Lukol Directory: Society: Religion and Spirituality: Buddhism: Engaged Buddhism: Organizations

UWTC
Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation, Collegiate Association, Seattle Chapter
http://students.washington.edu/uwtc/

Rokpa USA
Works in the areas of basic and further education, health care, relief of hunger, preservation of culture, self-help and ecology.
http://www.rokpausa.org/

Himalayan Kingdom Foundation Trust
A private non-profit organization based in Nepal, sponsoring projects marketing Nepali goods to benefit the educational, social, medical, artistic and spiritual needs of the Nepalese people.
http://www.hkft.org/

Buddhist Peace Fellowship
The Buddhist Peace Fellowship, founded in 1978, brings together Buddhist teachings with progressive social action. Programs include peace and justice work, prison work, Buddhist Alliance for Social Engagement, and the magazine Turning Wheel.
http://www.bpf.org

Rokpa UK
Non-sectarian non political approach to raising money to build schools and clinics in some of the poorest areas of the world. RokpaUK Charity is based at Samye Ling Tibetan Centre in the boorders of Scotland.
http://www.rokpauk.org

Zen Environmental Studies Center
Formed in 1992 to coordinate Zen Mountain Monastery's activities in the areas of environmental education, recreation, research, and protection. Information on activities and philosophy.
http://www.zen-mtn.org/zesi/

The Anand Society (Steuncomité Anand)
This group of enthusiasts invites visitors to the Buddhist holy sites, and to Bodhgaya in particular, to really practice the concepts of metta and karuna by supporting the Jeevan Deep network of education projects for Bodhgaya's communities of "untouchables".
http://users.telenet.be/anand/engversie/in...

Zaltho Foundation
Promotes peace and nonviolence in and among individuals, families, societies and countries. It supports all efforts to attain this goal through whatever peaceful and non-violent means are available.
http://www.zaltho.org

Dharma Gaia Trust
Project with a mission to nurture awareness of the complementarity of Buddhism and ecology.
http://teknozen.igc.org/dgt/

Jamyang Choling
An innovative education project for Himalayan women with buddhist orientation.
http://www2.hawaii.edu/~tsomo/jamyang.html

Amida Trust
Features group gathering a corps of people seriously interested in developing humanitarian projects on Buddhist principles to help overcome suffering in the world.
http://www.amidatrust.com/

Dharma Access Project
Brailled Buddhist prayers are provide for free upon request - bound Brailled copies of The Four Immeasurables and the Prayer of Shantideva to any Dharma center or member who would like one for a family member or friend who is blind.
http://www.dharmaaccessproject.org

Network of Engaged Buddhists UK
Politically and socially engaged Buddhists in the UK.
http://www.peckham.demon.co.uk/neb.htm

Buddhist Relief Mission
Buddhist Relief Mission is a 501(C)3 non-profit organization supporting Buddhist projects worldwide, particularly in remote areas.
http://www.brelief.org/

The Karuna Trust
UK based Buddhist organisation that has education, health and cultural projects for poor people in India of any religion. Also helps fund Buddhist activities.
http://www.karuna.org/

Rokpa
An international family of charities helping the hungry, sick, orphaned and poor.
http://www.rokpa.org/

Tzu-Chi Foundation: Northern California Chapter
The Buddhist Compassion Relief, Tzu-Chi Foundation is a non-profit organization whose objective is to provide charity, medical treatment, educational development, and cultural promotion to the needy and the society worldwide
http://sanjose.tzuchi.org/

Tzu Chi Foundation
Taiwanese compassionate relief organization.
http://www.tzuchi.org/global/

Strawberry Dragon Zendo
A Buddhist outreach program supporting peaceful social action in places such as prisons, hospitals and with our Native American people.
http://www.strawberrydragon.org/

Multicultural Buddhists for Peace
Buddhist people of color multicultural interfaith message board and speakers bureau sponsoring diversity in the heart of Americans to achieve peace, religious tolerance, heal racism, end violence, and alleviate poverty.
http://www.rainbowdharma.com/

Earth Sangha
Buddhist environmental nonprofit organization founded on the premise that the Buddhist way of looking at life can play a major role in healing the planet's environmental crisis. Formal mission to practice Buddhism in ways that help people become better stewards of the planet, and to do the practical environmental work that good stewardship demands.
http://www.earthsangha.org/

Metta Welfare Association
Singaporean organization working for welfare of the poor, the elderly, the disabled and the terminally ill.
http://www.metta.org.sg/


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