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
Chokyi Dolma
Admission Number: N263
Chokyi Dolma was born in 2016 in a remote area of Namo Buddha, Kavre District, Nepal and joined Tara Abbey in 2023. She has one younger brother and is very happy to have her wish of becoming a nun. She says she loves the Buddhist teaching and all her new nun friends.
Chokyi Dolma is currently in the Kindergarten class at SMD for the 2025/2026 school year.
Pema Choden
Admission Number: N281
Pema Choden was born 2017 in Nubri, Nepal and joined Tara Abbey in 2023 and is currently in the Kindergarten class at SMD for the 2025/2026 school year.
Pema Choden says she is happy and loves learning about Dharma and would like to become a teacher so she could help others wishing to learn the Dharma.