Nuns who need sponsors
The nuns on this page need sponsors and there are many more not listed! Sponsorship donations are not given directly to the nuns but are used by the office of Tara Abbey to provide food, clothing, education and medical needs for all. The basic amount we suggest for sponsorship is $240.00 a year ($20.00 a month). When the school age nuns attend SMD an additional $240.00 a year is needed to pay for school fees. You need not sponsor the full $480.00 if a nun is in school, we are happy to have a second sponsor to cover all fees. The nuns write to their sponsors a few times a year and we send them on to you. Sponsorship can be a wonderful experience and you are invited to participate in their lives, as much or as little, as you wish.
If you would like to sponsor a nun, please contact us for more information.
Debra Ann Robinson-Menzies, Director 310.395.6616 - himalayancf@gmail.com
Himalayan Children's Fund P.O. Box 15644, Beverly Hills, California 90209 USA
Chokey Sherpa
Admission Number: N278
Chokey Sherpa was born in 2011 in Solukhumbu, Nepal.
Her family works in the fields in her village and gave her permission to become a nun.
She is very happy to be at Tara Abbey, is currently in Class 5 at SMD school and has hopes to become a great Dharma teacher.
Nyima Sherpa
Admission Number: N279
Nyima Sherpa was born in Okhaldunga, Nepal in 2016 and joined Tara Abbey in 2023.
Her parents are village farmers and her siblings are all married. She really wanted to be a nun so her parents brought her to Tara Abbey. She is currently studying in Class 2 at SMD School.