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Donation focus: Education
Due to the low population density, the distances
between schools in Tibet are enormous.
For mainly this reason, children from nomadic
families can only really attend boarding schools.
The high costs of these schools, however,
are beyond the financial means of most parents.
As a result, the children stay at home and
help with the housework or with the animals.
By paying for their living expenses, school
materials and medical care ROKPA enables
these children to attend primary school.
ROKPA also helps Tibetan youths attend
secondary school and even university, as the
government offers virtually no support in
this field. In 2012 a total of 9106 children
and youths were able to attend school
thanks to ROKPA.
Example: Rinchen Tsomo /
Chöpdrak
Fourteen-year-old Rinchen Tsomo
comes from a village not far from
Nangchen. Rinchen Tsomo is an orphan and was only
able to attend school thanks to ROKPA’s support. During
the week she lives at the Chöpdrak School for Orphans,
while she spends weekends with her grandmother.
Her older brother also lives with their grandmother and
works there. He has never attended school. Rinchen
Tsomo would later like to become a teacher of the
Tibetan language.
Project: Chöpdrak School for Orphans in Nangchen,
Qinghai Province (China)
Goal: By covering living, medical and school material
expenses, ROKPA provides 120 orphans with an
education every year.
Budget 2012: CHF 10’700 (CHF 89 per child)
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