The new ROKPA Kids in Nepal

Volume 31 / July 2011
With Annual Report 2010
The new
ROKPA
Kids
in Nepal

Dear ROKPA- friends!
Ladies and Gentlemen!
I would like to share something with you that gladdens my
heart at the moment. Recently, I was in Nepal: What is
happening here is pure magic – an enchantment you cannot
shake off again. In this country there are truly great problems
– but, just like in a well-known comic strip – there is a place
in this country where something wonderful is happening: the
ROKPA children’s home in Boudha.
Many of the children who grew up in the ROKPA children’s
home have stepped out into the world and stand on their own
two feet today – such as Dilip, for example. He always wanted
to be a pilot and is now studying to become a computer
engineer in Detroit, USA. His sister, Kanchi, is studying in
Australia. They both work together to earn a living. Sönam is
just finishing his training as a physiotherapist in South India.
Tenzin goes to school in New York – his father is finally able to
take care of him after many years at ROKPA. Karma is learning
in one of the most prestigious schools in Great Britain. Ram
Karki has his own video shop. Ram Bishta works as a cook in
India. Arjun, with the fabulous hands, is a confectioner in a
restaurant near the stupa. Naresh has opened a DVD shop at
the end of our little road, which allows him to finance his
college studies. Pabitra has recently moved to London, where
he received a government grant. And then Ram Hari: He is
using everything he learned with us to help other children
(page 4). I have visited his project. I was touched to see signs
of ROKPA everywhere – how the children are raised, how the
house is furnished – all this is a reflection of ROKPA. Ram Hari
gives “his” children the same chance that he once received
through ROKPA.
Even though our projects for street children and orphans in
Nepal as well as in Tibet were based largely on “gut feeling”
20 to 30 years ago, today it is obvious: our approach, coming
from the heart, is the right one. The first generation of former
ROKPA children, who are now starting to take action
themselves, prove it. Ram Hari and the others are just some
examples out of many! All of them ensure that young people
can take responsibility in their country and contribute towards
reducing the social plight as they grow up. ROKPA will continue
living in and with these children! This is the magic of my life!
And you, the donors, make this magic possible.
Thank you! Stay in good health – and faithful to us!
Yours,
The new children 3
From Street Child to Manager 4
Tibet 6
Nepal 8
Zimbabwe 9
Balance sheet 10
Statement of revenues and expenditures 11
Performance report 12
News 14
This is how you can help! 15
Editor: Marie-Luce Le Febve de Vivy
Lea Wyler, Vice-President of ROKPA INTERNATIONAL
Layout: Volker Haller, www.vhvk.de
Picture Editor: Barbara Meier
All photos and texts: © ROKPA INTERNATIONAL
Edition: 8.500 copies
Printed on FSC-Paper
ROKPA INTERNATIONAL
is ZEWO-certified
since 2004

ROKPA Children’s Home
The New
Residents of the ROKPA Children's Home
by Lea Wyler
In May 2011, during my annual
control visit to Nepal, I took in new
street children. They no longer suffer
from hunger and can live free of the
trauma that has shaped their early
years in grinding poverty. The new
ROKPA kids will – thanks to your
donations – be able to attend school
and grow up with the protection
of the ROKPA family. They joined
their 52 brothers and sisters – under
the loving care of Sagar, Bijay (both
ROKPA “children” who now work at
the children's home), Radha, Didi
Parvati and all their older brothers
and sisters who also take on part of
the responsibility.
The siblings were
brought to us
recently by their
aunt, who is so
poor, that she cannot feed her own
children (ROKPA also supports her).
Their father disappeared and their
mother died seven years ago.
He had been going
to school, but had
to leave it to work
as a dish-washer
until May 2011.
His father, a coal miner, died in an
accident.
Her father died
when he fell down a
steep hill. Her
mother was
disowned by her
family when she
gave birth to another child after the
death of her husband.
Her mother is
very young but
already has three
children that she
cannot feed.
The father has abandoned the family
and married another woman.
His mother has
severe typhoid and
his father cannot go
to work as he looks
after his wife and the four children.
