Rangjung Yeshe Shenpen

is a volunteer-based, non-profit organization established to alleviate poverty and to address social challenges, mainly in Nepal. Founded in 2004 by Ch�kyi Nyima Rinpoche and working under his regular direction, Shenpen focuses on helping the poor and disadvantaged gain access to health care, education and employment opportunities. It offers support to the elderly and street children, and works to improve the treatment of animals.

Based in Boudhanath, Nepal, Shenpen provides technical and financial support to trusted organizations with strong track records that work directly with poor communities. Shenpen also helps strengthen these organizations so they are better able to meet their long-term objectives.

Shenpen uses the skills and resources of its members and associates to identify where services are most needed, and aims to benefit as many people as possible with the resources available. It also has a strict policy of keeping its overhead at a bare minimum.

Since its inception Shenpen has sponsored over 100 projects across Nepal.

Health: Promoting good health care to disadvantaged people in Nepal

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About RYS

Shenpen was founded as a non-profit social work organization by Ch�kyi Nyima Rinpoche in 2004. The transliterated meaning of Shenpen comes from two Tibetan words: Shen (others) and phen (to benefit). Its purpose is therefore to 'benefit others'.

The organization's vision is that all poor and disadvantaged people of Nepal, especially the very young, very old and displaced, enjoy good health, a sound education, financial security and are able to meet their full human and spiritual potential. This social work activity involves members, friends, and associates of Rangjung Yeshe worldwide.

When H.E. Ch�kyi Nyima Rinpoche first arrived in Nepal more than forty years ago, he was deeply struck by the great kindness shown to the newly arrived Tibetan refugees by the Nepalese people. They warmly opened their arms and helped the exiled Tibetans build new lives. Since then, Rinpoche has worked tirelessly to benefit the poor and needy of Nepal.

H.E. Ch�kyi Nyima Ripoche serves as Shenpen's Founding President while his brother, Tsikey Chokling Rinpoche, serves as Shenpen's Vice-President, and his nephew, Kyabgon Phakchok Rinpoche, serves as the Chair of a Management Committee comprised of local volunteers and a part time program coordinator, all with knowledge and experience of Nepal and of development work. Shenpen currently works in the following six thematic areas:

Education

Health

Street Children

Skills Training

Care for the Elderly

Animal Welfare

Between 2004 and 2010 the organization funded over 100 small projects at an average cost of $1700 per project. The main funding sources for these activities have been from C.H.A.N.C.E. for Nepal (UK), Tashi Delek, Germany, and public donations.

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Success Stories:

Bianca

Precious Bianca recently came to us with a very large tumor on her belly caused by Canine Mammary Cancer. Canine Mammary Cancer can be a life-threatening disease and can infect up to 25% of adult un-spayed females. When Bianca arrived to us, her tumor had caused a large infected wound and was at great risk of being infected by maggots, as well as causing her great pain and distress. Without immediate medical care, Bianca's tumor was days from becoming life-threatening.

Our doctors performed a surgical removal of the tumor with a likely outcome that the cancer would no longer affect her body. Bianca stayed at the Street Dog Care Center for one month and received loving post-operational care in a sanitary healing environment. The total cost for Bianca's procedure was $85 USD.

Bianca's upbeat personality made her a very quick healer, and she is once again roaming her favorite streets near the Boudha Stupa with all her dear canine friends and family.

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Skinny

Skinny is a beautiful young blonde lady and one of the most beloved dogs of Boudha Stupa. Over the last few months we have worked diligently to overcome her recently acquired skin disease. However, during the time of her treatment Skinny became infected with a viral disease known as Canine Transmissible Venereal Tumor (CTVT). CTVT is a highly contagious disease that results in the development of extremely painful, bleeding tumors in the genitals of dogs. CTVT can be transmitted during mating, birth, or even licking of an infected dog, and can quickly spread among a large percentage of the population; therefore immediate surgery is an utmost necessity.

When we realized that Skinny had acquired CTVT, we performed surgery to remove her tumor in addition to a spay sterilization so she could no longer reproduce. Skinny then stayed at the Street Dog Care Center for two weeks for aftercare treatment and a sanitary healing environment. Thankfully, after the removal of her tumor, Skinny's immune system has strengthened and she has begun to grow a beautiful new coat of hair. The overall price of Skinny's CTVT and skin disease treatment was just $115 USD.

Skinny has since left the Street Dog Care Center and returned to her home at the Boudha Stupa, where she is living out a healthy and happy life with all her canine and human friends.

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Mummy

Shenpen Animals has established an animal emergency fund that has saved several street dogs around the Boudhanath Stupa area. One case was "Mummy", whom was found near the Boudha stupa with an advanced tumor. This tumor was transmitted by the male dogs. Since she was suffering so much we decided to operate on her. We rented a cage for a week and took care of her so she could recuperate after the operation. Mummy received antibiotics every day and she recovered very quickly. She was a very scared street dog before, but now, when we pass her on the street she starts jumping and dancing.

