The Tibetan Nuns Project (TNP), a US-registered charity based in Seattle and in the Kangra District of Himachal Pradesh, India, is seeking to provide the Buddhist nuns of Dolma Ling Nunnery and Institute of Buddhist Dialectics in northern India with media equipment for the classrooms, the nuns’ media room, and the Tibetan Nuns Project office at Dolma Ling.
The TNP said that two classroom projectors were needed at Dolma Ling, which would be shared by the teachers, as their lone existing projector no longer functions properly.
“Projectors make learning more engaging and fun, and allow teachers to teach in three ways: text, images, and video,” the TNP said in an announcement. “Using a chalkboard or whiteboard can be time-consuming and labor-intensive. Projectors are simpler because teachers can create re-useable presentations rather than spending time writing out the lessons on a chalkboard or whiteboard. If a point needs clarification, the teacher can easily return to that slide.”
Inaugurated by His Holiness the Dalai Lama in 2005, Dolma Ling Nunnery and Institute of Buddhist Dialectics is located in Kangra Valley near Dharamsala in northern India. The nunnery was the first institute dedicated to higher Buddhist education for Tibetan Buddhist nuns from all traditions, and is fully funded by the TNP.
Some 250 nuns are fully engaged in study, practice, and nunnery work at Dolma Ling, as well as organizing self-sufficiency projects, such as tofu-making and producing handicrafts. In 2013, 10 of the Dolma Ling nuns made history when they took part in the first-year geshema examinations.*
The TNP also hopes to bring a new computer to Dolma Ling’s media room, as well as a passport-size printer, an Apple Magic Mouse, and an Apple Magic Keyboard
“The Media Room at Dolma Ling Nunnery is a powerful place for the nuns to use their voice and creativity to share their news and stories,” the TNP observed. “The nuns in the media room work on documentation, including photography, video recording, and other media-related activities. However, they are struggling with an outdated computer.
“It is becoming increasingly difficult to use their existing computer for modern media processing tasks. To ensure the continued smooth operation of the Media Room and to enhance the quality of work, the nuns need your help to purchase a new computer equipped with better processing capabilities and software for media-related tasks.”
The TNP noted that it also aimed to provide the office of the TNP’s project coordinator in India with two Apple Magic Mouses, an Apple Magic Keyboard, and a MacBook laptop to ensure efficient workflow and project management, as well as a new desktop system to run accounting software.
The Tibetan Nuns Project provides education and humanitarian aid to refugee nuns from Tibet and Himalayan regions of India. Established under the auspices of the Tibetan Women’s Association and the Department of Religion and Culture of the Central Tibetan Administration, the TNP supports hundreds of nuns from all Tibetan Buddhist lineages and seven nunneries. Many of the nuns are refugees from Tibet, but the organization also reaches out to the Himalayan border areas of India, where women and girls have little access to formal education and religious training.
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* Dalai Lama Awards Historic Geshema Degrees to 20 Nuns and Twenty Tibetan Nuns Make History by Passing Geshema Degree (BDG)
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