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19.04.2024
18.04.2024
Neue Schul-Patenschaft in Briddhim
Das Paar Phurbo Dickyi (26) und Lhakpa Dhondup (38) lebt im Dorf Gompa Ganj in der Region Briddhim. Ihr Haus ist nicht mehr als ein einfacher Unterschlupf, denn die Familie war schon immer sehr arm. Sie sind Bauern und das kleine Einkommen reicht gerade für tägliche Mahlzeiten und Kleidung. Andere Erwerbsmöglichkeiten haben sie nicht. Etwas für die Bildung der Kinder zu sparen ist den Eltern gar nicht möglich. Die 9-jährige Pasang Dolkar, die Älteste, ging früher auf die staatliche Schule im Dorf, die aber geschlossen wurde und nicht wieder eröffnet. Im Dezember 2023 konnten wir sie mit Extra-Spenden einschulen lassen und nun hat sie endlich eine liebe Patin gefunden, deren Unterstützung ihre Schulausbildung absichert. Dolkars jüngere Schwester Tenzin Youtsu, die bald 6 wird, lebt zuhause bei den Eltern. Die Familie würde sich sehr freuen, wenn beide Mädchen zusammen in der Boarding School lernen und aufwachsen könnten und so hoffen wir auch für Youtsu bald eine Patenschaft zu finden.
14.04.2024
Neues Hilfsprojekt in Chitwan gestartet
Im Sommer 2023 hatten wir die Shree Rastryia Primary School in Bhandara Shikharbasti mit einer ersten Aktion unterstützt. Es ist eine Schule in der Gemeinde Rapti, wo wir aktiv sind, auf welche die Kinder der ärmsten Familien gehen. Letztes Jahr hatten wir einen Wasserspender und 16 Ventilatoren gespendet. Die Grundschule führt bis zur 5. Klasse. Derzeit wird sie von ca. 150 Schülern besucht. Sechs Lehrer unterrichten die Fächer Nepali, Englisch, Mathematik, Science, Sozial-, Gesundheits-, sowie Ortskunde.
Zwar werden in den staatlichen Schulen in Chitwan keine Gebühren erhoben und auch die Schulbücher sind kostenlos, doch selbst Dinge wie Hefte, Schreibutensilien, Schultaschen oder Schuluniformen können sich die meisten der armen Familien dort nicht leisten. Oft ist dies der Grund, weshalb Kinder dann nicht zur Schule gehen, sondern zuhause den Eltern bei der Versorgung helfen und so nie mehr die Chance auf eine Schulausbildung haben.
Um diese armen Familien zu unterstützen sammeln wir ab sofort Spenden für die notwendigsten Schulsachen – Stifte und Schreibhefte für ein Schuljahr – und werden diese jeweils vor Beginn eines neuen Schuljahrs überreichen. Das erste Mal ist für April 2025 geplant.
- Preis pro Schul-Set (12 Hefte + 12 Stifte)= 700 NPR (5 Euro)
- Bedarf für 150 Schüler= 750 Euro
Die genaue Anzahl der benötigten Sets erfahren wir am Jahresanfang und passen dann den Spendenbedarf an. Da es sich um eine recht hohe Summe handelt, sammeln wir das ganze Jahr über und hoffen, den Betrag rechtzeitig bis zum Schulanfang zusammen zu bekommen. Updates zum Projekt gibt es hier: https://www.tibet-tshoesem.de/projekte-in-chitwan/
07.04.2024
Newsletter „Frühjahr 2024“
Heute ist unser aktueller Newsletter erschienen, den Sie hier einsehen können: Newsletter Frühjahr 2024
Viel Freude beim Lesen!
