To accomplish the two benefits both in America and abroad, Anyen Rinpoche established the Orgyen Khamdroling Sangha. Orgyen Khamdroling, which recently incorporated as a 501 © 3 non-profit corporation, uses its non-profit status to fundraise for select projects that support the culture and the spiritual tradition of Tibet. All work for this non-profit is done by volunteers. There are no administrative costs, and all funds raised go directly to the projects listed below.

General Support Anyen Rinpoche
For general support of Anyen Rinpoche and his constant stream of dharma activities you can make a donation here. All donations are greatly appreciated!!

Orgyen Khamdroling Center Fund Project
In order for the dharma to continue to flourish in the West, Anyen Rinpoche wishes to build a retreat center and a traditional shedra, or a place of study and contemplation of Buddhist philosophy and the arts. If you are interested in helping to coordinate or in making a contribution to this project, please contact us or visit the project page here.

School of Traditional Tibetan Study for Girls
If you are interested in helping to coordinate or in making a contribution to these projects, please contact us.

Tibetan Education

16 (of the 17) kids we sponsor. Click for a larger image.
As part of its non-profit fundraising, Orgyen Khamdroling sponsors Tibetan children living in rural parts of the Amdo province to attend school. In 2006, we sent $4500 in scholarships directly to children to enable to them to study at bilingual schools, learning both Tibetan and Chinese languages. Doing so will create a generation of children fully able to participate in modern society, and the political and spiritual future of Tibet.

We also sponsor a girls literacy clinic in a village in Amdo for 100 days each winter, when the snow is high and there is little work to do. Many girls do not have the chance to attend school, as most families will pool their resources to send only one child to school, usually a boy. Educating women will ensure that the next generation of Tibetans is literate and knowledgeable about their own culture and traditions.

The cost of sending one child to boarding-school (as there are no schools in the villages), including room, board, tuition, clothing, books and travel expenses, is about $500.

Our far-reaching goal is to build a school in rural Amdo, and we have already received a $10,000 pledge from one sponsor. This sponsor will make the donation, provided a small group of donors pledge to match it. If you are interested in making a donation of any amount to our Tibetan Education Project, please contact us.
If you are interested in helping to coordinate or in making a contribution to this project, please contact us.   

Restoration of Avelokiteshvara Statue
The statue resides high in the mountains of Amdo, Tibet. If you are interested in helping to coordinate or in making a contribution to these projects, please contact us.