Sponsorships for Tibetan refugee children
in India und Nepal
India
Refugee children via "Tibetan Children's Villages", Dharamsala, Indien (code = TCV)
Jetsun Pema, the sister of
His Holyness, with children
recently fled from Tibet.
We have had close relations with TCV since our organization was
founded. At present TCV cares for an average of 16'000 children and
young adults in 30 schools, nursery schools and boarding schools.
The TCV organisation admits only children from families in poorest
condition. Moreover, children presently still escaping from Tibet,
are taken under its care. Thanks to our intercession presently
approximately 1000 TCV children have found a sponsor. If you would
like to learn more about TCV please click here.
The yearly sponsorship fees amount to 16'200 Indian rupees (ca.
CHF 400.- or € 270.- or US$ 350.-) which you
can wire directly to India.
If you are interested, please fill out your name and address on the
Application
Form and click on the button "For a Tibetan refugee
child in India" and insert the above-mentioned code in the comments
field. Subsequently, please click the submit button and we will
contact you at our earliest convenience and provide you with a life
history, photographs and further information.
You can also contact us directly by sending an e-mail to the
coordinator of this Sponsorship Program: samra.losinger@bluewin.ch
Refugee children via Department of Education, Dharamsala, Indien (code=TF)
"Dialogue is stronger than arms"
drawn by Gonpo Dondup,
18 years old.
Needy children from various schools from the Tibetan government in
exile; in Tenzingang (Arunachal Pradesch), Ravangla (Sikkim) and
Chauntra.
The Central School for Tibetans in Chauntra (District Mandi,
Himmachal Pradesh), was founded in 1978 as a day and primary school
to obtain a possibility for a good education for the children of
poor Tibetan refugee families living in this area. The parents of
these children settled in the area of Chauntra after the flight
from Tibet, to work there as small farmers.
At the beginning, the school was run with financial assistance from
the 'Save the Children's Fund', England. Since the early eighties,
the school was taken over by the Department of Education under the
Central Tibetan Administration of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. The
middle school was developed in a boarding school, because it was
important to provide for a school education for Tibetan children
from the remote areas of Arunachal Pradesh as well.
The region in the northeastern part of India, where Tuting is a
larger village, is very remote, restricted and economically
backward, with no proper transportation facilities, and no modern
facilities like electricity, telephone etc. The parents living
there are mostly illiterate and have four to six children. The
condition of the children coming from this area is in a pitiable
stage. Almost all are bare foot and in torn condition. With a
special consent of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the Department of
Education makes a special effort every year in admitting as many
children from Tuting area as possible.
A sponsorship is helping in this effort. The yearly amount of a
sponsorship is CHF 500.- (ca. € 300.- or
US$ 410.-); with this amount a child is given food, clothing,
shelter and education.
You can remit the amount to our Sponsorship account in Switzerland
and we will take care of the administration and forward the sum to
the specified student with no deductions.
If you decide to contribute to the support of a child, please fill
out your name and address in our Application Form, check the box "For a
refugee child in India" and insert the above-mentioned code in the
comments field. Click the submit button and we will contact you
promptly and provide you with further information.
You can also contact our coordinator - Sibylle Grafas (flori-bunda@eblcom.ch) -
directly via e-mail.
Nepal
Snow Lion Foundation, Kathmandu, Nepal (code=SLF)
SLF mediate for refugee children in Tibetan Refugee Settlement
Dhorpatan, Tashiling Tibetan Refugee Camp, Pokhara, and for
children from needy Tibetan families in Katmandu.
Coordinator: Rachel Klauser (rachel.klauser@gmail.com)
Lodrik Welfare Fund, Pokhara, Nepal (code=LWF)
Children and elderly Tibetans live in the Jampaling Tibetan Refugee
Settlement. The majority of the older Tibetans were freedom
fighters in Loe-Mustang, near the Nepalese/Tibetan border. In 1975,
the Nepalese government assigned a parcel of land to the refugees.
Over the years homes for over 60 families were built. The first
school buildings were built in 1981/82 and more than 240 children
(between ages 10 and 12) go to school there. A nursing home was
founded for elderly Tibetans. Since most of them have no family
they live together there.
Coordinator: Beatrice Güdel (beatriceguedel@bluewin.ch)
Students of Lophelling Primary School, Manang
Lophelling School, Humde, Manang, Nepal (code=MA) and SOS School, Pokhara, Nepal (code=SP)
Tibetan children from the area of Mustang and Rö and from
Pokhara.
Coordinator: Rachel Klauser (rachel.klauser@gmail.com)
Refugee children attending the Namgyal Middle Boarding School, Kathmandu, Nepal (code=NM)
Tibetan Students from Kindergarten to the 8th grade.
Temporary coordinator: Rachel Klauser (rachel.klauser@gmail.com)
Refugee children attending the Namgyal Higher Secondary School, Kathmandu, Nepal (code=HS)
Several of the children from the primary school mentioned above,
sponsored through our association, are continuing their studies
here; admission from 6th grade is possible (till 12th grade).
Coordinator: Susanne Pfister-Greif (susannepf.pfister@bluewin.ch)
The sponsorship fee amounts to between CHF 360.- and
CHF 500.- (ca. € 220.- to € 300.- or
US$ 300.- to US$ 410.-) per year. This amount is covering
food, clothing, shelter and education.
The amount can be remitted to our sponsorship account in
Switzerland and we will take care of the administration and forward
the sum to the specified student or school with no
deductions.
If you decide to contribute to the support of a child from one of
these organizations or schools, please fill out your name and
address in our Application
Form, check the box "For a refugee child in Nepal" and
insert the above-mentioned code of the organization or school of
your choice in the comments field. Click the submit button and we
will contact you promptly and provide you with further
information.
You can also contact the coordinators directly via e-mail.
Many Thanks! !