05.04.2024
Spendenüberweisung nach Indien und Nepal
Heute sind die nächsten Spenden auf den Weg gegangen. Diesen Monat überreichen wir sowohl in Indien, wie auch in Nepal die nächsten Spenden. Die Empfänger in Nordindien erhalten die Beträge der letzten 6 Monate (Nov. 2023 – April 2024), die Empfänger in Nepal erhalten die Beträge der letzten 4 Monate (Jan. – April 2024). Folgende Spendensummen sind zusammengekommen:
- Dharamsala u. Bir / Chauntra: 6.574 Euro
- Kloster Tse Chokling in Dharamsala: 3.398 Euro
- Hope & Challenge (Pflegeheim, Kinderheim + weitere Bedürftige in Kathmandu): 9.261 Euro
- Chitwan: 2.003 Euro
Zwei weitere Beträge, die Spenden für unser Schul-Patenschaftsprojekt in Briddhim, sowie für die älteren Menschen und Familien in Briddhim, gehen in Kürze auf den Weg. Sobald die Spenden überreicht sind, werden wir hier detaillierter darüber informieren.
01.04.2024
Neue Paten für Kinder in Briddhim gesucht
Während manche Kinder zum ersten Mal Paten finden und demnächst eingeschult werden können, haben andere gerade einen Teil ihrer Unterstützung verloren. Die 10-jährige Pasang Yangchen und die 13-jährigen Soyana, die beide bereits vor Jahren dank der Patenschaften eingeschult werden konnten, haben nun leider beide eine Teil-Patenschaft verloren. Auch die 6-köpfige Kami-Familie von Manmaya und Samita in Syabrubesi, deren 4 Kinder auf die Day School gehen, hat nicht mehr die volle Unterstützung. Alle benötigen weitere Teil-Patenschaften und wir hoffen, dass wir schnell neue Paten finden können, damit die Kinder nicht von der Schule abgehen müssen. Vorübergehend können wir die offenen Beträge mit Extra-Spenden decken, doch auf Dauer können nur reguläre Patenschaften die Schulausbildung der Kinder absichern.
29.03.2024
Weitere Schul-Patenschaft in Briddhim
Auch der 8-jährige Bejay aus Gompa Ganj hat gerade eine liebe Patin gefunden. Bejays älterer Bruder Ajay hatte bereits vor ein paar Monaten eine Schul-Patenschaft gefunden und wartet auf die Einschulung kommende Woche. Wir freuen uns, dass nun beide Brüder zusammen in der Gosainkunda English Boarding School in Syabrubesi eingeschult und gemeinsam zur Schule gehen, lernen und dort aufwachsen können.
28.03.2024
Endlich zweite Teil-Patenschaft für die kleine Sara aus Karabari, Briddhim
Die heute schon 9-jährige Sara Tamang konnten wir bereits vor vier Jahren in der Gosainkunda English Boarding School in Syabrubesi einschulen lassen. Ihre Mutter Phurbo Dolma musste Sara und deren jüngeren Bruder Rajan alleine versorgen, denn der Vater der Kinder hatte die Familie verlassen und die Mutter war dankbar, dass ihre Tochter dank der Patenschaften in die Schule ziehen konnte. Leider hatte Sara vor fast zwei Jahren eine Teil-Patenschaft verloren und wir hatten den offenen Betrag mit Extra-Spenden gedeckt, doch nun ist ein neuer Pate gefunden, der den fehlenden monatlichen Betrag spendet. Damit ist Saras Schulausbildung wieder gesichert und sie kann weiterhin mit ihrem jüngeren Bruder Rajan, der ebenfalls eine Schul-Patenschaft hat, weiter in der Boarding School leben und lernen. Nach der Einschulung Rajans ist die Phurbo Dolma zum Arbeiten ins Ausland gegangen. Um so trauriger wäre es gewesen, wenn Sara die Schule hätte verlassen müssen.
25.03.2024
Zusätzliche Hilfe für die Witwe Sun Maya und ihre Kinder in Chitwan
Nach unserem letzten Aufruf haben wir eine weitere Patin für die 44-jährige Witwe Sun Maya in Chitwan gefunden, die ihre drei jugendlichen Söhne alleine großziehen muss. Insgesamt 30 Euro kommen monatlich durch die beiden Teil-Patenschaften zusammen und nun fehlt nur noch der Restbetrag von 20 Euro. Wir hoffen auch hierfür bald noch ein oder zwei Paten finden zu können.
