Gargen Chyoling Nunnery

Gargen Chyoling is a 380 year old nunnery established in the Lower Mustang region with a branch near Kathmandu. NCF representative Chimey Sherpa has been a volunteer and English teacher at the nunnery for the last decade.

The Mustang region falls along the popular Annapurna Circuit, but only a handful of people benefit from the tourism and the area is still lacking many essentials. A health post was recently established by Mr. Sherpa through his Project Himalaya organization.

Gargen Chyoling houses over 40 nuns, elder and novice. The novice nuns at Gargen Chyoling are primarily disadvantaged girls and orphans from the region.

NCF is dedicated to supporting the education of the nuns at Gargen Chyoling. NCF facilitated the hiring of a full-time teacher to replace Mr. Sherpa and provides the nunnery with educational supplies.