What are we about?
The Green Elephant is an independent op shop. All
our profits go to support the following:
Projects for
disadvantaged women and children in India
Our primary beneficiaries are some of the poorest, most
disadvantaged people in the world. Most of our profits go to
a Buddhist women’s organisation in India, providing women
and children with:
□ Education
□ Vocational Training
□ Medical Facilities
□ Micro Finance
□ other projects to help oppressed and disadvantaged women
and children to help themselves.
Local
Buddhist activities
The balance of our profits supports the Sydney
Buddhist Centre in Newtown.
The Sydney Buddhist Centre is part of an international
network dedicated to communicating the essential principles
of the Buddhist teachings in ways appropriate to
contemporary society, and applying them to our modern lives.
Since 1981, it has provided Sydney-siders of all backgrounds
and lifestyles with affordable meditation classes, retreats
and study based on the Buddhist path of Ethics, Meditation
and Wisdom.
Environmental
responsibility
Buddhism, the source of our inspiration, teaches the wisdom
of the interconnectedness of all things, and a compassionate
attitude towards all living beings. As an expression of that
we also seek to encourage responsible and sustainable use of
resources