23.03.2024
Neue Patenschaften für Bedürftige in Chitwan
Die beiden Brüder Anish (7) und Sanish (4) in Aappani Village können sich ab sofort über eine Patenschaft freuen. Erst vor drei Tagen hatten wir über diese Familie hier informiert. Dank der Unterstützung ist nun ihre Grundversorgung mit den wichtigsten Schulsachen gesichert.
Auch für eine 4-köpfige Familie in Barintar Village konnten wir eine erste Teil-Patenschaft von 10 Euro vermitteln. Die 44-jährige Witwe Sun Maya zieht ihre drei Kinder alleine groß, denn ihr Mann ist bereits vor fünf Jahren bei einem Unfall umgekommen. Als Tagelöhner verdiente er ein wenig Geld mit dem Sammeln von Gras für Ziegen. Eines Tages war er dabei von einem Berghang abgestürzt und an den Folgen der Verletzungen gestorben.
Sun Maya muss seitdem ihre Kinder alleine versorgen, was sie nicht mehr schafft. Sie schickt ihre drei Söhne (Milan – 11, Lal Kumar – 12, Rajkumar – 15) auf eine – kostenlose, staatliche – Schule, denn obwohl der Bedarf durchaus besteht, sollen sie nicht arbeiten gehen, sondern mal eine Schulausbildung erhalten. Doch die Kinder wachsen, brauchen mehr Lebensmittel und so fällt es der Mutter immer schwerer alle satt zu kriegen. Für zusätzliche Schulsachen, die auch bei einem Schulbesuch an staatlichen Schulen von den Familien selbst finanziert werden müssen, wie Bücher, Kopien, Stifte, Schultaschen und Uniformen, ist überhaupt kein Geld mehr da. Für die Grundversorgung benötigt die Familie weitere 40 Euro im Monat, wobei die Versorgung mit den notwendigen Schulutensilien mit inbegriffen ist.
21.03.2024
Spenden für Hygieneartikel im Pflegeheim in Kathmandu benötigt
20.03.2024
13.03.2024
Weitere Patenschaften für bedürftige Menschen in Chitwan
Innerhalb kürzester Zeit haben Hira Maya, ihr Mann Pratap Singh und ihre drei Enkelinnen Yunisha (8), Marisha (5) und Jonisha (1), die in Thakaltar Village leben, Patenschaften gefunden. Gleich drei Patinnen teilen sich die Versorgung der Familie. Dank der Unterstützung werden sie sich nun besser ernähren können und Yunisha und Marisha, die auf eine staatliche Schule gehen, werden all die notwendigen Dinge erhalten, die sie für ihren Schulalltag benötigen.
Auch ein älteres, völlig mittelloses Paar wird nun mit einer Patenschaft unterstützt. Die 65-jährige Thuli Maya und ihr 74-jähriger Mann Bhim Lal leben im Dorf Aayuralitar. Bhim Lal ist aufgrund seines Alters nicht mehr in der Lage als Tagelöhner im Haus- oder Straßenbau zu arbeiten und Thuli Maya leidet unter Bluthochdruck und Diabetes. Das bisschen Gemüse, das die beiden selbst anbauen, reicht kaum für eine ausreichende Ernährung und so sind wir froh, dass sie sich nun mit Hilfe der Patenschaft besser versorgen können.
11.03.2024
Zwei große Familien in Chitwan benötigen Hilfe
Wieder haben uns unsere Mitarbeiter in Chitwan über neue Bedürftige informiert. Es handelt sich um zwei große Familien, die in Thakaltar leben. Kamala (34) und Rup Bahadur Thing (30) haben vier Kinder zu versorgen, wobei die beiden Mädchen Pramila (8) und Saya (2) ihre eigenen Kinder sind. Die beiden Jungen Yukesh (12) und Yulove (8) sind Neffen, Kinder eines Bruders von Rup Bahadur. Vor vier Jahren verließ zuerst der Vater der Jungen die Familie, dann ging auch die Mutter weg und so blieben sie bei Onkel und Tante. Die Arbeit Rup Bahadurs als Tagelöhner reicht nicht für eine gute Versorgung der großen Familie.
