Drupkhang Association

Gangchen Drupkhang, the home of Gangchen Himalayan Handicrafts, was built in 2006 with the aim of creating a permanent base for the preservation of traditional Himalayan handicrafts and culture: hand-carved wooden furniture and objects, traditional works of art, healing incenses and herbal remedies of the ancient Tibetan tradition, a centuries-old heritage of the Himalayan medical culture.The Drupkhang Non-profit Association regularly hosts monks to celebrate prayer ceremonies and observes all the days of the Tibetan calendar for specific practices.It has become a focal point for local people of the area for its support and services to the community. Gangchen Drupkhang is run by people who volunteer their service to others. In recent years it has created real opportunities for training, employment and social inclusion for hundreds of people — among the poorest in the outskirts of Kathmandu — with particular attention to mothers in difficulty, young people, unemployed with families to support and disabled.It has offered them a renewed sense of dignity, whilst using and supporting the precious Himalayan artistic, spiritual, cultural and medical knowledge at the same time.Gangchen Drupkhang has rooms available for those wishing an authentic experience of tradition and culture.