This is why they have no medical help
and not enough food.
My “daughter”
Kelsang, 20 years
old and just
finishing her
training at a
college for hotel
management, has brought Pema to
me. Pema’s foster family in
Kathmandu is returning to their village
– so Pema no longer has a home.
His parents
separated and
both remarried.
They disowned
their son –
they had no use for him in their new
lifes! Since play school, Badal has
been the best in his class.
His father is dead,
his mother works as
a day labourer and
does the laundry for
other people. She
wants her son to
have the chance to go to school.
The ROKPA Kids in Kathmandu now have their
own Facebook page:
Our former street children will be very happy if
you also become a "Fan" of this page! Please
support the children in the ROKPA children's
home with a donation to
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From Street Child
to Manager
by Marie-Luce Le Febve de Vivy
in cooperation with : Christa Gomez
Ram Hari was ten years old when he
ran away from home because the
poverty was too severe and he was
beaten frequently. For 20 days he was
on the road, on foot and without
money, until he reached Kathmandu.
“Sometimes I had nothing to eat for
two or three days” he remembers.
Upon arrival in the big city, Ram Hari is
surprised by its chaos and noise. “I
was afraid of getting lost in this
strange place.” But then he meets a
man to whom he pours his heart out.
The man brings him to a factory, where
about 30 adults and more than 20
children are processing wool. “We
worked from 4 o'clock in the morning
until 11 at night and slept in the same
room, with two blankets for all of us.
The wool fibres made us cough all the
time”. When Ram Hari asks for his
wage after six months of work, he is
thrown out. Without any money, he is
forced to sleep in the street.
When ROKPA's soup kitchen opens in
winter, Ram Hari eats there every day
until he meets Lea Wyler. He tells her
that he would like to go to school.
Soon his wish comes true: after being
washed, he receives clean, neat
clothes. “On this day the happiest
part of my life began. I was allowed to
ride in a car for the first time, and
thanks to ROKPA, I could finally go to
school.”
20 years later, Ram Hari is travelling
to Switzerland. The cast out street
child has become a committed and
successful manager. Last year, Ram
Hari, who has married and is the
father to a four year old girl, has made
his dream come true. In the
countryside about seven kilometres
outside Kathmandu, together with
some friends and sponsors he
founded two children's homes of his
own. “One of the children's houses is
for orphans who lived in the streets
but stayed “good” children. In the
other, smaller children's house we
look after more difficult cases, who
have been sniffing glue or taking
drugs”, Ram Hari explains. “The latter
often run away, but wealways fetch
them back. When they finally stop
sniffing glue, they become very
hungry and want to eat every two
hours. Their interest in visiting school
only awakens once they overcome
their addiction.”
A short interview with Ram Hari
on the occasion of his visit to the
ROKPA office in Zurich.
Ram Hari: To be honest, not to
steal, to communicate directly in
a decent way, and to help other
people.
I have learned to treat the
people I work with kindly and
with respect – from the smallest
to the biggest. I listen to all of
them and only then decide what
is right or wrong. This is very
important when working
together with others. I am
convinced that when I live these
values, people will be happy to
support me and appreciate the
help I offer.
I very much enjoyed the loving
atmosphere and I like the
children. They were all very
cooperative.
I want to build a children's home
for “my” children, just like
ROKPA, and to pass on
everything I learned at ROKPA.
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Amongst the protégées that Ram Hari
takes care of, there are many
neglected children with whom contact
was established through the ROKPA
soup kitchen.
Ram Hari went ahead step by step to
acquire the skills he needs for his new
and responsible task. After nine years
of being supported by ROKPA and a
commercial education, Ram Hari
earned his first money working for a
Swiss trekking company. “Even though
I was making good money, after four
years I was drawn back to ROKPA. I
wanted to give something back after all
the opportunities for development
ROKPA had given me free of charge in
the course of my life”. During the last
six years, Ram Hari has taken on more
and more responsibility at ROKPA, first
as an assistant in the children's house,
then as the manager of the new
ROKPA guest house and co-director of
the children's house. By founding his
own two children's houses, the former
street child now follows in “Mummy
Lea's” footsteps. And he makes sure
that other abandoned children receive
the chance to escape from grinding
poverty and receive a loving education.
