Dongyu Gatsal Ling Initiatives is a US nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the education standards and living conditions of Tibetan Buddhist female monastic communities by increasing public awareness about the challenges they face and raising funds to strengthen their present and future stability. DGL Initiatives is inspired by the mission and purposes of Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo and of Dongyu Gatsal Ling Nunnery, a model of self-sufficiency and independence for the future of female spiritual advancement in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition.