BFN update and the Little Lama's

When I arrive in Kathmandu I will first visit BFN (Bungamati Foundation Nepal) where I will work together with Sukha on the Teachers for Teachers program. Gerard was in Bungamati a few weeks ago and he was brainstorming with Sukha about this idea meanwhile preparing my visit so that we can fully use the days I am there during the trip. He did a lot of other things for BFN: for instance digging into expanding possibilities for the BFN Bed & Breakfast.
Today Gehini, Jeroen and Gerard will talk about the program during their meeting and I hope we can develop it further in the next few weeks. The first subject will be Learning and Teaching, the next one will be English I assume, but Maths is also possible. A lot to do because I am also thinking about a new pilot with the Driestam (Primary Education in the Netherlands) and a school for primary education in Bungamati (Nepal). Furthermore I will work on the idea to further explore the possibilities for internship for students of the Pabo and Sporthogeschool but maybe also english teachers of FLOT (Teacher Education) at BFN. For that I will probably go and talk with Maurice of Fontys International Office.

Very exiting and inspiring: will keep you informed on everything in upcoming blogs!

After the BFN visit I will go to the Little Lama's ( check the Facebook of the Little Lama's) and I feel so priviledged that I will have the opportunity to experiece that all (thanks Doc!).

Jonang Monastery Kathmandu is a Tibetan Buddhist institute to help children from the Himalayan Mountains by providing funds for education, shelter, and food. LittleLama.org is committed to bringing support to the first Tibetan Buddhist Monastery of Jonang Tradition in Nepal: Palgyalwa Jonangpa Takten Shadrup Choeling. The school was established in Spring 2006 by Tulku Tashi Gyaltsan Rinpoche, the founder and spiritual leader of the Dorje Ling Buddhist Centers. He is recognized as the reincarnation of Jetsun Taranatha, a historian scholar of the seven-hundred-year-old Jonang Tradition of Tibetan Buddhism.

Jonang Monastery accepts children from Mugu, and other rural districts in Nepal to study Tibetan Buddhism of Jonang Tradition in the country’s capital, Kathmandu. The decision for a child to become a lama is made by the child’s family.
Their mission is to support the children who attend Jonang Monastery. They are provided with necessities which they may otherwise not have access to in their home villages, such as nutritious food, clean clothing, and medicine. Equally important is that the students receive an education and a gain the opportunity for a promising future.

More information is to be found here: Little Lama