Our Wool-Aid boxes for the young monks at the Kyegu Monastery in Gamrau, India have arrived! They requested sweaters and socks for this winter, so Wool-Aid sent sweaters and socks in appropriate sizes for the 40 young monks and elders there.
Wool-Aid shipments are going to many different places this winter! From the high plateaus of Tibet to the coastal areas of Greece, from the remote mountainous area of Nuristan in Afghanistan to the far northern areas of India. Wool-Aid finds a way to go where few aid agencies reach.
DUO DUO MONASTERY: YUSHU, TIBET
100 young monks plus 100 nomad and orphan children
Most of the young monks, as well as the nomad and orphan children, are 6 to 12 years old.
KYEGU MONASTERY: GAMRAU, INDIA
40 young monks and elders
Most of the young monks are 12 to 18 years old.
TIBETAN NUNS PROJECT: DHARAMSALA, INDIA
Hundreds of young nuns in several different nunneries
Most of the young nuns are 14 to 19 years old.
ALLIED AID (SYRIAN AND AFGHAN REFUGEES): GREECE
Focused on children 6 to 18 years old.
LAMIA AFGHAN FOUNDATION: NURISTAN, AFGHANISTAN
Focused on children 5 to 18 years old.
The picture above shows some young Tibetan nuns with their sweaters, mittens, and socks from Wool-Aid, received early in 2018. This picture is featured on the Tibetan Nuns Project 2019 calendar.
In 2017, we renewed Wool-Aid support for young monks and elders at the Kyegu Monastery in Gamrau, India.
These young monks are boys of Tibetan background who are living at a branch of the Kyegu Monastery in India, about 9 hours drive north of Delhi, that was founded in 1965 by Tibetan refugees who fled Kyegu.
There are now 32 young monks ages 7 to 17 living there (up from 19 a few years ago), plus 6 elders. Winter weather in Gamrau is severe, and this group has always struggled to stay warm.
We supported them this winter with:
45 sweaters
80 pairs of socks
47 hats
40 pairs of mittens
43 blankets (40″ × 60″ or so)
Colors appropriate for the young monks in Gamrau are maroon, red, brown, and gold. Blankets can be in other colors, and even multi-colored.
These young monks are happy with their new, warm blankets and clothing. They will be much warmer thanks to Wool-Aid!
