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ROKPA
Helping where help is needed.
Giving a better chance for life

Have a heart, please help!
Focusing on People
Sustainable Success
ROKPA is the Tibetan word for
“help” and “friend”. The organization
supports people in need in the
most remote regions of the world.
« ROKPA helps people lay the
foundation for a dignified life:
safety, trust, love, education and
a home.»
Sandra Studer, Television presenter
ROKPA actively participates in more
than 100 projects for people living
on the margins of society:
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ROKPA gives out approximately
45,000 meals per year to feed
the hungry
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ROKPA ensures basic healthcare
for around 20,000 people in need
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ROKPA supports an average of
6,000 poverty stricken students
per year, enabling them to attend
primary school, learn a skilled
trade and even pursue a university
degree

A clear focus
Efficient use of donations
Most of ROKPA’s aid projects are
carried out in the Tibetan areas of
China and Nepal, focusing mainly on
education, medical care, food and
culture:
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Education and support of street
children, orphans and children
from nomadic families
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Immediate assistance in medical
emergencies and expansion of
basic healthcare
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Operation of Soup Kitchens
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Promotion and preservation of
Tibetan Medicine and culture
A close collaboration with the beneficiaries,
local networks built over
decades, lean structures and the
participation of many volunteers
around the world allow ROKPA an
optimal use of donations.

Global Network
ROKPA is represented in
17 countries:
Austria, Belgium, Canada, France,
Germany, India, Ireland, Italy,
Nepal, the Netherlands, Poland,
South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the
United Kingdom, the United States
and Zimbabwe.
The headquarters of ROKPA
INTERNATIONAL are in Zurich,
Switzerland.
« I support ROKPA because I
know that the donations actually
reach the children, for example
through educational projects and
orphanages. To give the future
generations on this planet a
chance to win the fight against
poverty and social injustice, we
need educated and loving people.
Only empathy and compassion for
others will help us discover our
own heart.»
Marc Forster, Film director

Direct Involvement
Our projects are managed on-site by
our co-founder Lea Wyler and other
ROKPA representatives. This way
we make sure that donations arrive
directly in the hands of people who
need them most.
ROKPA INTERNATIONAL was
founded in Zurich in 1980 by the
Tibetan physician and meditation
master Dr Akong Tulku Rinpoche,
the actress Lea Wyler and the
attorney Dr Veit Wyler.

ROKPA
Helping where help is needed.
Give people a positive, hopeful future
ROKPA needs your help – please support people in need via
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Your free donation
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Sponsoring a particular project
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A legacy
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Volunteering
Please make your (online) donation to our bank account:
Credit Suisse, CH-8070 Zürich, IBAN CH73 0483 5045 5090 1100 1,
Account No. 455090-11-1, BIC CRESCHZZ80A, Clearing-No. 4835
Thank you!
ROKPA INTERNATIONAL | Böcklinstrasse 27 | 8032 Zurich | Switzerland
+41 (0)44 262 68 88 | info@rokpa.org | www.rokpa.org | facebook.com/rokpa.org