SMD Branch School Wish List

A Van for Emergencies

We almost lost this monk last year. He was critically ill, but there was no vehicle to get him to the hospital. Luckily, he survived (after 5 days in intensive care). SMD branch School is 2 hours away from the kathmandu valley. Often all the vehicle are out. This presents a serious risk when one of the monks is injured or sick. The nearest hospital is a couple of hours away on foot. $25,000

Nutrition Fund

Rinpoche is eager to improve the monks' diet. All the kids who come from the mountains are malnourished. Any donation will be put to use to buy fresh fruit and vegetables.

Sanitation Fund

Children who come from mountain villages know nothing about sanitation or recycling. Karma Samdup the vice principal of SMDBS has requested funds for cleaning equipment and supplies, so he can teach the boys about sanitation and conservation. $300/year

New Robes

A set of new robes, underwear, socks and shoes for all the monks. It costs $35 to outfit a monk. $3500/year

A Soya Cow

What is a SoyaCow? It's a patented machine for making soymilk and tofu. We have one in the main school. It's helped us to improve nutrition (protein & calcium). And soy milk is cheap...a SoyaCow produces 30 to 40 litres of soymilk. One pound of soybeans produces about 1 gallon of soymilk. We want to improve nutrition for the monks at SMD Branch School. Cow's milk is too expensive, but if we get a Soya Cow like SMD main school has, we can give the monks soya milk every day. This will increase their calcium and protein intake. See for yourself: www.soyacow.com. $6000

New Computers & Repair of Existing Computers

The Branch School needs 6 new computers. The other computers need repairs: $2000

More Internet Connections

There is only 1 connection at SMD Branch School. The teachers (all monks) are requesting that the Computer Lab be wired to the internet so they can enrich their lessons and so the monk students can learn on the net. 

Books for SMD Branch School Library

Especially needed: picture books for beginner readers. Please see our Wish List on Amazon.

A Level Playground

SMD Branch School is at Namo Buddha in the hills surrounding the Kathmandu valley. The hills are very steep at NB, so the little monks haven't anywhere to play sports. The side of a hill needs to be bulldozed flat, and the lower part reinforced so there will be no danger of landslide. $4000 of this money has already been raised. Still needed: $11,000