Das ältere Paar Hira Maya (56) und Pratap Singh (65) muss sich um ihre drei Enkelinnen Yunisha (8), Marisha (5) und Jonisha (1) kümmern. Der Vater der Mädchen hatte die Familie verlassen, als seine Frau mit der Jüngsten schwanger war. Er wollte keine Töchter mehr haben, sondern endlich einen Sohn – leider noch immer ein häufiger Grund, aus dem Frauen von ihren Männern in Nepal sitzengelassen werden. Die Mutter der Kinder verrichtete weiterhin schwere Arbeit im Haus- und Straßenbau, doch alleine gelang es ihr nicht mehr ihre Kinder zu ernähren und so zog sie zu ihren Eltern zurück. Anfang 2024 entschied sie sich dann nach Kuwait zu gehen um Geld zu verdienen, doch die Familie hat keinen Kontakt mehr zu ihr und sie befürchten, dass sie nicht mehr zurückkommen wird.
Beide Familien sind arm und können sich gerade so ernähren. Für Schulmaterialien der Kinder, Uniformen, Schultaschen und etwas zu Essen für die Stunden in der Schule ist kein Geld da. Die drei Enkel und ihre Großeltern haben heute umgehend schon eine erste Teil-Patenschaft von 20 Euro gefunden, wofür wir sehr dankbar sind. Diese Familie benötigt nur noch einen weiteren Betrag von 30 Euro. Kamala, Rup Bahadur und ihre vier Kinder benötigen 50 Euro pro Monat und wir hoffen so schnell wie möglich Paten für sie zu finden. Teil-Patenschaften ab 10 Euro helfen bereits.
07.03.2024
Hörgeräte für zwei Bewohner des Pflegeheims in Kathmandu
Eine unserer Patinnen, die ein Kind in Briddhim und auch ein Kind im Dickyi Tsering Home in Kathmandu mit Patenschaften unterstützt, ist vor ein paar Tagen nach Nepal gereist. Neben dem Kinderheim hat sie auch das Pflegeheim besucht und konnte bei dieser Gelegenheit zwei Hörgeräte überreichen, die ein anderer Pate zweier Mädchen im Kinderheim gespendet und uns geschickt hatte. Aus dem traurigen Anlass ist Hilfe für Bedürftige entstanden.
Heute hat Mingmar Gyalmu von Hope & Challenge die Geräte ins Pflegeheim gebracht und sie Thupten und Jangchuk Gelek gegeben, die beide nicht mehr gut hören können. Thupten ist 55 Jahre alt und wurde in Nepal als Sohn einer tibetischen Flüchtlingsfamilie geboren. Während seiner Zeit in der Armee gab es einen Unfall, durch den er sein Gehört fast vollständig verlor. Er lebt seit einigen Monaten im Heim und hat leider noch keine Patenschaft. Der andere Bewohner, der das zweite Gerät erhielt, ist Jangchuk Gelek. Er gehört zu den ersten Bedürftigen, die ins Heim nach dem Aufbau 2019 eingezogen waren. Jangchuk stammt aus Kham, Tibet, war dort Mönch und ging nach seiner Flucht 1959 nach Indien dort zur Armee. Später kam er nach Kathmandu, um seine kranke Schwester zu unterstützen, die dort zunächst als Nonne in einem Kloster lebte. Beide zogen 2019 ins Pflegeheim, da sie sich alleine nicht mehr versorgen konnten. Jangchuk hat eine Patenschaft, er ist 83 Jahre alt. Seine Schwester ist vor vier Jahren verstorben. Thupten und Jangchuk Gelek freuen sich sehr, dass sie nun dank der Hörgeräte wieder besser hören können.
