All Humanitarian Projects
Bhante Wimala’s Tour of US State Prisons 2005
The annual visit by Triple Gem Prison Ministries Spiritual Director, Bhante Wimala, and his student Sivali, director of the program and Dhamma teacher, took them on tours of several prisons this year as part of an on going program to share Dhamma and spiritual teachings with men who are incarcerated. This year’s tour covered 1800…
Heart to Heart
Ms. Indrani Malkanthi lives in a small house with her elderly mother. They both live in a small town in Sri Lanka and struggle to make ends meet with welfare money they receive from the government. Indrani has a heart condition that cannot be cured. She must take medicine everyday to stay alive. The sick…
Triple Gem Village
On September 26th of this year we had the dedication ceremony of the Triple Gem Village. Twenty-four happy families received the keys to their new homes on that day. What a joyful event it was! There was an all-night chanting ceremony the night before to bless the homes. The next day a simple ceremony with…
A Historic Day In Elliyadda
The 22nd of September was an historic day for the people of Elliyadda and the surrounding villages. People woke up to see that a dream had finally come true. A dream that their parents, grandparents and great grandparents had. A dream that many did not survive long enough to see come true. This was an…
We Have Built a Bridge
Elliyadda is a small village safely hidden in a series of mountains called knuckles in the hill country of Sri Lanka. To get there from the main city of the hill country, Kandy, you must travel 22km on winding narrow roads. Residents of Elliyadda live a simple country life and depend on their animals and…
50 Permanent Homes for Tsunami Victims
We have undertaken a difficult but manageable project to build permanent houses for 35 families who lost their homes to the tsunami. I have actually signed a contract to build 50 homes; the construction of 35 of them will be completed in the first stage of the project. We plan to hand over the keys…
Livelihood Assistance Programs for Tsunami Victims
We have helped many people who lost their livelihood to the Tsunami. Those who lost everything had no foundation to build their lives again. People from all walks of life were struggling to start their livelihood and generate income to support their remaining families. I got hundreds of requests from the refugees who were eager…
100 Children Who Were Affected By The Tsunami Receive Scholarships
As you might already know, over the last five years the Triple Gem Society has given scholarships to underprivileged students, especially girls, from around the world. After the tsunami, we streamlined our program to focus on as many affected girls and boys as possible. So far we have accepted 100 students, and are considering the…