Meanwhile, Ram Hari gives a home to
48 children and employs 14 staff
members, including two former ROKPA
children.
During his tour through Switzerland
and other countries, Ram Hari is
working hard to raise the necessary
funds for his projects. His organisation
has already founded branches in
Switzerland, Ireland and the USA.
England will follow soon.
Ram Hari's example shows: The seeds
that are sown by ROKPA, will one day
bear wonderful fruit. Fruits that can be
enjoyed by further generations of
street children in need in the
completely destitute country of Nepal.
Donate sustainably!
Many charities try to support these
children. But only very, very few of them
can point to the long term effects their
help actually has! Even though ROKPA, as
a member of ZEWO, consciously does not
offer individual sponsorships, unlike some
large charities we personally know the
children, the families, the sick, and the
elderly people whom we support with your
donations.
This way we ensure that the donated
money you entrust us with is used
efficiently and sustainably -- from one
human being to another.
With your donation for our Project No.
8200, you make sure that further
orphans and street children are given a
chance. Please use the enclosed pay
slip or make your donation online via
our website www.rokpa.ch.
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ROKPA Annual Report
What Happened in Tibet (China) in
2010
by Barbara Pfeiffer
Population:
6 million
Life expectancy (in China): 74.7 years
Number of ongoing ROKPA
projects in 2010: 122
In 2010, we were on the road again; moving
from project to project, travelling over
mountains and through valleys, from school to
school. During our inspection trip of several
weeks, we visited many schools where ROKPA
provides education to over 10,000 young
Tibetans annually. As part of its education
program, ROKPA found that using the Tibetan
language in classroom instruction is an
important factor in maintaining the Tibetan
culture.
To illustrate one of ROKPA’s educational
successes of the last year, I would like to give
you the example of Jerang Tso (picture on the
left). She just turned 19 and works as a hotel
receptionist in the town of Luchu.
She never met her father, her mother is a pig
farmer. She raises eight pigs a year and sells
them to neighbours or relatives, receiving
around Yuan 800 – 1000 (CHF 100 - 130),
which constitutes her full annual income. She
tries to make ends meet by growing grain and
vegetables, but barely manages. Jerang Tso’s
mother was unable to raise her daughter´s
school fees, which are mandatory for students
past ninth grade.
This is where ROPKA was able to help. 5 years
ago, Jerang Tso started her education in the
Girls´ School in Gannan, where ROKPA
currently provides education to 119 girls.
There are two fields of professional education
available: tourism and administration. After two
years of secondary school education, Jerang
Tso completed two further years in a training
program in tourism and business management.
Now she works as a hotel receptionist in her
hometown Luchu. She is happy to be able to
contribute to her family’s livelihood - even if
working hours are sometimes long. Whatever
money she mages to save up contributes to
making her dream come true – she wants to
continue her education.
Project expenses
in 2010: CHF 2,159,493.00
Number of direct
beneficiaries: 13,349
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In 2010, ROKPA also provided health care services
for thousands of poor and destitute Tibetans. As an
example, ROPKA supported the “Lamdrak Clinic” in
Kanze, initiated by a representative of ROKPA -
Lamdrak Rinpoche. 70 percent of Kanze’s population
are Tibetans who prefer lower-cost traditional Tibetan
healthcare to expensive Western medicine.
The practice, situated in a residential area, is always
very busy. Chödrön, a young nun who studied Tibetan
healing arts at university, works here as a doctor and
a pharmacist. Together with two other doctors she
treats poor people, who sometimes come from far
away because the medical help is much cheaper
here: examinations and diagnosis procedures are free
of charge; only medication must be paid. Tibetan
medication on average costs 1 Yuan per day of
treatment here. Free prescriptions are given to those
unable to afford even this price. Higher-priced modern
Chinese preparations are also available. The
“Lamdrak Clinic” serves both as a medical practice
and as pharmacy and is open 7 days per week. The
clinic treats about 50-60 patients daily.
