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Thrangu Tara Abbey Tibetan Monastary Tibetan Children's School International Awareness

In 1987, Thrangu Rinpoche founded Shree Mangal Dvip Boarding School in Boudhanath, Nepal for boys and girls of the Himalayan Region in order to provide an education for children in a Buddhist School. As a boarding and day school it offers a comprehensive education of academics, languages and the Dharma according to the government standards of Nepal. It has grown considerably in the last few years and is now a high school offering all grades from nursery to class X. The students are from the Himalayan regions, where the people are ethnically Tibetan and like their Tibetan cousins, their way of life is Buddhist. Rinpoche had the wish for these children to preserve their own religion and culture while being educated. All public schools in Nepal are Hindu, as a consequence, many Tibetan families send their children to Catholic schools in India. The enrollment in Mangal Dvip has steadily increased from the original 30 children. At the main school there are about 500 students receiving a free education; more than half of them are boarding students. All support comes from sponsors overseas.  Of the day students, about 30% are monks and nuns from Rinpoche's monastery and nunnery, who all attend school full-time. Rinpoche feels this is very important because most nuns and monks do not have the opportunity for school, or if they do attend at a public school then they are not allowed to wear their robes and much of the monastic discipline is lost. In this way they can begin the school and monastic life together and have a very good start. Child Sponsorship When you sponsor a child, you are helping to provide for the basic needs of the child, as well as paying for their education. You will be sent the name, a picture and information on your child and it is totally up to you if you care to correspond and establish a relationship. "The school is going very well these days. The sponsorship program has helped many children who are too poor to have a chance to become educated. That is very important for this country. If we can get more sponsors it will be a benefit for the poor. Also, in the school, children have the opportunity to learn to read and write Tibetan which helps to preserve the religion and culture." - Thrangu Rinpoche The categories of sponsorship: Full sponsorship for a nun, monk or day student is $25 per month ($310 per year). This pays for all of the student's school fees. Full sponsorship for a boarding student is $785 per year. This pays for all school fees as well as the cost of room and board. Partial sponsorship. You may sponsor any amount within your budget or share the responsibility of a full sponsorship with someone else. General donations are always welcome and are distributed to those with the greatest need. You need not directly sponsor a particular child. Please choose one of the following: I would like to sponsor at $310 a year. I would like to sponsor at $785 a year. I would like to sponsor in the amount of $ I would like to make a general donation $ Name: Name Address: Address Phone: Phone Email: Email I Wish to make my contribution by Cheque: I will print this form and mail my check or money order to The Neydo Foundation OR I wish to make my contribution through my Credit Card: VISA MASTERCARD. Card Number: Expiry Date: - Click here to send your donation The Neydo Foundation 589 Fifth Avenue, Suite 909 New York, NY 10017, U.S.A. Phone: (212) 414-0080, Fax: (212) 262-9799 Email: Tonibet@aol.com