“Rokpa” is the Tibetan word for “to help” or “to serve”.
ROKPA INTERNATIONAL is a charity that was founded in 1980 by its President Dr. Akong Tulku Rinpoche, a Tibetan meditation master and doctor and by Ms. Lea Wyler, its Vice-President, a Swiss actress, together with her father, the well-known Swiss lawyer, Dr. Veit Wyler. The international headquarters are in Zurich, Switzerland with national headquarters and branches in 18 countries. In Nepal they run an orphanage for 51 children that were on the streets in Kathmandu. Host Nikki Kayser spoke with Dr. Issac Sobol on The Board of Directors aboth the Children’s Home. Boulder tourists help raise donations.