The next destination of our inspection trip was the
town of Nangchen. Palden – a young Tibetan doctor
who received training in subjects such as plant
breeding, biological farming and biological
composting in Northern Germany and Scotland - lives
here. He is now an assistant to the project leader, Dr.
Tashi. The ROKPA project aims to cultivate rare herbs
in the mountains. In a beautiful, paradisiacal
landscape we observed the first successful
composting attempts and saw the first test plants
growing on the terrain that ROPKA intended for this
purpose.
After the devastating earthquake in Yushu (Tibet) on April 14, 2010,
ROKPA provided first aid for the local population, including the orphans
who had lived for many years in the ROKPA orphanage, which was
totally destroyed by the earthquake.
For the first time in its history, ROKPA created a taskforce and,
additionally, a Yushu-blog which has attracted international attention.
Thanks to charitable donations from around the world, ROKPA was able
to provide more than 100 weatherproof, fixed-floor tents and heaters to
homeless Tibetans in Yushu (each tent offers space for 6-10 people).
The heated tents allowed the earthquake victims to survive in the
extremely low winter temperatures. The reconstruction of Yushu is
progressing slowly. The ROKPA orphans had to be sheltered in other
boarding schools.
, you can make it possible for one or
more sick people to receive treatment from a
local Tibetan doctor.
, you can make it possible for an
orphan to receive school materials for a whole
year.
, you can make it possible to
rescue the life of a person through simple
surgery.
, you can make it possible for
an intelligent young person to attend one year of
college.
EACH donation is important! Thank you.
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ROKPA Annual Report
What Happened in Nepal in 2010
Raja with his sister Dhani in front of his new shop. He
still lives in the children´s home and goes to college.
In addition, he sells vegetables at the ROKPA soup
kitchen and in the children´s home. Clever!
Population:
29.3 million
Life expectancy:
66.2 years
Number of ongoing ROKPA projects in 2010: 7
Project expenses in 2010: CHF 189,647.00
Number of direct beneficiaries: 799
In 2010, “Mummy Lea” took five new street children
into the children´s home: Rajan Rokka, Pratik
Chapagain, Dolma Lhamu Gurung, Tsering Lhamo
Sherpa and Ramesh Khadka.
In April, “Schweizer Illustrierte” journalists Stephanie
Ringel and Fabienne Bühler visited the children’s
house and attended rehearsals for the upcoming
“ROKPA Kids” dance tour. They wrote a long article
that served as kick-off for the anniversary tour in
Switzerland, Germany and England, which
unfortunately had to be postponed due to the
disastrous earthquake in Yushu (see page 7). ROPKA
decided to fully concentrate on first aid for Yushu
instead.
However, the 11 “ROKPA Kids” did not practice in
vain. They performed several times between June
24th and July 12th at the renowned cultural event
“Brave Festival” in Wroclaw, Poland – along with
children from Zimbabwe and other countries, they
received huge ovations for their show.
The ROKPA soup kitchen opened again from
December 2010 to March 2011. For this purpose, the
site has been upgraded under the direction of Mrs.
Margrit Stahel. The plastic tents have been replaced
by a
house dedicated to the preparation of the meals and the
provision of medical services during winter, which
previously took place in a medical tent. This year,
sandwiches and tea were served for breakfast, and rice,
lentils and vegetables for lunch. 45 kg of tea, 12,865
sandwiches, 4,950 kg of rice, 520 kg of lentils and
2,480 kg of vegetables were consumed within 80 days.
During the months the soup kitchen closes, a local
farmer and his family cultivate potatoes and vegetables
on its ground. They can also benefit from the solid
housing now.
In addition, two shops and a space for a small Tibetan
restaurant were built in the area. In one of the shops,
Raja sells vegetables; in the other, Changba offers
school supplies. Both of them are former ROKPA kids
who now make a living independently.
, you can make it possible for 400 homeless people to
be provided with a warm breakfast.
, you can make it possible for one former street child
to stay in the ROKPA children’s house for one month– including
food, clothes, medical services and education.
