My Nonprofit Reviews

Jhamtse supports a school in a remote, impoverished region in the eastern Indian Himalayan state of Arunachal Pradesh. The school takes in the most at risk, often traumatized children and gives them home, family, community and the best education possible -- all based on the ancient concepts of love and compassion in this region peopled by a nomadic Tibetan population, the Monpa. The children, who would otherwise not have the opportunity for an education, for an opportunity for their future, blossom into loving, responsible young adults who are going on to the best universities in India and plan to return to benefit their region, their culture and to be ambassadors to make ours a better world. The school and community has become a model for Indian education. The founder, a Tibetan monk, Gen Lobsang Phuntsok has been asked to advise educators in India and abroad on lovingkindness and mindfulness in education. All who have visited the Childrens' Community, all the staff, have felt their lives changed by the experience. JerryZ

Walden Woods is a treasure maintaining the importance and currency of the work of Henry D Thoreau and maintaining / preserving the land in Concord that he has made holy. The dedicated work of the Walden Woods Organization is a gift to people from all over the world. I had visitors from India who insisted that I stop, so that we could dip our feet into "the holy Ganga." Very cool, I thought.
Jerry & Gaby, Chair, Jhamtse International Inc.