The Tibetan Nuns Project provides humanitarian support and education to Tibetan refugee Buddhist nuns living in India and Nepal. Currently, we support over 600 nuns living in six different nunneries. The nuns are supported mostly through individual donations, a sponsorship program and sales of their handmade products.

Description:
The Tibetan Nuns Project (TNP) provides education and support to nuns and nunneries from all Tibetan Buddhist lineages in India and Nepal. TNP is dedicated to: improving standards of food, sanitation, medical care, and education in Tibetan nunneries, working towards future self-sufficiency through educational and training opportunities, training nuns to take leadership and service roles within their communities, improving the level and status of ordained Buddhist women, assisting recently arrived refugee nuns from Tibet, and continuing to establish further facilities for Buddhist nuns.

History:
In 1987, 6 nuns appeared on the doorstep of our director, Rinchen Khando Choegyal - sister-in-law to His Holiness the Dalai Lama and former minister of education for the Tibetan Government in Exile. These nuns had spent 21 days crossing the Himalayan mountains on foot to escape persecution and seek religious freedom. Six quickly turned into 60, and an urgent need to house these women arose. Fundraising efforts began and by 1996 more than 100 nuns had made the same trek out of their native Tibet to seek freedom and education in exile. The Tibetan Nuns Project raised the money to build one nunnery and the numbers continued to grow. Today we support over 600 nuns in six nunneries and many in retreat as well.

Contact person: Annie Wilson, Development Officer, (phone), (email)
Office fax number: (206) 652-8901

Address:

619 Western Ave. Box 22, 4th Floor North Seattle, WA 98104 This location is handicap accessible (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.tnp.org

Directions:

Located in Pioneer Square at the end of Western Ave. where it meets Yesler Ave. Enter at the door on the north side of the art gallery. Through the black trimmed doors. Large sign above the doors stating 619.. . . (more)   Nearest Bus Stop: Pioneer Square, 3 minute walk

Miscellaneous Information

Liability
	Yes
Does your organization welcome court-ordered community service volunteers?
	Yes
Does your organization have volunteer positions for youth 12-18?
	Yes