, you can provide a poor mother or family with the
startup capital to build her/its own business (e.g. a tea shop or a
tailor’s atelier).
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Population:
Life expectancy:
12 million
49.6 years
Number of ongoing
ROKPA projects in 2010: 10
Project expenses in 2010: CHF 50,480.00
Number of beneficiaries: 3,297
What Happened
in Zimbabwe in
2010
Zimbabwe is the country with the lowest life
expectancy worldwide. 1.2 million people are HIV
infected and every fourth child is an orphan.
The ROKPA activities and programs in 2010 aimed to
support chronically sick people (especially those
affected by AIDS and tuberculosis), orphans, at-risk
children and children with disabilities. Many children
have to be raised by relatives because they lost their
parents. The majority of children lives in homes
laking the middle generation, where the aged
caretakers themselves require care. About 90 % of
the population lives below the poverty level.
Despite the humble resources available for projects
in Zimbabwe, ROKPA achieved some strong results in
Harare, Chegutu, Chitungwiza and Rusape. ROKPA
paid school fees for 219 children and teenagers,
regularly distributed food packages and medicine to
families taking care of handicapped relatives, spread
information on AIDS and offered counseling training. In
discussion groups, the participants learned how to deal
better with their life circumstances and how to make new
contacts.
ROKPA helped 85 people to develop business
competence in order to generate their own income.
Some of them were parents with handicapped children in
Kuwadzana. At first they were tought how to produce
peanut butter, as they were peanut producers and the
required machine was available. Some of the income has
been invested into another project – batik production.
Thanks to these projects the participants can now
support themselves and their families.
, you make it possible for an
orphan to attend school for one month.
, you make it possible for an
HIV-infected mother to purchase medicine, so
she can take care of her children as long as
possible.
Tinashe Mashumba has cerebral palsy and cannot use his hands,
thus, his legs have to do the work for his hands. Tinashe is worried
about how he would pass the qualifying examination for the 7th
grade. Thanks to a sponsor who donated a computer to ROKPA,
Tinashe can now write his exams and home work on the computer.
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ROKPA Annual Statement
Finances in 2010
CHF % CHF %
Available funds 1.897.665 80,7 1.204.484 65,9
Securities 393.014 16,7 597.443 32,7
Outstanding money from
deliveries, goods and services
1.645 0,1 1.180 0,1
Other outstanding money 53.816 2,3 7.798 0,4
Prepaid expenses and deferred
charges
6.549 0,3 17.244 0,9
Balance ROKPA
INTERNATIONAL in
CHF (consolidated)
Short-term debt capital 137.846 21.394
Loan Lea Wyler 107.759 4,6 0 0,0
Depot Soup Kitchen 6.850 0,3 5.743 0,3
Deferred credits to income 23.237 1,0 15.651 0,9
Long-term debt capital 130.435 130.435
Loans third persons 130.435 5,5 130.435 7,1
Funds Nepal 1.413.412 60,1 1.435.196 78,5
Funds Tibet 847.467 36,0 637.146 34,9
Funds India 163.110 6,9 155.219 8,5
Funds Africa 121.763 5,2 122.604 6,7
Funds Children 4.306 0,2 142 0
Funds Women 3.009 0,1 2.575 0,1
Funds Switzerland 45.000 1,9 45.000 2,5
-513.659 -21,8 -721.562 -39,5
Acquired free capital -513.659 -721.562
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Donations Tibet 2.302.744 63,0 1.785.781 55,3
Donations Nepal 185.913 5,1 295.541 9,1
Donations India 65.237 1,8 55.577 1,7
Donations Africa 57.101 1,6 180.778 5,6
