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    • Our People >
      • The Dalai Lama: our patron
      • Our Advisors >
        • Shelley Anderson
        • Solomon Benatar
        • Senator Bob Brown
        • Sister Mila de Gimeno
        • Prof John Guillebaud
        • Dh Lokamitra
        • Prof Chris Queen
        • Prof David Rapport
        • Sulak Sivaraksa
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    • President's report
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    • Nishtha
    • Aryaloka Computer Education >
      • Update April 2024
      • Covid in Nagpur update: November 2021
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      • Bahujan Hitay, Pune, India >
        • Karunadeepa
      • Moanoghar, Bangladesh >
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Our supporters

Bio-Distributors is a family business run by Ric and Jo Easton from their property near Sheffield, Tasmania, Australia, since 1991, following their recognition of the growing appreciation for organic food in their part of Tasmania. Rick and Jo and their company have been loyal and most generous supporters of BODHI Australia since 2008. They use the bulk of their profits (over 80% in 2013-14) to support causes and organisations which share similar philosophies to theirs. Click here for a list of the organisations they currently support.
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Below is a fairly complete list of other supporters, helpers and partners, since 1989 (over 330 people or organisations as of September 18, 2021). This list excludes current committee members.
Names in green are of people we know or believe have died; we still value their memory.
If anyone would like to unlisted or further anonymised, e.g. with state removed, please let us know. We understand some people prefer to be anonymous. The vast majority of the people listed below have given permission to be thanked in public. (But viewpoints can change; we understand.) If you find any errors or have any suggestions, please advise.

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Claudia Peter Abbott, ACT
Dick Adams, Tas
Drs Julie Adamson and Greg Barnes, NSW
Tahsinah Ahmed, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Roshi Robert Aitken (advisor) obituary
Shan Ali, NSW
Jhana Allan, Vic
Dr Sujata Allan and Aryadharma, NSW
Maxine Allan, NSW
Fiona Allison,
Dee Alty, Tas

Shelley Anderson, Netherlands (advisor)
See Shelley's essay Engaged Buddhism
Anonymous (several)

Dr Hans Anten, Netherlands
Dr Michael Aris, England, UK obituary
ARYALOKA COMPUTER EDUCATION, Nagpur, India (current partner) link
Australian Tibetan Society

BAHUJAN HITAY PUNE PROJECT Pune, India (current partner) link
Neil Baker, Tas
Dr Peter Balram, Qld
Dr Pri Bandara and Ishan Galapathy, NSW
Bangladesh Buddhist Fellowship, NSW
Dr Chris Barker, NSW
Louise Barnes, NSW
Suresh Bauddha, Mainpuri, UP, India
Dr Warren Bell, Canada
John Bell, Tas
Dr Scott Bell, Tas
Prof Solomon Benatar, South Africa, Canada (advisor)
See: "Poverty eradication: not as easy as some think"
Bendigo Bank, especially Launceston branch, Tas
Sumitra Bhat, Karnataka, India
Ven Bhimal Bhikku, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Kim Birley, Tas
Wendy Birley, Tas
Dr Peter Black, Qld
Dr Alison Bleaney, Tas
Paula Boer,
Alex Bond, WA
Dr Jenni Bond, Tas
Annie Brennan, Tas
Dr Anna Brooks, Tas
Dr Bob Brown, Tas (advisor) see:
introduction to his autobiography "Optimism"
Simon Brown, Tas (See BODHI Times 30)
Prof Val Brown, NSW
Bev Buckland, Tas
Dr Rod Bucknell, Qld
Drs Richard and Anne Burstall, NSW
Kyles Burtland, NSW
Peter Bushby, Tas
David and Margaret Butler, NSW

