Projects Funded in 2024
Thanks to your generosity, AfB is delighted to have contributed funds to help these bhikkhuni requests and projects so far in 2024.
Empty Cloud Italia Property Purchase
Ayya Soma is leading efforts to purchase a forested property with buildings to create the Empty Cloud Italia Monastery. AfB has donated funds toward buying the property. Here’s AfB’s related interview with Ayya Soma.
Sirisampanno Monastery Reconstruction
Sirisampanno Monastery in northern Germany is reconstructing a barn into a Dhamma hall, library, more bathrooms and rooms, a dāna room, and separate area for visiting monastics (see here: https://sirisampanno.de/en/ausbau/). AfB has provided a donation toward this vihara enlargement project. We have also added Siirsampanno as a donation choice on the AfB Projects Needing Support page.
Transportation to Vinaya Campus
The Alliance for Bhikkhunis will provide $500 toward airline and other transportation allowing Bhikkhunis Vimalañani and Soma to travel from Germany and Italy, respectively, to attend a Vinaya Campus in Spain during the summer of 2024. The conference is being held to educate aspiring monastic women in the vinaya, specifics of the holy life, and in ordaining as Bhikkhunis.
Travel Dana
AfB offered Bhikkhuni Saccika of Anenja Vihara in Germany dana for her travel costs from Germany to various bhikkhuni-related visits on the U.S. East Coast. Bhikkhuni Saccika will support Ayya Sudhamma at the Charlotte Vihara, North Carolina, and visit Empty Cloud Monastery in New Jersey.
Extra Support for Sri Gothami Ashramaya
AfB has provided funding beyond your targeted donations to help Sri Gothami Ashramaya. This monastery requested some additional general support because”Sri Lanka is currently grappling with a severe economic crisis, the general support is much lower than in the previous years, In these challenging times, any help we receive is immensely valuable and deeply appreciated.”
Funded Projects
Thanks to your donations, AfB provided funds in 2024 to these projects:
We welcome your general contributions!
Contribute to AfB’s PayPal Giving Fund if you would like to donate to the General Fund which supports Bhikkhunis as critical issues emerge.
No fees are taken out of the PayPal Giving Fund!
Projects Funded in 2024
Thanks to your generosity, AfB is delighted to have contributed funds to help these bhikkhuni requests and projects so far in 2024.
Empty Cloud Italia Property Purchase
Ayya Soma is leading efforts to purchase a forested property with buildings to create the Empty Cloud Italia Monastery. AfB has donated funds toward buying the property. Here’s AfB’s related interview with Ayya Soma.
Sirisampanno Monastery Reconstruction
Sirisampanno Monastery in northern Germany is reconstructing a barn into a Dhamma hall, library, more bathrooms and rooms, a dāna room, and separate area for visiting monastics (see here: https://sirisampanno.de/en/ausbau/). AfB has provided a donation toward this vihara enlargement project. We have also added Siirsampanno as a donation choice on the AfB Projects Needing Support page.
Transportation to Vinaya Campus
The Alliance for Bhikkhunis will provide $500 toward airline and other transportation allowing Bhikkhunis Vimalañani and Soma to travel from Germany and Italy, respectively, to attend a Vinaya Campus in Spain during the summer of 2024. The conference is being held to educate aspiring monastic women in the vinaya, specifics of the holy life, and in ordaining as Bhikkhunis.
Travel Dana
AfB offered Bhikkhuni Saccika of Anenja Vihara in Germany dana for her travel costs from Germany to various bhikkhuni-related visits on the U.S. East Coast. Bhikkhuni Saccika will support Ayya Sudhamma at the Charlotte Vihara, North Carolina, and visit Empty Cloud Monastery in New Jersey.
Extra Support for Sri Gothami Ashramaya
AfB has provided funding beyond your targeted donations to help Sri Gothami Ashramaya. This monastery requested some additional general support because”Sri Lanka is currently grappling with a severe economic crisis, the general support is much lower than in the previous years, In these challenging times, any help we receive is immensely valuable and deeply appreciated.”
Funded Projects
Thanks to your donations, AfB provided funds in 2024 to these projects:
We welcome your general contributions!
Contribute to AfB’s PayPal Giving Fund if you would like to donate to the General Fund which supports Bhikkhunis as critical issues emerge.
No fees are taken out of the PayPal Giving Fund!