By Arjun Kumar | Fundraising Coordinator
Dear Kind Supporters of INEB,
Hello! I hope you have been doing well.
On behalf of the INEB work team, I would like to thank you with utmost gratitude for your valuable contributions to support INEB’s social, humanitarian and environmental initiatives.
As most of our supporter’s may know, INEB’s work is divided into 11 thematic areas –
INEB Institute for Transformative Learning
Buddhist ‘Chaplaincy’ Training
Community Buddhist Leaders
Buddhism and Conflict Transformation
International Forum on Buddhist-Muslim Relations
Empowerment of the Bhikkhuni Sangha
Capacity Building for Marginalized Buddhism
Asian Network of Buddhists for Child Protection
Economics for a Sustainable Planet
Inter-religious Climate and Ecology Network
Eco-Temple Community Development Project
Since INEB is a network, each thematic initiative is run in collaboration with member organizations and individuals that are part of the network. Each quarter, progress is made in each of the 11 initiatives. In some quarters, there is greater progress in a certain initiative, while in other initiatives there may be slow progress. All advancements are dependent on various internal and external factors that have an interplay of effects in the world of social and humanitarian service.
Between April – June 2018, the following were some of the activities and developments within the INEB Network.
Jungto Society Study Tour
INEB and the Jungto Society, a member organization of the INEB Network, have developed a Buddhist Sangha study program in South Korea. The main objectives of the study tour are –
The first study tour was back in 2013 and has been organized on an annual basis. This year, the tour unfolded in its 6thcycle, and spanned one week. Participants had the opportunity to visit ancient Buddhist temples in South Korea and learn from Ven. Pomnyun Sunim through his very inspiring lectures on applying the Buddhist Dharma in today’s society and for social service and engagement.
Religions for Peace Conference in Germany
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Germany and Finland organized a conference on religions for peace in Berlin, Germany. A total of 80 representatives from faith-based organizations in Asia were invited to the conference, where they shared about peace work in Asia. The main thematic areas discussed were Peace Education, Mediation, Gender, and Media. Moo, the Executive Secretary of the INEB Secretariat, had a chance to have personal talks about INEB’s work in the area of peace with representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Germany and Finland.
International Buddhist Female Sangha Leadership Training
A 3-day planning meeting was held in Taiwan for the Bhikkhuni Sangha working group. The meeting was a great success, and the group strategized a 10-year long term goal, 3 core objectives, and 6 learning outcomes. The main goal of the initiative was formulated as – ‘To empower Buddhist women, so that all forefold Buddhist communities are equally capable of fully engaging in social issues locally and globally guided by the Buddhist Dharma’. During the planning meeting, there was lot of discussion on how women face issues with patriarchy in various countries.
INEB Institute
The INEB Institute is currently in the preparatory phase for its School of English for Engaged Social Service (SENS) Program, which will be held next year from January to April. At present, the work team is strongly engaging in fundraising activities. A number of prospective students who apply for the SENS program are not able to afford the program fees, hence it is an added responsibility of the work team to find funds for them. The work team is also working on finalizing the brochure for the SENS 2019 program.
Inter-Religious Climate & Ecology Network
The ICE Network Secretariat, which is based in South Korea, is currently working on establishing a National Committee. The focus right now for the network is to concretize its presence in South Korea, and then to start expanding outside at an international level by next year. The ICE Secretariat is also working on securing funding for its program activities.
Once again, we sincerely thank all our friends who have kindly supported INEB and its work.
Wishing you all a great summer and monsoon season ahead!
With Warm Regards,
Arjun Kumar
Fundraising Coordinator
International Network of Engaged Buddhists (INEB)
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