All posts tagged: "earthquake"

1. Caring For the Children of Chilime
   

   On May 27th, monks and volunteers from Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling monastery headed up to the village of Chilime in the Rasuwa district to deliver relief supplies to the locals there. Many practical supplies—such as food, tarps, cooking oil, and financial donations—were brought to aid the people. Perhaps most touching of…

2. Relief for Rasuwa
   

   Early in the morning, while it was still dark out, monks and volunteers from Ka-NyingShedrub Ling monastery and Rangjung Yeshe Shenpen headed out for the long trip to the village of Chilime in the district of Rasuwa. The monks had just been there to scout out the area for people…

3. An Update from Nagi Gompa
   

   Nagi Gompa, a nunnery outside of Kathmandu connected to Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling monastery, has been hard hit by the earthquake. The main temple has only suffered a few cracks, but the temple on the lower level has been severely damaged and so monks from Ka-NyingShedrub Ling arrived on May 26th…

4. Shenpen's Recent Relief Efforts
   

   Since the latest major earthquake that struck Nepal on May 12th, monks of Ka-NyingShedrub Ling monastery in Boudhanath, Nepal have been highly active in providing aid and support to those in need throughout Nepal, thanks to the support of Rangjung Yeshe Shenpen and its generous donors. Here are some stories…

5. An Update From Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche
   

   Dear friends and sangha members, Since the earthquake struck Nepal with such devastating consequences two weeks ago, my heart has been filled with sadness over the thousands who have died and the hundreds of thousands who have been left left injured and without shelter. Here at the monastery, we have…

6. A Local Student’s Loss
   

   One of our local RYI students, a wonderfully dedicated young woman, suffered heavy loss during the recent earthquake in Nepal. First, she lost her sister in the quake leaving her absolutely heart-broken. Next she heard that her village, Mandapur, was heavily hit, some houses were ruined and villagers were sleeping under trees.…

7. A Former Volunteer Raises $1,500
   

   Ayelet Idan was a Shenpen Education volunteer from 2004-2007 when her family moved to Hong Kong. She has a business there called Olive Leaf, teaching cooking and baking skills to those interested, as well as running a small business selling her foods. She recently held a fundraising event where she…

8. Shenpen teams up with Nepali Boy Scouts
   

   On May 4th Shenpen joined forces with Nepal Boy Scouts and other local volunteers in distributing relief materials to 20 households in Shaping, a village in Kavre District, east of Kathmandu. Kavre and Bhaktapur were severely affected by the recent quake on April 25th. Rice, dal, salt, oil, eggs, soybeans,…