Prof Julie Byles, NSW

Guy Caldwell
Camerons Accountants, Tas (esp Greg Harper)
Ross Campbell, Tas
Dr Magnolia Cardoza
Prof Bill and Wendy Castleden, WA
Charles Chadwick, Tas
Ajoy Chakma, NSW
Dr Bagadatta Chakma, Vic
Dr Bibha Chakma, NSW
Dipangkar Chakma, NSW
Kabita Chakma, NSW (community advisor)
Krishan Chakma, Arunachal Pradesh, India (former employee)
Kirti Nishan Chakma, Moanoghar, Rangamati, Bangladesh
Kulottam Chakma, NSW (community advisor)
Mittra Chakma, NSW
Dr Mrinal Chakma, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Nabarun Chakma, Vic
Nalori Chakma, New Delhi, India (former employee)
Padma Chakma, ACT
Pramila Chakma, NSW
Susanta Chakma, SNEHA, New Delhi, India (past partner)
Taposi Chakma
Dr Kate Charlesworth, NSW
A.K. Chaudhary, Bihar, India
Swami Chandrashekharananda, Ramakrishna Mission
Michael Chevalier, England, UK
Dr Dhires Chowdhury, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Kuan Chuang, USA
Dr Geoffrey Cohn, NSW
Dr Don and Julie Clark, Tas
Drs Kym Collins and Richard Boughton, NSW
Dr Moira Conley, Tas
Dr Bruce and Kay Coppa, NSW
Prof Joan Corbett, ACT
Gary Corr, Tas
Sir John Crofton, Scotland, UK obituary
Jenni Crump, NSW
James Cummings, SA
Terry Culver, NSW
Sister (Dr) Cyril, Loreto School, Kolkata, WB, Inda now back in Ireland link to the most wonderful video
"In India, Sister Cyril Mooney Works to Changes Lives of the Poor"
Dr Phyl Dance and Prof Colin Groves, ACT obituary
Dr Peter Daniels, Qld
Vens Tenzin Dao and Tenzin Yeshe, ACT

Sister Mila de Gimeno, The Philippines (advisor)

Prof Evelyn de Leeuw, Vic
Emilia Della Torre, Tas
Prof Elise de Vido, USA and Taiwan
Amit Dewan
Debashish Dewan, NSW
Tally Dewan, NSW
Malcolm Dick, Tas
Bronwyn Dickinson, Tas
Dr Miriam Dixson-Burge, NSW

DOEGULING TIBETAN RESETTLEMENT HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION (DTR), MUNDGOD, India (past partner) link
Prof Bob and Rosemary Douglas, AO, ACT
Drs Rennie and Ron D'Souza, NSW

Rick and Jo Easton, Tas (of Biodistributors, one of our advertisers)
Patricia Earhart, NSW
Dr Anthony Edwards, NSW
Prof Mark and Dian Elvin, UK
Michelle Engelsmann, Vic
Environmental Health Association (NSW)

George Farley, Vic
Dr Pam Fenerty, Tas
Drs Tim Flanagan and Fiona Joske, Tas
Virginia Ford
Henry Foster, Tas
Margot Foster, ABC Radio, Vic
Litsa Fragos, SA
Friends School, Tas
Dr Bryan (AM) and Anne Furnass, ACT obituary

Arvin Gandhi, Vic
Pam Gaulke, Vic
Jenny Glass, NSW
PROF MELVYN GOLDSTEIN USA (past partner) link
DR HALLELOHIM GHONGLAH, Meghalaya, India (past partner) link

Jenny Goldie, NSW
Ken Goyne, Hoechst Ag, Tas
Dr Stephen Graham, Vic
Dr John and Jean Gray, Tas
Julian Green, Tas
Fred Groenier, Tas
Dr Catherine Gross, ACT
Dr Mark Groves and Di Rudman, NSW
Prof John Guillebaud, England, UK (advisor)
(link to article in BMJ)

Leslie Hall, Tas
Drs Gill Hall and Dr Chris Kenna, NSW
Prof John and Dr Alison Hamilton, NSW
Dr Ivan Hanigan, ACT
Prof Dave Harley, Qld
Greg Harper, Tas
Pende Hawter, Qld
Prof Judith Healey, ACT
Dr Diana Helmrich, NSW
HELP IN SUFFERING Jaipur, India (past partner)

Dr David Hennessy, CSIRO, Vic
Dr Andrew & Maryanne Heslop, NSW
Prof Nick Higginbotham, NSW
Prof Glen Hill, NSW
Wen Le Ho, NSW
Dr Simon Holliday, NSW
Dr Kathy Holloway, England, UK (helped with our original survey of Tibetan camps, 1990)
Claudia Holoch, SA
Prof Pierre and Dr Pam Horwitz, WA
Sylvia Huang, ACT
Jane Hudspeth, Tas
Drs Sue & Ian Hunter, Tas