19.02.2024
Elderly couple in Chitwan in urgent need of assistance
Recently our staff members in Chitwan drew our attention to another, completely destitute couple of old people, living at a bare subsistence level. Thuli Maya is 65 years old, her husband Bhim Lal is 74. They spent their entire life in Aayuralitar village in Chitwan. Although the two have five grown children, some of whom are even earning money, the relationship between them and their sons-in-law is difficult. This way the young people are unwilling to support their elders. Due to his advanced age Bhim Lal is no longer capable of being a day laborer in road or building construction. Thuli Maya suffers from high blood pressure and diabetes. They provide for themselves by keeping of a few goats and chickens. But this hardly suffices to cover their daily needs. Healthy vegetables or necessary medication are unaffordable to them. That’s why we are in search of a sponsor, to support them regularly. 25 Euros per month would be adequate for covering basic supplies, but of course a partial sponsorship, starting at 10 Euros, would already help Thuli Maya und Bhim Lal a great deal.
11.02.2024
Recent addition to our team!
For a long time we searched in vain for new members, to help with our work. And we finally scored! From now on there is a newcomer in our Tibet Tshoesem Team. Her name is Christine Walch and she is currently right in the middle of becoming acquainted with her new tasks. Christine will take over our project at Metta Nepal Elderly Caring Home in Kathmandu. After the upcoming donation handover in April she will all set to work independently. The entire team is happy about her helping hands and wish her great pleasure in this rewarding work!
10.02.2024
Tibetan New Year – Losar 2151
Today we greet the new Tibetan year of the Wood Dragon 2151. Tibetans all over the world celebrate this special day with prayers, offerings and other religious ceremonies. Special treats are prepared and events staged, featuring singing and dancing. At the monasteries large thangkas are hung up and some host the impressive Cham dances. Lo (“year“) -sar (“new“) is a feast of joy and peaceful coexistence, while people living in Tibet currently have to endure ever greater repressions.
We wish all our Tibetan friends as well as Tibetans all over the world a happy and peaceful celebration and a blessed new year 2151! May it be an auspicious year filled with joy and health for all beings!
06.02.2024
Sad news from Briddhim
Sad news reached us from Briddhim this time. 76 year old Yangchen passed away on February 3rd. Her body was cremated yesterday. Yangchen had been very ill for quite some time and her physical vitality was declining accordingly. She had been completely blind for 8 years now and in addition confined to bed for the past few years. Her son and daughter-in-law were taking care of her. We are glad, she was supported through a sponsorship for 4 years, which helped improve her care somewhat. Our thoughts and prayers are with Yangchen and her family.
05.02.2024
Arrival of additional children at Dickyi Tsering Home in Kathmandu
Last month 3 new girls have joined the children’s home. We are talking about two 6 year old girls – Dhawa Lajum and Dhawa Puti – both of whom come from the remote Dolpo region in the Northwest of Nepal. They didn’t stand a chance of obtaining proper education there. In addition there is 16 year old Yeshi Dolma, daughter of a Tibetan refugee and a Sherpa woman, who grew up in a Tibetan refugee camp, situated in Ghunsa-Taplejung, a high region of the far Northeast, near the border to Tibet and Sikkim. Her family, too, was way to poor, to afford a school education for their children. For this reason they sent Yeshi off to Kathmandu, expecting her to earn money as a maid there, so her younger siblings would be enabled to attend school. Without any education Yeshi would have most likely married soon and missed a valuable chance to escape the cycle of poverty. All three girls have found a caring home at Dickyi Tsering home and it would be swell, if they would soon be safely provided for, with the help of sponsorship.
04.02.2024
New sponsorship at the children’s home in Kathmandu
Pasang Tamang, who is 16 years old by now, has lived at Dickyi Tsering Home, since it was founded in 2017. Now he has finally found regular sponsorship support. Pasang was born in the beautiful Solukhumbu highland in the Northeast of Nepal, close to the Tibetan border and the Mount Everest. His mother died, when he was only 6 months old and his father, who is addicted to alcohol, is an ordinary worker. When he remarried, his new wife was not accepted by his family and society. The father and stepmother were not in the position, to make school possible for Pasang. When he was 4 years old he was able to attend school for a short time, thanks to support through an aid organization, alas the financial support was soon discontinued. Thereupon his stepmother tried to come up with the necessary school fees, trying her luck as a street vendor, selling vegetables. However she had an accident and is since handicapped in the use of her hands and unable to work. She began to drink and started to beg in Boudhanath. Sometimes the two of them received food at Geshe Sonam Wangchen’s soup kitchen. Eventually she asked there for Pasang to be admitted at the children’s home, in order to enable him once again to go to school. He likes living there and is grateful to have this opportunity. We are really happy to see Pasang’s care at the children’s home secured through this sponsorship.
