Here are some highlights of the types of grants/projects that VCF has supported to date:

Dhamma SANTI, brazil: Long-Course expansion

In 2019, VCF helped expand Dhamma Santi’s long-course capabilities by providing a grant that supported: 8 female private rooms with bathrooms, 16 additional cells, and accommodations for servers.

DHamma nandanavana, Colombia: Land Purchase

After almost 20-years of conducting Vipassana courses at non-center sites, in 2017 VCF provided a grant to help support the purchase of land for Vipassana Colombia’s first official center: Dhamma Nandanavana. Vipassana Colombia hosts some of the largest courses in the Latin America region: serving 80 to 120 people per course and over 4,000 people to date. And in 2020, after completion of needed construction, Dhamma Nandanavana offered its first 10-day course at its center.

Dhamma Joti, myanmar: Capacity building grants to 25 centers

In 2020, VCF formally launched its Myanmar fund. As part of a donation by a generous donor, VCF was able to then in turn distribute general capacity building grants to all 25 Centers in Myanmar (Burma). The funds were distributed through Dhamma Joti in Yangon, which is registered as the International Dhammagiri Vipassana Association in Myanmar; and serves as an umbrella organization for all centers in the country.

Dhamma kunja, Washington State (U.S.): PAGODA CONSTRUCTION

Through both its granting services and its revolving loan fund, in 2019 VCF provided both a grant and loan to Dhamma Kunja in order to support the construction of its Pagoda: which in Phase 1 will include 71 cells and a small meditation hall. Building a mediation center complex has been part of Dhamma Kuna’s master plan for 20 years. VCF contributions (along with those of other old students) hope to support the achievement of this master plan/vision.