SHECHEN HUMANITARIAN PROJECTS
Since 2000, under the inspired leadership of Matthieu Ricard, Shechen has initiated and is maintaining over thirty humanitarian projects in India, Tibet, Nepal, and Bhutan. The projects include the building and maintenance of over sixteen medical clinics and seven schools, the support of over two thousand children, elderly people, orphans, displaced persons, and a dozen university students.
For example, in Nepal, Shechen Clinic treats more than 3,500 patients monthly, more than half of them are given medicines and consultations free of charges. In India, the Shechen Mobile Medical Clinic serves twelve remote villages that have no other access to medical care. In Bodhgaya, India, Shechen is in need of funds to construct a small medical clinic and dispensary on land recently purchased for this purpose.
In eastern Tibet, Shechen has built schools, bridges, and small dispensaries, in addition to supporting college students, the elderly and displaced.
Overhead expenses are less than 2 % of the budget. A hallmark of Shechen projects is that they operate in places where there is a real need and no other recourses for health care and education are available. Additional details, budgets and photographs are available on request. http://shechen.org
