Rigpe Dorje Foundation Is a Canadian non-profit charitable organization (#119119923RRR0001) and is part of an international network of foundations established by His Eminence The 3rd Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche. Founded in the mid-eighties, RDF currently operates under the guidance and inspiration of His Eminence The 4th Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche and his General Secretary Tenzin Dorjee.
FULFILLING A VISION
His Eminence The 3rd Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche, a senior leader of the Karma Kagyu School of Tibetan Buddhism, responded to the plight of needy Tibetans in India and Nepal with a vision for social, vocational, educational and medical development. The programs were eventually broadened so that populations of all backgrounds could benefit. In fact, His Eminence’s aim was to provide basic opportunity for personal growth and quality of life for people of all ages. A wide range of projects was initiated to achieve this goal. RDF works with its overseas partners, Paramita Charitable Trust (India) and Ananda Sangh (Nepal), to fulfill his vision with projects in India such as The Jamgon Kongtrul 3rd Memorial Home for the destitute elderly and young, The Jamgon Kongtrul 3rd Memorial School and the Jamgon Kongtrul 3rd Memorial Health Care Centre as well as the Sight Restoration Programs in India, Nepal and Tibet. Donations to RDF are tax deductible and go directly to support the projects.
Please give what you can to support projects in India and Nepal
Donations provide for the poor and needy in such areas as well-being, education, health, and treatable blindness.
Jamgon Kongtrul 3rd Memorial Home is a charitable home for destitute elderly and children. Your donation will support their meals, clothing and general medical care.
Sponsorship A few of the young and elderly that benefit from contributions to the Jamgon Kongtrul Memorial Home.
Jamgon Kongtrul 3rd Memorial School is a charitable school for children from impoverished families. Your donation will support the operational expenses of the School. Including the major cost of qualified teachers.
Jamgon Kongtrul 3rd Memorial Health Care Centre is the only charitable health-care facility serving Lava (West Bengal) and 32 poor and remote villages within a radius of 25 kilometres. Your donation will support the cost of medications and medical supplies, the salaries of the resident nurse, the doctor, and pharmacist, and the maintenance of the facility.
Jamgon Kongtrul Eye Centre (India) is a community eye hospital. Free Outreach Programs are conducted on an on-going basis to screen for cataracts in patients from poor and remote areas and to test the vision of school children. Identified cataract patients are taken to the Eye Centre for free surgeries and intra-ocular (IOL) implants.
Sponsorship of a cataract surgery and IOL implant is $50 per eye.
The Treatable Blindness Program (Nepal) operates for a population in poor and remote areas of the country. Patiants are screened and those with cataracts are taken to a mobile surgical unit for free surgeries and intra-ocular (IOL) implants. Rigpe Dorje Institute at Pullahari Monastery serves as the mobile surgical unit for Ananda Sangh’s annual cataract program..
Sponsorship of a cataract surgery and IOL implant is $50 per eye.
Please give what you can to support projects in India and Nepal