May 13 is “Matching Day” for Safe Childbirth in Rural Tibet

Tibetan mother with infant

To raise funds for our Safe Childbirth in Tibet program, we began a new Global Giving campaign in March 2015. On the first day, we received donations from 44 individuals totaling $3,343—thank you everyone who responded! The campaign will continue until we reach our project goal of $30,000. Since 2004, the Amitabha Foundation has been working in Ayang Rinpoche’s birthplace area to help reduce maternal and infant mortality. In 2013-2014, none of the 202 women who used our birthing kits died, but tragically, 14 of their infants died within the first 3 months. Saving the lives of women and infants is critical to stabilizing families and the entire community. We must continue to educate and provide resources for safe childbirth until women are no longer afraid to get pregnant and all infants thrive. Click Tibet Progress Report 2013 to download our 10-year report.

Help spread the word about Safe Childbirth in Rural Tibet 2015 on Facebook and Twitter.

This year we will provide training materials and resuscitation masks, teach the local health care providers to carry out newborn resuscitation at a home birth, pay salaries for the health care providers, and purchase a new ambulance to give all families access to emergency services. On May 13Matching Day, Global Giving contributes an percentage so your online donation will be worth more on that day. You may continue to make donations that are tax-deductible in the US every day until our goal is met. Go online to make a donation by credit card or PayPal, Donor Advised Funds, wire transfer, stock, or see below to mail a check in USD or Canadian Dollars.

 

To donate to our campaign by check (these funds will not be matched but are still greatly appreciated):

  1. Make checks payable to: The GlobalGiving Foundation
  2. Mail the check to:The GlobalGiving Foundation
    1110 Vermont Avenue NW
    Suite 550
    Washington, DC 20005
    USA
  3. On the memo line, please write Project #20098. If you would like to get email updates on the project or a personal thank you, please also write your email address.
  4. GlobalGiving accepts any check in US or Canadian dollars.
  5. Not in the US or Canada? No problem. GlobalGiving also accept checks in any currency for donations equivalent to $100 USD or more.
    Click here to look up currency conversion rates.

Donate by US Mobile Phone

Text GIVE 20098 to 80088 to donate $10 to Safe Childbirth in Rural Tibet 2015. Message and data rates may apply. Only works for US mobile phones.
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Tenshug (Long Life Ceremony) Preparations

The Tenshug (Long Life) Ceremony for H. E. Chöje Ayang Rinpoche at Thupten Shedrub Jangchub Ling Monastery in Bylakuppe continues April 30 to May 3 2015.

Participate in the activities by reciting Ayang Rinpoche’s Long Life Prayer and practicing Guru Yoga as much as possible.

Read more about the Tenshug ceremony.  For additional photos visit H.E. Choeje Ayang Rinpoche on Facebook. Offerings to support the ceremony are welcome.

Tenshug shrine

Long Life Shrine (photo by Ani Samten)

 

H.E. Togden Rinpoche Arrives for Tenshug in Bylakuppe

Togden Rinpoche in Bylakuppe

H.E. Togden Rinpoche, Dorje Lopon for Ayang Rinpoche’s Tenshug (photo by Ani Samten)

H.E. Ayang Rinpoche welcoming H.E. Togden Rinpoche to his monastery in Bylakuppe, India

H.E. Ayang Rinpoche Supervises the Preparations for the Tenshug

Effigy for Tenshug in Bylakuppe

Effigy of Ayang Rinpoche for his Tenshug (photo by Ani Samten)

 

 

Prayers and Donations for Nepal Earthquake Relief and Temple Repair

Ayang Rinpoche advises all our sangha members to chant as many Buddha Amitabha mantras and the Seven Line Prayer to Guru Rinpoche as possible for the people affected by the earthquake in Nepal.

Rinpoche has arranged that donations can be made for humanitarian earthquake relief as well as for repair of the Amitabha Foundation Retreat Center temple. Please scroll to the bottom of this page to find links.

 

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To donate for humanitarian disaster relief, you may send your donations directly to the Amitabha Foundation Nepal account (see below; indicate “humanitarian relief”) or click here to make a US tax-deductible donation by credit card or PayPal, or send your check in USD to Amitabha Foundation, P. O. Box 2572, Aptos, California 95001. Please indicate on your check “Nepal humanitarian relief”.




 

To make a donation to help repair the Amitabha Foundation Retreat Center temple, you may send your donations directly to the Amitabha Foundation Nepal account (indicate “temple repairs”) or click here to make a US tax-deductible donation by credit card or PayPal, or send your check in USD to Amitabha Foundation, P. O. Box 2572, Aptos, California 95001. Please indicate on your check “Nepal temple repair”.




For direct wire transfer to Amitabha Foundation Nepal:

Account Number 01104098701
Account Name Amitabha Foundation
Bank Name Standard Chartered Bank, Kathmandu, Nepal
Swift Code SCBLNPKA
Bank Address Standard Chartered Bank Nepal Ltd, Naya Baneswor, Kathmandu, NepalGPO Box : 3990, Nepal

Earthquake damages Amitabha Retreat Center in Nepal

There was a magnitude 7.8 earthquake in Nepal today, which was centered about 50 miles northeast of Kathmandu. The earthquake caused damage to the Amitabha Retreat Center (Opak Kyilkhor Chöling). True Lhamo wrote today:

The monks were too afraid to go inside the temple. They are all sleeping outside in the open air as there were around 18 frequent tremors that lasted more than an hour.

We will continue to post more information and photos as we learn more.

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