Kaye Jacobs, NSW
Dr Sue Jacobs, NSW
Jill Jameson, Vic
Prof Maggie Jamieson, Scotland, UK
Dr Anne Jaumees
, NSW 
Sukey Johnson, Tas
Chris Johnston, NSW
Peter Jones, Tas
Dr Suzanne Johanson, SA

Karunamati (Dr Jane Stephens), England, UK and Nepal (past partner)
Dr Jane Kebble-Williams, Tas
Dr Chris Kelman, NSW
Dr B.C. Khanna, HP, India (see BODHI Times number 4 on mental health)
Dr David Kardachi, NSW
Pranjal Khisa, NSW
Saikat Khisa, NSW
Gill King, ACT
Drs David King and Gillian Eastgate, Qld

Dr Maurice King, U.K. (advisor) See
Karuna Knights, Tas
Tassia Kolesnikow, NSW

Dr Sari Kovats, England, UK
Prof Claudia Kuehni and Dr Andre Witschi, Switzerland

Joies Lam, NSW
Prof John and Wendy Last, Canada John, a great epidemiologist and visionary for public health obituary
Dr Brian and Diana Learoyd, NSW
Myrtle Leedham, Campbell Town Tas
Dr David Legge, Vic
Dr Pam Leishman-Fenerty, Tas
Dr Giovanni Leonardi, England, UK
Dr Ian Lewis, Tas
Simon Lloyd, Spain

Dhammachari Lokamitra, India (advisor)
Jack Lomax, Tas
Dr Cait Lonie

David Lucas, Vic
Dr Larisha Lyndhem, West Bengal, India
Prof Ray Lowenthal AO, Tas
Prof Robyn Lucas, ACT

Prof Lenore Manderson, Vic
Senator Dee Margetts, WA
Tanya Mark, ACT
Dr Michiel Marlet, Netherlands
Sanu Marma, NSW
Scottie Marshall, Tas
Dr Jenny Martinico, Vic
MARY WARD SOCIAL CENTRE (Loreto) Kolkata, India (previous partner) (link to barefoot teachers training programme)
Melinda Mayne, SA
Andrew and Fiona McGlyn, NSW
Dr Gerry and Sally McGushin, Tas
Dr Ken McConnell, Tas
(featured in BODHI Times 30) link
Dr Dougald and Carol McLean, Tas Douglad Quaker peace activists link to obituary
Prof Daniel McMichael
Prof Tony McMichael AO, ACT obituary

Audrey Meltzer, Vic
Eoin Meades, Qld
Karla Meyer, NSW
Elva and Jurgis Miksevicius, NSW
Drs Helena Miksevicius and Jonathan King, NSW

Robert Miller, Vic
Laurence Mills, Qld
Senator Christine Milne, Tas
MOANOGHAR, Bangladesh (partner) link
MONGOLIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCE (partner)
Dr Damien Morgan, Tas (co-director about 1992)

Dr John Morris, AO, MBE, Tas obituary
Dr Pat Mowbray AM, NSW
obituary
Diane Mullin, NSW
Dr Graeme Mulvey, Vic
Tanu Murang, NSW
My State Credit Union, especially Launceston branch, Tas

National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, ACT
Dr Mark Newton (Siladasa), Vic
Dr Ajay and Preeti Niranjane, ACT
Dr Mark Noden, Tas
Doug Nichols, Tas

Ina Obleis, Tas
Drs Anna Olsen and Ashwin Swaminathan, ACT

Aswin Pereis, ACT
Dr Elise Perry, Vic
Thilo Pfennig, Germany
Dr Warwick Pitt
Margie Pledger, Vic
Catherine Pleteshner, Vic
Peg Putt, Tas


Dr Christopher Queen, USA (advisor)

Gaynor Ralph, Tas
Carolyn Ralston (Nagasuri), NSW
Prof P.K. Ramakrishnan, New Delhi, India
Prof Shanti Raman (community advisor) and Dr John Napier, NSW
Graeme Ranft and Angela Douglas, ACT

