New Delhi, May 15 – Tibetan religious leader the Dalai Lama has contributed about one million pounds (approximately $ 1.6 million), part of the Templeton prize money, prize for an NGO to combat malnutrition of children, a statement said Tuesday.
Donations to the NGO Save the Children is a major part of the money received the Dalai Lama together with the Templeton Prize in London Monday.
“We congratulate the Dalai Lama to receive the Templeton Prize and have to thank him for sharing most of the money–about one million pounds – with the us to combat malnutrition,” said an official of the NGOs.
The Dalai Lama while receiving the award Monday said: “I have always had great admiration for the work of save the children in improving children’s lives through better education, health and economic opportunities as well as providing emergency relief in natural disasters, wars and other conflicts.”
Save the children India CEO Thomas Chandy said that funds received will be used to run a program of community-based nutrition programmes in rural areas and urban slums.