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Welcome to the website of this foundation. Here you will find information on who we are and what the Dutch Foundation for Ladakhi Nuns does.

Leh Floods

Landslides and mudstreams in Leh, Ladakh

2010-08-08

During the past few days disasters happened in the area between Pakistan and Tibet: because of cloudbursts in the normally dry area of the Himalayas, heavy mud streams came thundering down the mountains, taking everything they came across with them on their way down. That also happened in the night of August 5th in Ladakh and surrounding areas. We now know that at least 150 people were killed and many are missing. The new bus stand has collapsed, as have many buildings of the telephone companies behind it. The big entrance gate to Leh was washed away. It is a disaster to see what has happened, as some of our volunteers, still in Ladakh, have been letting us know. READ MORE...


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Ladakh, India

Ladakh is situated in the North West of India, on the western-most side of the Himalayas. Map of Ladakh Historically, there are a number of different cultures gathered in this part of India. Since the beginning of the tenth century AD, this area has been a bastion of Tibetan Buddhist culture. Hence, it is often refered to as 'Little Tibet.' Although tourists find their way to famous monasteries in Ladakh, not many of them focus their attention on nunneries.

 


The Foundation

In 1995 Marlies Bosch attended the Skakyadhita Conference for Buddhist women in Ladakh. During the following years she kept coming back to ladakh, and she got involved in project for and by Buddhist nuns. As a result she founded the "Dutch Foundation for Ladakhi Nuns" in 2003, which wanted to support the nuns in ladakh in general and the ladakh Nuns Association in particular.

Dr. Tsering Palmo

This organisation was founded in 1997 by Dr. Tsering Palmo, to focus attention to education, culture of Buddhist nuns and their empowerment. The DFLN has as a goal to support the LNA and other nunneries in Ladakh, especially on the fields of education and self-reliance. We focus on projects that will provide the nuns with means to support themselves and their livelihood in the near future.



 



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