Here is a compilation of helpful resources, all relating to women’s empowerment and Tibet. They have been extremely helpful to me and I highly recommend looking into the exciting growth of the women’s empowerment movement, as well as the ongoing and ever-escalating Tibetan issue.
Also, if you are on Facebook, consider liking the RVP Facebook page to receive updates from these sources and others like them.
Women’s Empowerment:
- Tibetan Women’s Association (advocacy, education, and action for Tibetan women in Tibet and in exile)
- Half the Sky Movement (mobilizing the globe to promote empowerment, education, and equality for women)
- Tibetan Nuns Project (supporting the education, health care, and cultural heritage of refugee Tibetan nuns)
- New Light (promoting equality, education, and life-skills in India; empowering and supporting abuse survivors)
Tibet (projects and organizations):
If you are in Dharamsala or are conducting research, see Contact Magazine’s thorough list for reference
- Students for a Free Tibet (world-wide activists and organizers non-violently advocating a free Tibet)
- Fresh Memories (photos and stories from recently escaped Tibetan refugees)
- The Gere Foundation (aims to alleviate Tibetan suffering and help to restore autonomy to the people of Tibet)
- Lhakar (the Tibetan people’s grassroots revolution)
Tibet (news and further reading):
- Central Tibetan Administration
- High Peaks Pure Earth
- BBC: Tibet profile (also check “relevant news articles” at the bottom of this page)
Suggested Reading:
- Across Many Mountains – by Yangzom Brauen
- Sorrow Mountian: the Journey of a Tibetan Warrior Nun – by Adelaide Donnelley and Ani Pachen
- Women of Buddha: Nuns in Bhutan – by Marie Venø Thesbjerg
- First Buddhist Women: Poems and Stories of Awakening – by Susan Murcott