Free Donations 855.952 23,4 618.543 19,1
Profits from shop/markets/ticket 27.050 0,7 38.291 1,2
sales Profit from events 88.042 2,4 202.432 6,3
Profit from administration, IT 50.500 1,4 0 0,0
Interests 2.009 0,1 12.676 0,4
Securities profit 6.628 0,1 12.832 0,4
Currency profit 11.026 0,3 28.223 0,9
Diverse profit 185 0 0 0,0
Projects / Sponsorships - Tibet 2.159.493 59,1 2.312.655 71,6
Projects / Sponsorships - Nepal 189.647 5,2 226.000 7,0
Projects / Sponsorships – India 49.351 1,4 21.300 0,7
Projects / Sponsorships – Africa 50.480 1,4 142.664 4,4
Travel exp./allowances, project 16.928 0,5 23.385 0,7
Expenses from shop/markets 7.590 0,2 6.470 0,2
Expenses from events 46.351 1,3 40.248 1,2
Rent 55.570 1,5 51.941 1,6
Staff expenses incl. social services 249.238 6,8 254.860 7,9
Communication 43.565 1,2 34.659 1,1
Administration 49.911 1,4 30.757 1,0
Operating
accounts ROKPA
INTERNATIONAL
in CHF
(consolidated)
Securities expenses 9.229 0,3 10.444 0,3
Currency expenses 269.560 7,4 42.801 1,3
Other 47.386 0,7 49.970 1,5
Allocation -2.291.930 -2.185.307
Disposition 2.448.972 2.702.619
Allocation -719.661 -556.418
Disposition 0 0
Funds result -562.619 -39.106
Organization capital -154.531 -56.586
Growth/attrition from
acquired free capital 207.903 -547.592
Attrition from the free funds -719.661 -182.772
Allocation to committed funds 357.227 673.778
Annual result after allocations 0 0
The complete consolidated annual
accounts in accordance with
SWISS GAAP FER can be found at
ROKPA headquarters in Zürich
(Phone: 044 26 26 888, Mail:
info@ rokpa.ch) or at
www.rokpa.org. The calculations
represent a fragment of the
summary of the annual accounts.
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ROKPA Annual Report
ROKPA was founded in 1980 and is
based in Zurich. The association’s
mission is to provide humanitarian
aid and education for those in need
around the world regardless of their
faith, race, sex or nationality. ROKPA
organises its own projects and
supports existing projects that
reflect its o mission.
The association ROKPA
INTERNATIONAL is based in Zurich. It
is the umbrella organization for 18
ROKPA country branches around the
world and is responsible for all
projects and sponsorships in Nepal,
Tibet, India, Zimbabwe and South
Africa.
Dr Akong Tulku Rinpoche (President)
Lea Wyler (Vice-President)
Gerry Leumann
Syl Edelmann
Catherine Brown
Elise Jacobsen
Andrea Widmer
The executive board of ROKPA
INTERNATIONAL held four meetings
in the financial year 2010.
Finance & Administration
Pia Schneider (30%)
Gabriele Lenk (50%)
Communications
Marie-Luce Le Febve de Vivy
(25% from 1.11.10)
Internships
Kassandra Birchler (50% up to
31.8.10)
Barbara Meier (50% from 7.7.10)
Country offices: Belgium, Germany,
Finland, France, United Kingdom,
India, Ireland, Italy, Canada, Nepal,
Netherlands, Austria, Poland,
Switzerland, Zimbabwe, Spain,
South Africa, USA.
Bea Schmutz, Susanna Hardegger,
Monika Ghenzi
Harald Ammeter, Andrea Keller,
Magdalena Kubicka, Marlis Lüscher,
Georgios Mazarakis, Raquel Neubig,
Susy Oswald, Margrit Stahel,
Giovanna Sylla, Eva and Robert
Tobler, George Walliser, Elisabeth
Weiss, Andrea Widmer
Alana Craigen (Facebook), Klaus
Falk (text, picture editor), Volker
Haller (design of anniversary
brochure), Balthasar Wicki (Yushu
blog).
Sian Edwards, Anke Hoffmann, Ina
Hohmann, Hanna Hündorf, Bettina
Grieser Johns, Katrin Klein, Elaine
Knoerich, Ann Krol, Sonja Kroll, Chris
Michalski, Martha Müller, Susanne
Reiche, David Tonge
The association ROKPA
Switzerland (registered in Zürich) is
responsible for generating funds in
Switzerland. These funds are
primarily for use in Tibet and Nepal.
