Our Thangka Painting School was established in 2007 with the support of Kinderhilfe Nepal, NRNA (Non-Resident Nepalese Association), and Edda Wolfe. Mr. Temba Chompel leads the school as head thangka painter. He is a highly skilled and talented teacher of this traditional Tibetan art form. With his skills and guidance, the nuns at Arya Tara have been keenly progressing at their painting skills, as you can see in their work below.

(Classes run for two hours every Sunday to Friday )

As a part of our mission to impart skills to the nuns, we have enrolled four nuns who have completed their grade VIII studies, and secretarial course, in a tourism program. The program consists of a travels and tourism course at Zenith Training Institute Pvt Ltd, a franchise of Tradewings Institute of Management (TIM). TIM is India’s premier educational institute which launches young men and women into the exciting world of travel, tourism, and hospitality.

Kidney disease victimizes 2,500-3,000 people a year in Nepal. Since complete treatment for kidney disease is not yet available in Nepal people are forced to seek treatment in other countries, which is expensive for most Nepalese. Ani Choying Dolma knows the challenges people face here from the lack of complete treatment,
as her own mother passed away due to the lack of proper treatment in Nepal.