Non Governmental Organisations

Ladakh Nuns Association, set up to keep friends, supporters and visitors alike updated with our activities. Now beyond it's tenth year, LNA is an active part of the religious and civic community in Ladakh. The Association has helped to raise the status, visibility, education and living conditions of the nuns. Because LNA has provided the opportunity for education and spiritual practice, there has been a substantial increase each year in the number of women being ordained in Ladakh.

Objectives

• To provide training opportunities for nuns in both monastic and secular education, as well as to improve life skills; 
• To develop skills in Tibetan medicine so that nuns can take more responsibility for their own health and that of others; 
• To train nuns to be Dharma teachers; 
• To provide opportunities for Ladakhi laypeople to receive Dharma teachings; 
• To explore ways nunneries can be self-reliant; 
• To renovate existing nunneries and establish new ones.

Projects 

• Teachings and Workshops for Nuns and Laywomen  
• Vinaya Seminars and Religious Instruction  
• Sponsorship for Nuns' Education  
• Traditional Medicine Training and Consultation  
• Supporting Existing Nunneries and Construction of New Nunneries  
• Public Events  
• International Exposure Trips and Advocacy 

For further information contact:

Ven. Dr.T.Palmo
Ladakh Nuns Association
P.O. Box 157, Leh
Ladakh, 194-101

India Tel: (91) 1982 255-521/251-425
Fax: (91) 1982 252 414

E-mail: ladakh@sancharnet.in , ladakhnuns@yahoo.com , ts_palmo@yahoo.com

Skarchen (SKARCHEN- The Literal meaning is 'Morning Star' or the Planet Venus - a celestial symbol considered to be very aspicious in Nubra . Our aim is to work towards the upliftment of the entire Nubra region and, true to our name, bring light and hope into the lives of as many people as we can.) started its journey in the year 1993 with a very humble beginning….. a group of young volunteers from Nubra highlighted the importance of educating the girl child amongst the local population of the region, this campaign was a huge success and proved to be the spark in the formation of Skarchen. Today Skarchen is one of the recognized and respected NGO among the Ladakh's development community. Today Skarchen is the one of the leading NGO working in the Nubra valley with extensive area cover under her and rendering public services. Our work s has been appreciated by innumerable people, some of who have even been experts from international development agencies.

Programme

Watershed Development Programme
Construction Works
Training Local People
Women's Empowerment
Education Programme
Agriculture and Farmers

Income generating activities for rural people in cold desert areas of Western Himalayas

GERES a French NGO working in Ladakh since 1986 on Income generating activities, like Green House, Poultry Farm, Wool Transformation, Fruit Processing and Micro Hydel Power Unit. The aim of this project is to improve the livelihood of Ladakhi population.

For further information contact:

Hemis Complex, Leh Ladakh. 194101.
E-mail address : skarchen@yahoo.com

 Health Inc, a private not-for-profit, non-government organization (NGO), in concert with US, Canadian and Indian registered charities, facilitates grass roots initiatives in health, nutrition and education in remote villages throughout the Ladakh region of the Himalaya.

There projects adhere to 4 principles:

    * The beneficiaries are partners in the work: they design, implement and evaluate work according to         their own needs and goals
    * Train local interns to continue our work in the future
    * Provide universal access to information and education
    * Share our successes through ‘frameworks’ which other NGOs can copy freely.

For further information contact:

HEALTH Inc.
PO Box 33, Leh, Ladakh HC
194 101 J&K, India
e-mail : india@health-inc.org
Phone:. 91 -1982-253153
Cell:. 94 192 43 636

For further information contact:

Amchi Tsewang Smanla
P.O. Box #101
Leh 194 101
Ladakh (India)
Phone +91 1982 252708
Web Site: http:www.yuthog.org/
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