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Dr Akong Tulku Rinpoche
Gerry Leumann (President)
Elka Gouzer
Claude A. Ribaux
Andreas Vollenweider
Lea Wyler
The executive board of ROKPA
Switzerland held three meetings in
the financial year 2010.
Robert Schenker (President)
Dr. iur. Thomas Bär
Walter Bosch
Christine Egerszegi
Josef Estermann
Kurt E. Feller
Marc Forster
Dr. med. Felix Gutzwiller
Peter Hasler
Trix Heberlein
Philipp Keel
Cyrill Koller
Dr. med. Remo Largo
Charles Lewinsky
Dr. iur. Ellen Ringier
Roger Schawinski
Emil Steinberger
Niccel Steinberger
Franz Steinegger
Sandra Studer
Andreas Vollenweider
Dr. iur. Christian Wenger
Office director: Pia Schneider (30%)
Administration/Fundraising:
Gabriele Lenk (50%)
Communications manager
Marie-Luce Le Febve de Vivy
(25% from 1.11.10)
Internships: Kassandra Birchler
(50% up to 31.8.10),
Barbara Meier (50% from 7.7.10)

Finance: Bea Schmutz, Susanna
Hardegger, Monika Ghenzi
Administration / IT: Harald Ammeter,
Andrea Keller, Magdalena Kubicka,
Marlis Lüscher, Georgios Mazarakis,
Raquel Neubig, Susy Oswald, Margrit
Stahel, Giovanna Sylla, Eva und
Robert Tobler, George Walliser,
Elisabeth Weiss, Andrea Widmer,
Ralph Williams
Communications: Angela von
Koblinski (media office), Balthasar
Wicki (Yushu blog), Klaus Falk,
(picture editor, photos), Maryuri
Saldañas (photos), Marie-Luce Le
Febve de Vivy (ROKPA Times)
Events:
Angela von Koblinski, Raquel Neubiq
Sales: Bea Schmutz, Margrit Stahel
Branch office:
Margrit Stahel, 8222 Beringen
Auditor for both associations: KPMG
AG, Badenerstrasse 172, 8004
Zürich
At least 23,900 hours of work were
donated in 2010 at ROKPA
INTERNATIONAL’s head office and its
18 country offices. This is equivalent to
at least CHF 950,000!
Unpaid work as volunteers at head
office: approx. 4,000 hours
Unpaid work on management
committees: approx. 5,000 hours
Unpaid work at ROKPA’s local
country offices: approx. 8,800 hours
Unpaid overtime for permanent
staff: approx. 800 hours
Street kitchen in Nepal: approx.
5,000 hours
Markets in Switzerland: approx. 300
hours
In 2010, ROKPA invested a total of CHF
2,465,899 in its projects.
This represents a decrease of around 9
percent in its activities compared to the
previous year (2009: CHF 2,726,004).
In 2010, ROKPA INTERNATIONAL used
its donations for the following projects
(in CHF):
Education and training 1,345,169
Orphans and street children 201,156
Medical care 202,089
Preservation of culture 281,496
Children’s home, incl. education
128,855
Street children 18,407
Street kitchen/Medical tent 15,735
Guest house 18,462
Zimbabwe: 10 projects 50,480
South Africa: 5 projects 0 (*)
(*) To date, ROKPA South Africa’s projects have
been supported by local sponsors.
(1 project under supervision)
The following people were
responsible for the management of
the organisation during the financial
year 2010:
Management, minutes and
dissemination of information:
Pia Schneider, 8604 Volketswil
Financial administration and
accounts:
Pia Schneider, 8604 Volketswil
In 2010 ROKPA ran a total of 144
aid projects. It received donations
totaling CHF 3,466,947 to help run
its projects. This represents an
increase of 18% on the preceding
year (2009: CHF 2,936,220).
30 years ROKPA- 30 years help

News from ROKPA Switzerland
and
had a
brilliant idea for helping ROKPA.
At their own cost, they hired a
small room at Rellstenstrasse 19
in Adliswil and have been
exhibiting and selling Robert
Brieger’s own pictures with great
success since the middle of
March. The proceeds – so far
16,300 Swiss francs – have
been donated in full to ROKPA.