02.02.2024
Start of a special aid campaign for Nyima Bhuti and Yugyal from Briddhim
One of our first assistance projects after the foundation of our organization was launched in 2017, to finish reconstruction of the home of Nyima Bhuti und Yugyal. Their old house had been destroyed in the severe Earthquake two years prior. Though Yugyal did own an additional little plot of land back then, it was situated in Pelko, which was undeveloped fallow land then – far away from anything. For this reason the family decided to rebuild their living quarters on the other piece of land in Briddhim. Three years ago the opportunity arose to utilize the other plot, when the road, leading from Kathmandu via Syabrubesi to Linling, Pelko (and planned to go further up North) was completed in 2020. The area surrounding his land was cleared and the street now leads right past it. In the course of the grubbing a lot of boulders were left over for Yugyal to use free from charge, to build a new small house, to be used as shelter, which he constructed without mortar. Meanwhile he grows vegetables there, keeps a cow and a few chickens, providing milk and eggs. However it soon became apparent, that the animals need to be attended, as attacks by wild animals are quite common in the villages, so Yugyal and Nyima Bhuti spent more and more time there.
They converted one room to serve as a kitchen, but the walls are not plastered, yet. Time and again snakes, rats and other animals intruded into the house; cold and rain blew in through the leaky roof. Eventually the idea was born, to make more reasonable use of this house in Pelko and to enhance it. Details are accessible on our website: https://www.tibet-tshoesem.de/wiederaufbau-von-wohnhaeusern-in-briddhim/
All previous activities Nyima Bhuti und Yugyal were able to accomplish either at no or low cost on their own. Relatives from Timure provided wood beams and the stone wall. To reconstruct the walls and floor of the ground level, as well as installing a sturdy flat ceiling, they will need our help. All in all 720 Euros will be necessary. Since this is not about a completely new building we are optimistic and are hoping to maybe gain the amount before the next donation transfer, coming up in April. As always donating is easily possible through our association’s account and also our Betterplace-project for Briddhim: http://betterplace.org/p44869
The use of this house will enable the two of them to be self-sufficient and rely less on our support. We are happy to jointly aim for that goal.
31.01.2024
Losar preparations are underway at Tse Chokling monastery
On February 10th Tibetans all over the world will be celebrating the beginning of the new year 2151. It is designated as year of the dragon, while its associated element is wood. For several weeks now the monks have been working on the wonderful Tormas and other butter sculptures, adorned with flowers and other Buddhist symbols of fortune. Among other rituals all interiors are thoroughly cleaned in order to release the old year’s negative energy. Afterward all the fresh and positive to come is welcomed. Besides decorations of the houses with new prayer flags abundant delights are prepared to serve on the day of the celebration, such as delicious baked Khapse.
30.01.2024
New sponsorships in Chitwan
Our new sponsorship project in Chitwan also saw some growth recently. We had been searching for support on behalf of 64 year old Santa Bahadur and his 68 year old wife Ful Maya for more than 6 months. They will both be supported by a kind sponsor from now on. The couple lives in Aappani village in Chitwan. They are completely destitute and both physically constrained due to poor health on top of that. Santa Bahadur and Ful Maya are the parents of our staff member Dil Bahadur, head of the NGO Himalayan Human Service Welfare Society. Altogether they have 9 grown children; however none of them have the means to support their parents. One son is already deceased. He was the father of the young man Rakesh, whom we assisted following his severe accident in 2022. Dil Bahadur and his wife Reena are also not in the financial position to be of much help in this case. Though they do earn a little it barely suffices to feed their little family. Their son is only able to attend a good school thanks to sponsorship. Ful Maya’s and und Santa Bahadur’s sponsorship will secure their basic supply of food, occasional new clothing and medication in case of sickness from now on.
