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Educating Tibetan Refugee Children and Youth
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Share & SaveMore Information About this ProjectProject Needs and BeneficiariesThe Bon are a minority Tibetan ethnic group that fled to India when the Chinese invaded Tibet in 1959. In 1968, the Bon established a community in Dolanji, India. Today, the 80-family community has two children’s hostels, school (to the 10th class), a health center and community farm. The students in the Bon community come from Tibet, Mongolia, India, Nepal and Bhutan. The students are either refugees from Tibet or do not have the opportunity for higher education in their home country. ActivitiesCreating Hope International is working with the Bon to make primary through post-secondary education possible for the community's children and youths. This project will help 50 children and youth live at a dormitory and attend school for 1 year. Funding InformationTotal Funding Received to Date: $6,484 Additional DocumentationThis project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc). ResourcesWhy this Project is ImportantPotential Long Term ImpactEducation will improve the opportunities of these young people and the standard of living for the entire community. Some Tibetan students who have benefited from past scholarship programs have returned to Dolanji as leaders and health workers. Project Message
One Tibetan refugee girl completed primary school, went to college, and studied nursing at a Mission Hospital in India. In 2004, she returned to Dolanji to work in the Bon health clinic. Who is Running This ProjectContact
Toc Dunlap, Project SponsorOrganization
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For more information about India, read the Human Development Report on India or the Wikipedia entry for India. When this Project was UpdatedLast UpdatedThis project was last updated on August 13, 2008. Date Added to GlobalGivingThis project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on June 01, 2004. Latest Update from the Field2008 UpdateBy Alison Hendry - Administrative Assistant, August 13, 2008 05:27 PM Creating Hope International is presently helping to support the education of 480 Bon boys and girls in three centers in Dolanji, India. This year the dormitory for boys, one of the three centers for children, was expanded and a new roof was put on. There are now over 30 Bon girls from Nepal who are attending the school along with 450 other boys and girls. Read 1 more "Updates from the Field" | Comment on this update How Else You Can HelpSpread the Word on your Profile, Blog, or WebsitePut a widget for this project on your profile, blog or website to turn your friends into givers. Using our widget, it's quick and easy to add this widget to your profile or blog! Get this widget on: |
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