extraordinary vision of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche and Rabjam Rinpoche. It leads one to wonder who is receiving the gift – the giver or the receiver!
Brad and Mindy Upton, Sponsors since 2014
Thank You!