The exhibition is regularly updated to include new pictures. At the moment,
there is a selection of around 60 pieces (acrylic or pencil and crayon), most
of which are relatively small. The Briegers have deliberately kept their prices
on the low side in order to sell as many pictures as possible to benefit our aid
projects. Why not take a look for yourself?
This year, the UN High Commission for Refugees
(UNHCR) is paying tribute to the extraordinary
contribution made to society by six former
refugees in the United Kingdom (their new home)
in the form of a mobile exhibition entitled ‘60
Years 6 Lives’. One of those 6 lives is that of
, President and co-founder
of ROKPA, who fled from Tibet to England in 1959.
Mid April saw the formation of a project committee by
ROKPA INTERNATIONAL in Zürich. With ROKPA
growing bigger and bigger, the job of the committee
is to ensure that all new projects comply with ROKPA
and ZEWO guidelines and to advise management
staff and the executive board. The newly elected
members are
(ex DEZA),
(solicitor) and
(ROKPA Germany,
from l. to r.)
Dr Herbert Schwabl (Padma), Dr Mingji Cuomu, Lea Wyler
To commemorate the visit of ROKPA‘s President
, we organised two events in
Zurich. Together with PADMA AG, we sent invitations
for a panel discussion on the evening of 15.April
2011, entitled “Tibetan medicine at the interface
between science and transcendence”. The speakers
were
and the Tibetan physician
.
answered questions from the audience.
The website at www.rokpa.org has been given a
complete makeover in line with ROKPA’s new
corporate design. The ‘DONATE NOW’ button in the
top right corner allows visitors to the site to make an
ONLINE donation quickly and easily by Visa,
Mastercard or American Express.
There was also great response to our
on 17. April 2011 in the Hottingersaal. Among the
highlights was a surprise performance by the Tibetan
mantra singer
together with
ROKPA ambassador and star harpist
. Andreas also accompanied , one
of the ROKPA kids from Nepal, as he performed a
beautiful Tibetan song. Pictures of the event can be
found on our website at
30 years ROKPA- 30 years help

How you can
help!
Donations are ROKPA’s only source of income for over 140
projects in Tibet, Nepal, Zimbabwe and South Africa - helping
orphans, the homeless, the sick and aged. YOUR donation can
help extremely underprivileged people to escape from
desperation – now!
Whether you want to make a one-off donation, support one of
our projects over a longer period, or decide to include ROKPA
in your will – we are grateful for EVERY donation.
As a business person or company director, why not take the
lead? You could, for example, choose to redirect the money
you normally spend on Christmas or anniversary gifts to your
customers and use it instead to support people in need by
means of a regular company donation. We are confident that
such generous action would delight your colleagues and your
customers alike.
Instead of giving someone flowers, you can make a donation to
ROKPA in their name. For donations of CHF 50 or more, we will
send that special person a beautiful ROKPA gift certificate.
Losing and burying a loved one is a very painful experience.
Why not ask those who attend the funeral to show their respect in
a lasting way by donating to a ROKPA aid project?
Perhaps you have thought about making a will and then put the
idea aside. It is a subject that we often prefer to avoid. However,
including ROKPA in your will or through a legacy can give you
happiness here and now - and the certainty that your generosity
will help orphans and street children.
ROKPA has charitable, tax-free status in all Swiss cantons. This
means that your donations are not subject to inheritance or gift
tax and can be used in full to support ROKPA’s projects.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask for more
information or call us on 044 26 26 888.
Whether at work, on the road, with your neighbors or in your class:
you can inspire those around you to take an interest in the work
carried out by ROKPA. Please call us at 044 26 26 888 if you
need information material or donation slips for your friends or
acquaintances.
: Post bank account: ROKPA 80-19029-5
Bank details: Clariden Leu AG, Bahnhofstrasse 32, Postfach, CH-8032 Zürich
Account: ROKPA, 0065-455090-11-1, IBAN: CH70 0506 5045 5090 1100 1
BIC: CLLECHZZXXX