July 2026 News
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Farewell Ghosaka
Ghosaka joined the Abhayaratna Trust early this year and quickly picked up the various threads of his new role (while putting together our annual report and annual review for the year before he arrived!)
He went on to successfully represent the Trust in the European Chairs Assembly and at this year’s UK and Ireland Combined Convention. Alongside this he’s been working with our agents in India to launch a new programme of grants for going on retreat. For the past couple of months, he’s also been covering Donor Support and Communications while recruiting a new team member. And more. It’s been a particularly busy year.
I’m very grateful to Ghosaka for stepping forward to help us this year. Being Director is not always an easy job, and I’ve particularly appreciated Ghosaka’s conscientiousness, diligence and straightforward approach.
While we’re sad to see Ghosaka go, we’re very pleased to have our new Director, Dhinita, already in post, to allow for a proper handover of responsibilities.
We wish Ghosaka well in his next project.
Dharmashura, Chair of the Abhayaratna Trust
Satyadevi and Aryasuri
Sharing an urgent appeal: Help bring Padmaprabha home
We've learned of an urgent situation facing a member of our wider Buddhist community. Padmaprabha, a former Dharmacharini who lives in Lewes with her husband Jnanabandhu, a Triratna Dharmachari, suffered a brain haemorrhage while the couple were on holiday in Croatia. She is currently in intensive care there, and doctors have told the family that Croatia is unable to provide the specialist treatment she needs.
The options to get Padmaprabha safely home to the UK for the care she urgently requires are either by road in an ambulance, costing £20,700, or by specially equipped medical flight, costing £30,000. Their travel insurance covers her medical treatment in Croatia but does not extend to repatriation. Time is critical — without returning to the UK, she cannot get the critical care she needs. Padmaprabha and Jnanabandhu's daughter has set up a GoFundMe appeal to raise the funds, but the total has not yet been reached.
If you are able to contribute, or to share this appeal with others who might, it could make a real difference to Padmaprabha's chances of coming home safely. You can contribute to the appeal by following this link: Help bring my mum home
Please bear Padmaprabha, Jnanabandhu, and their family in mind, and send them your love and metta.
Contact Communications Support: jinavamsa@abhayaratnatrust.org with any questions or feedback.