Because of your selfless gifts on GivingTuesday 2015, we are pleased to announce that we have met our goal of raising $5,000 so the Chhairo gompa restoration will endure for generations to come. THANK YOU from all of us at Restoration Works International and our friends at Chhairo. On this annual day of giving back, [...]
If you've joined us in Chhairo, you may remember meeting Bimala. Perhaps you plastered the gompa walls alongside her or spoke with her about her favorite statue: Guru Rimpoche in the main chapel. Her joy and welcoming spirit has been a delight to all of us through the years, which is why we've chosen her [...]
With Restoration Works International's partnership, the Chhairo community has brought a crumbling ruin back to an operating monastery over the past 11 years. It was a bittersweet trip to Chhairo this autumn. Sweet for what it signified: we are close to reaching our goal of restoring this 300-year-old monastery. Bitter for knowing it was our [...]
Thank you for your calls, emails, messages of concern for Nepal, and the Restoration Works International community. Thankfully, we have located our partners, colleagues, interns and friends. Head Lama Shashi Dhoj and the Tulachan family (including brother Chakra and nephews Prajeet and Prajwal) are safe. The Bhattachans in Nepal are also safe, as are John [...]