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Lea Wyler, Akong Tulku Rinpoche, and Veit Wyler: the three founders of ROKPA

ROKPA International is an international humanizing organisation founded in 1980 by Akong Tulku Rinpoche, Lea Wyler and Dr. V. Wyler which operates principally in Nepal and Tibet. Its aim is to improve the quality of life of the poorest peoples around the world irrespective of their religion, nationality or cultural background.

ROKPA International has its headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland with national headquarters and branches in 18 countries.

In 2018 Rokpa opened the Akong Rinpoche Memorial Center (ARMC) in Kathmandu. Here, in cooperation with EHLsmile of the Lausanne Hotel Management School, young people are trained in hotel management and women in the extended women's workshop as seamstresses, knitters or weavers. The operation of the ARMC is partly financed by income from the Rokpa Guest House and the Rokpa Women's Workshop.[1]

References

  1. ^ "SWISS Magazine March 2018 - THESSALONIKI (Page 44)". Issuu. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
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