Prof David Rapport, Canada (advisor)
Dr Megan Rathbone, Tas
Elizabeth Rawnsley, Vic
David Reid, Taiwan
Dr Quentin Reilly, Qld
Joan Relke, NSW
Luiz Ribeiro and Jeanne Chapman, ACT
Drs Dan Rikleen and Kristen Lobo, India
Dr Martin Rice, NSW
Dr Tony Richardson, NSW
Conrad Richter, Canada
Prof Jan Ritchie, Qld
Margaret and Bill Robertson, ACT
Bob Roden, NSW
Dr Gilles Rohan and Virginia Proust, ACT
Dr Anne Roiko, Qld
Dr Marty and Gail Rubin, USA
Jacqueline Rutland, NSW

Dr A.K. Saha, Tas
Prof Indira Samarawickrema and Dr Kamil Peiris, ACT
Prof Geoffrey Samuel, NSW
Dr John and Janet Sands, Tas
Tony Scavone, Tas
Prof Frank Schofield, Qld obituary
Dr Greg Schwarz, Tas

Crissi Schmidt, Qld
Dr Alan and Maggie Scott, WA
Biddy Searl, Tas
Dr Sam-Ang Seubsman, Thailand
Prof David and Clare Shearman, SA

SHISHU KORUNA SANGHA, Kolkata India (previous partner) link
Greg Shuttlewood, Tas
Vijai Singhal, NSW

Sulak Sivaraksa, Siam (advisor) see
Prof Adrian Sleigh, ACT
SNEHA, Delhi and Arunachal Pradesh, India (previous partner) link
Dr Tuck Meng Soo, ACT
Prof Colin Soskolne, Canada
Jan and Emily Spanka, Tas
Iven Spicer reading group, ACT
The Happy Stitch 'n' Bitch Girls, Tas
Dr Colin Syndall and Prof Jane Dixon, Vic

Giovanni Tagliaferi, SA
Dr Peter and Wendy Tait, ACT
Mittra Talukder, NSW

Joya Tanchangya, NSW
DR ARUNRAT TANGMUNKONGVORAKU, Thailand (previous partner)
DR KO TAR, Myanmar (previous partner)

Prof Alice Tay, NSW
John Bigelow Taylor, USA
Dr Roscoe Taylor, Tas

TEACH, Kollegal, Karnataka India (previous partner)
Deepak Thakur, New Delhi, India
Most Ven Prof Lê Manh Thát, Vietnam
Susan Thomas
Dr Philip Thomson
Baron "Heini" Thyssen-Bornemisza, Switzerland obituary

TRAILOKYA BAUDDHA MAHASANGA SAHAYAKA GANA, Pune India (current partner) (link)
Tzu Chi Australia, NSW

UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES (BANGLADESH) past partner link

Alex von Hildrebrand, formerly WHO (SEARO), India
Drs Richard & Victoria von Witt, Tas

Prof Yoland Wadsworth, Vic
Dr John Wakerman, NT
Anthony Walsh, Qld
Dr John Ward, NSW
Dr Sue Wareham, OAM, ACT
Brian and Gerry Warren, NSW
Sygma Warren, NSW
Donald Watson and Dr Rosemary Korda, ACT
Senator John Watson, Tas
Dr Bryan and Amy West, Qld
(for many years, the company they founded (Fortress Learning) supported BODHI as an advertiser).
Amy and Bryan have followed the work of BODHI since about 2001; they still do today (April 2021). Both originally school teachers, and with an interest in issues of development and social justice, they are keen for their own business and work to support BODHI's educational initiatives. Amy and Bryan, with their children Charlotte and Thomas, have featured periodically in BODHI Times over the years.
Pamela Whitehead, NSW
Dr John Wettenhall, Tas
Pamela Whitehead, NSW
Dr Annie Whybourne, NT
Prof Malcolm Whyte AO, ACT
Alison Wild, Tas
Annie Willock and Bart Wisse, Tas
Gina Woodhill and her yoga group, ACT
Margaret Woodward, Tas (for designing our logo)
Murray Wright, New Zealand

Youth Buddhist Society, Uttar Pradesh, India ( a previous partner)

Ven Zazep Tulku, Canada