In addition Nirmaya Muktan (66) and her husband Singha Bahadur (72), who have just been admitted to our program, can rejoice, for they, too, will start benefitting from sponsorship. They also live in Aappani village and are among the poorest people of the region. They have raised 4 children, who unable to provide assistance, though. This way the elderly couple still has to engage in hard field labor, in order to somehow make ends meet. Unfortunately they have close to no land at their disposal, thus can grow only a tiny amount of vegetables for self-consumption. Nirmaya und Singha also keep a few goats and chickens to sell, when they need other groceries such as rice or oil. A few extra rupees are made by collecting firewood, but they just don’t have enough to cover their needs and often go hungry. Starting with the upcoming donation handover the two of them will finally be able to get enough food and at least no longer have to worry about their basic needs.
29.01.2024
Newly acquired school sponsorship in Briddhim
10 year old Ajay is still living with his brother Bejay (8) and parents Mingmar Dolma and Kacha Tamang (both 39) in Gompa Ganj at the moment. This family, too, is very poor and can merely generate any income with work in the fields of landowners. Furthermore the boy’s mother is unable to contribute much, since she suffers from asthma, which limits their options even more. The inconsistent earnings barely cover the basic needs of this family of four. Recently Kancha learned of our school sponosrship project from his cousin Mingyur. He is the father of Tempa Samden and Dawa Yamu, who both receive support through us. Their family feels great relief, their children have been able to attend boarding school since last summer. Now Ajay has just found a sponsor and can be enrolled with the beginning of the new school term, starting in April. The children’s parents would be particularly happy, if Bejay also found a sponsor, to give him access to an essential school education. It would be a pleasure and great help for both siblings to jointly start school and grow up there together.
26.01.24
Special aid program on behalf of Nima Singi from Lingling
37 year old Nima Singi and his wife live in Lingling, Briddhim. He makes a living working in construction as a day laborer. The couple has one son (14), who has been living at a monastery in India for a number of years. For a while now Nima has been complaining about lethargy and abdominal pains, then his skin turned yellow. He made an appointment at the hospital in Dhunche, where a massively increased activity of liver enzymes was ascertained. His wife then took him to the Kathmandu Medical College, a private hospital in Kathmandu. There a hepatitis B infection was confirmed. Luckily so far no serious damage to the liver has resulted. For treatment he received a virostatic agent and is due for another check-up at the hospital before long.
The current expenses of the treatment, transport and accommodation (since the couple has no relatives in Kathmandu) amount to 130 Euros. Nima was able to cover part of it himself; the remaining portion he borrowed and has to pay it back, which is simply not possible for him. For the upcoming check-up another 130 Euros will be due. Nima and his wife have no financial means to cover such amounts; however this follow-up is very important, in order to see whether the medication is effective at all. We want to support this family with 260 Euros, to cover medical and further charges.
23.01.2024
Sponsor needed for a destitute family in Chitwan
Today we received personal details of a family of four from Barintar Village, Chitwan, which is one among the poorest in the region. Sun Maya is 44 years old. She raises her three children on her own, since she lost her husband in a work accident 5 years ago. Ever since she has been the sole provider of her children, which she can just not longer manage. Her three sons (11, 12 and 15 years old) attend a public school, free of charge. Although there is so much need, the mother is convinced, they ought not to work but focus on their school education. However the boys are growing, they require more food and it is getting increasingly difficult for Sun Maya, to provide enough food for them. To try and make a living, she keeps a few cows and chickens, also grows vegetables for self-supply, but it is never enough anymore, to care for all them. Additional school supplies, such as books, copies, pens, school bags and uniforms have to be financed by the parents at a public school as well. And there is simply no money for these necessities. To ensure a basic care the family requires 50 Euros a month. This amount includes the most urgent school utensils. On top of this the family barely has any furniture. There are no beds. Sometimes neighbors hand them down some used clothing. We are considering this situation and will inquire, if the family wishes for us to address this issue as well. As usual there is also an option of partial sponsorship. Every Euro makes a difference.
