Insufficient nutrition, together with a lack of medical care and health education, has left the nuns susceptible to serious disease. In 2008 several Gebchak nuns died from TB and other illnesses.
The cost of one nun’s food and health care for one year is US$180. However, any amount is gratefully accepted towards the community’s needs. In the Gebchak Gonpa section please add your gift in the “Sponsor a nun” field.
The survival of this great female lineage is threatened by rapid social and economic changes in China. The traditional food source from their families and the nomad community is disappearing. In 2003 the food shortage reached a crisis and the nuns did not have enough to eat! The nuns’ administrative committee implored Wangdrak Rinpoche to provide them with enough food so that they could continue to uphold Gebchak’s practice lineage. This was their greatest wish.
In response to these basic needs, Wangdrak Rinpoche has been working since 2005 to provide each of the Gebchak nuns with one balanced nutritional meal per day. In addition to the Nunnery’s traditional Tibetan herbal clinic, Rinpoche is also working to provide annual medical check ups for all nuns as well improved health education.
