The LNA is run entirely on donations and as such they are always welcome. The work of LNA would not be possible without the kind and generous support of our supporters, donors and friends. General donations will help us in coping with the expenses required for our day-to-day operations such as telecommunication bills (which can be very high in India), other utilities, office facilities, and so on. 

If you would like to make a donation, please complete the Donation Form in order to indicate how you would like your donation to be used. Information about how to submit a donation is located on our Contacts page.

Nuns Sponsorship Program

Since 1999 Ladakh Nuns Association has sponsored nuns to receive Buddhist and general education in Institutions in Ladakh and throughout India and Nepal. In 1999, LNA sponsored 16 nuns for further study in Dharamsala and Dehradun, India, and the numbers have risen steadily each year. LNA currently sponsors 40 nuns in Buddhist philosophy and Buddhist studies and another 40 young nuns (ages 6-24) who live communally in a hostel near Leh and study Buddhist studies and general education.

The sponsorship program is supported by generous individuals from around the world who donate $30 USD per month ($360 per year) for the education and living expenses of one nun. Because not all of the nuns whose study is supported by LNA have sponsors, the money is used collectively to benefit all the nuns. Many of our sponsors have come to visit the nun they support and their community, and the nuns write letters with periodic updates about their studies and progress.

The sponsorship program for nuns' education greatly contributes to an increase in young nuns in Ladakh and helps to improve literacy and Buddhist knowledge among the nuns. More and more young women, who have seen the suffering of their elders, are choosing the life as a nun, in order to liberate themselves and their elders from the suffering they have experienced. With access to Buddhist education and a spiritual community for practice, educated nuns play an essential role as leaders and Dharma teachers in their communities.Many of the nuns now receiving education have a long term vision of becoming teachers themselves for younger nuns, which will help the revival of the Ladakhi nuns thrive in the future.

There is still a great deal of work to be done.  Many nuns are without sponsors.  If you are interested in becoming a sponsor and joining the LNA in its effort to support and educate Ladakhi nuns, please get in touch with one of our contacts listed here.

Supporters & Friends of LNA

LNA International Advisory Board Members
Marlies Bosch, the Netherlands
Doris Eddelbuttel, Germany
Elizabeth Gardner, Switzerland
Jill Jameson, Australia
Ouyporn Khuankaew, Thailand

Supporting Organizations
Women’s Alliance of Ladakh, India
International Women’s Partnership for Peace and Justice, Thailand
Tibetan Nuns Project, India
Buddhist Peace Fellowship, United States
International Network of Engaged Buddhists, Thailand
All Ladakh Gompa Association (monasteries in Ladakh), India
Ladakh Buddhist Association, India

Funding Organizations and Foundations
Dutch Foundation for Ladakhi Nuns, the Netherlands
Bioligo, Switzerland
Dutch Chomo Foundation (no longer existing)
Dharmagaya Trust
Global Fund for Women, United States
Mamacash, the Netherlands
Singaporean Buddhists, Singapore
Tibet Vent de Liberte, France

In-kind Supporters
Ruth Hoffer, Switzerland
Mari Sato, Japan
Barbara Steinman, Switzerland
Dr. Corinne Wacker, Switzerland
Isolde Walters, her friends and family, Germany
Jan Willis, United States