The Telluride Institute Tibet fund was established in January 2009, taking the Institute's mission to the roof of the world. The Fund was created with the goal of providing humanitarian aid to the people of Tibet. In accordance with TI's mission the Tibet Fund will support initiatives that help keep the ancient Tibetan culture alive, promote education and strengthen local economies. The Tibet Fund is run by Elisabeth Gick, a longtime Telluride local who "loves Tibet just as much as Telluride."
DIRECTOR UPDATE
Back-to-School Campaign
SPONSOR A TIBETAN GIRL AT THE KARDZE ORPHANAGE
(click on link above to make a donation)
A bit of background:
Kardze lies in the eastern Tibetan province of Kham, famous for its fierce –and dashing- horsemen, fantastic monasteries, vast grasslands dotted with yaks and nomads' tents, and a strong sense of cultural/ethnical identity. A local tulku (re-incarnated lama) by the title Lamdrakh Rinpoche oversees a cheerful nunnery there as well as the Tibetan Health center, and established a home and school for girls. He wants to make sure that these future mothers will be prepared to raise the next generation well. Presently, there are 108 girls enrolled, from age 4 to 16. Some are orphans, some were abandoned due to severe poverty or illness in the family, some were handed to the school so that they could get a Tibetan education. They live and learn in a gorgeous, traditional home in extremely crowded conditions. Divided into 5 classes they learn Tibetan, English, Chinese and math.
The needs:
Warm clothing for those harsh winter months (a traditional wool coat, called chuba, made by local tailors); school supplies from pens and paper to computers; vocational training for those who graduate; playground equipment; professional training for the teachers; and so much more...
Your part:
You sponsor a Tibetan girl at $10 per month for one year. At this small amount please consider supporting even more than one, maybe one for each one of your children, for the children you always wanted, for your grandchildren, for beloved children in your life. The impact will be tremendous. You can truly change the life of a Tibetan girl for the price of a lunch sandwich; she will pay your kindness forward. I cannot promise personal contact to "your Tibetan daughter," but regular updates and reports on the whole school.
To sign up please send the following information:
Full name
Mailing and email address
To:
c/o Elisabeth Gick
PO Box 310
Telluride, CO 81435
970-728-4689
tibetfund@tellurideinstitute.org
Please forward this information and plea to all you think might be interested.
THANK YOU!
We are all members of one human family. I think that this understanding is very important, especially now that the world is becoming smaller and smaller. In ancient times, even in a small village, people were able to exist more or less independently... Today (however), for the future of the human race, it is more important than ever before that we develop a genuine sense of brotherhood and sisterhood. I usually call this a sense of 'universal responsibility'. HH the Dalai Lama