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Tiger

Tiger was found at Boudha gate in Kathmandu, Nepal, and by all appearances was probably hit by a car. We provided him medical care, which included surgery. Tiger had three months of recovery, but still his leg was not healing as we had hoped. We thought we could save his back leg, but unfortunately it was so badly infected we had no choice but to amputate. An American friend of Bill Warren, Animal Committee Chair, Tina Warren's husband, showed interest in adopting Tiger, and bringing Tiger to America where he could be offered more advanced medical treatment than he would receive here in Nepal. Through the kind sponsorship of Mr. Bill Warren, Tiger was flown to the United States. Please check out this YouTube video of happy Tiger, who, with his newly amputated leg he is now, "Three-legged Tiger!"

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Working Principles

At the heart is a spirit of volunteerism that is impartial, non-sectarian and non-political. Its ethos is based on the principles of compassion, generosity, knowledge, diligence, and humility in thought and action.

Shenpen operates in accordance with the following principles:

Starting small, but in clear, practical ways that produce tangible and sustainable benefits for the poorest

Supporting the existing initiatives of other specialists and reputable organizations, thereby ensuring the effective uses of Shenpen resources.

Selecting projects that meet clear social needs and in which the beneficiaries participate wherever possible, in the design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of activities.

Supporting long-term initiatives that are able to demonstrate consistency of impact over time.

Supporting initiatives that are cost effective and that benefit the maximum number of poor at a minimum cost.

Linking with like-minded international charities to harness resources and collaborate in providing on-the-ground support to poor individuals and communities.

Shenpen Structure

President & Founder

H.E. Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche

Vice President

Kyabje Tsikey Chokling Rinpoche

Management Committee

Kyabgön Phakchok Rinpoche

Roger

Vice Chair

Martha

Project Coordinator

Program Chairs

Carrie

Health

Bijay

Education

Greg

Skills Training

Tracy

Street Children

Tina

Animals

Roger

Elderly

For further details or to contact a committee member directly, please click on the image.

Give a Gift

Giving a gift to Shenpen is giving a gift that will ultimately support a whole village.

When you help a mother regain her health by supporting Shenpen Health, that funding will eventually benefit her whole family. As the women, or men, regain their health then they can return to their family or outside jobs and provide for their whole family.

When you sponsor a child's education, or the Sath Sath Learning Center in any way, your funds will eventually return to Nepal, because one more educated person will one day make Nepal a better place.

When you contribute to a woman's skills training the rewards of this investment will be multiple, but mostly that woman can then provide better for her family, and more than likely educate her own children.

Offering a safe and healthy environment to the elderly, snacks to street children, better health to burn victims, or rabies shots to dogs all ultimately bring support to the whole community. Whatever your gift, you are assured that all of it goes directly to your chosen designation.

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C.H.A.N.C.E. for Nepal

C.H.A.N.C.E. for Nepal (Children's Health and Nutrition, Care and Education) is a registered charity founded by Barbara Datson in 2006 with the explicit aim of helping children in Nepal who are sick, orphaned, handicapped, or underprivileged.

Their mission is to improve children's health, education and wellbeing by promoting and sponsoring high quality medical care in hospitals, orphanages and schools. Their medical support in Nepal mainly focuses on primary health care. They believe that prevention should be concurrent with acute care. The medical checks in the orphanages and schools are targeted at identification, detection and treatment.

Website URL: www.chancefornepal.org/about.html

Tashi Deleg, Germany

Tashi Delek is a charitable (Non-Profit) Society with the mission to support selected Tibetan monasteries in exile. Monasteries with a genuine study and practice discipline are particularly worthy of support since the ordained sangha is the basis for keeping the rich Tibetan culture, religion and philosophy. Therefore Tashi Delek supports young monks and nuns during their Shedra studies with food, clothing, medicine and books.

Website URL: www.ulli-olvedi.gmxhome.de/tashidelek.index.htm

Sath Sath

SathSath is a registered NGO that works together with street children in Nepal.

They assist the children in developing skills, build confidence and learn how to use their rights in society.

SathSath operates three drop-in-centers in Kathmandu. These centers offer a safe environment for the children to learn, play and receive support and services to improve their quality of life.

Website URL: www.sathsath.org

Mindful Medicine Worldwide

Mindful Medicine Worldwide is a non-profit organization established in 2009, which seeks to bring long-term integrative health care to people of developing areas, domestically and internationally, by establishing and operating integrative health care clinics. Our professional volunteer practitioners provide medical services and healthcare education to our patients as well as create sustainable health practices by educating local lay people to be integrative health workers within their communities. Mindful Medicine Worldwide is rooted in a practice of mindfulness, education, research and training.

Website URL: www.mindfulmedicineworldwide.org

Street Dog Care

The Street Dog Care Centre in Kathmandu, Nepal provides daily intensive care for emergency cases, such as car accidents, severe infections and open wounds. The SDC team also provides regular medical treatment camps each Saturday in various sites in the city.

Website URL: www.streetdogcare.org

KAT Centre

More than 20,000 dogs live on the streets of Kathmandu, Nepal, and many suffer from starvation, infected open sores, mange, and other injuries and illnesses.

The Kathmandu Animal Treatment Centre (KAT Centre) is a non-profit registered charitable organization that is using humane and effective methods to create a healthy, rabies-free, non-breeding street dog population.

Website URL: www.katcentre.org.np

Acupuncture Relief Project is a free community acupuncture clinic that travels to countries that have been impacted by poverty, conflict or disaster. Their current primary clinic project is located in Champagoan, Nepal and villages in the surrounding area.