Further information about this family can be found at our website: https://www.tibet-tshoesem.de/patenschaften-in-kathmandu/
21.01.2024
Pempa Dolkar’s condition is further improving, but additional donations will be required
Throughout the past 10 days the infection of Pempa’s ankle joint decreased significantly, nevertheless there are still open wounds on both sides. These will need to be covered with skin grafts of the other leg, which is not expected be easy, as the wounds are quite large. On top of this she developed a second focus of inflammation on her back and because she lost a lot of blood throughout the surgeries, she also required blood transfusions. All in all she is feeling much better, though. Her doctors are estimating an expected stay of 2-4 more weeks and additional surgeries to be required.
By now the hospital costs amount to 7.000 Euros. To enable the girl’s family to finally settle the initial bills we transferred 3.135 Euros to the NGO of our staff members in Briddhim a few days ago. Eventually the claim will keep rising, possibly up to 10.000 Euros in total.
While the family is overwhelmed with relief, to see their daughter survived, they are nevertheless in great sorrow, regarding the expenses, which they would never be able to cover. So we raised the total amount, we would like to help them with, and now aim to gather 5.000 Euros. Currently we have reached an amount of 3.325 Euros. Most likely we will not be able to contribute more than the pursued 5.000, as we are involved in several medical aid campaigns for different people. However we would be pleased to come up with the remaining 1.600 Euros.
16.01.2024
Donation handover in Kathmandu complete
All donations belonging to the third and last trimester of 2023 to Nepal were transferred by December 7th, to aid those in need in and around Kathmandu. These donations are always payed to the NGO Hope & Challenge under the lead of Geshe Sonam Wangchen. Unfortunately it took quite some time, before the delivery could get under way and it took until yesterday to execute the last recipient’s handover.
We were able send 8.045 Euros altogether this time. Beside 4.620 Euros to support the children’s home and 1.080 Euros for the assisted living facility, 2.355 Euros were provided for further needy people in Kathmandu. These include three families, a young disabled woman and a nun with her ill brother. All recipients appreciated these donations, which will make their daily life a lot easier.
With this the total annual donation handovers for 2023 to Nepal as well as India are complete. Meanwhile we are already in the middle of this year’s outreach events. The total amount, we were able to transfer throughout the past year, thanks to all our supporters, comes to 139.725 Euros. It cannot be said often enough what great gratitude we feel.
15.01.2024
Special aid campaign for 50 year old Rabhi from Pelko
The dire status of Rabhis teeth has been an obstacle to her for many years, but she coped somehow. In early December of 2023 she finally had a dental exam, carried out by the physician of a medical camp. This is a team of doctors from Dhunche, who visit the villages from time to time, offering smaller medical treatments, but mainly examinations. Meanwhile she had developed a persistent toothache. So one tooth was extracted on the spot, but a few days later the pain increased, her jaw was swollen and she needed to consult a clinic in Dhunche. An inflammation was confirmed there and she was told, she would require a root canal treatment, however would have to go to Kathmandu for that.
We have maintained a sponsorship for Rabhi’s granddaughter Asmeeta for several years. Now Rabhi had to borrow money and her daughter took her to Kalyan Dental Clinic in Swayambhunath. The RCT was conducted straight away and she was advised to urgently have her entire set of teeth treated. Dental imprints were taken and four additional teeth pulled. Eight old teeth may be saved, but she will need to have dental bridges put in – to replace 15 teeth of the upper and lower jaw in total. Due to the great extent of the treatment this happens to be the most expensive dental case – five altogether- we have assisted to finance so far. An advance payment of 360 Euros was due right at treatment initiation. She managed to borrow this amount from our staff members; however the entire amount is estimated at 125.000 NPR by her doctor, which equals around 900 Euros. Since Rabhi is destitute and we have not succeeded in finding her a regular sponsor so far, we will try to support her via a special relief action.
She will have to return to the clinic in Kathmandu right after Tibetan New Year in February, where the artificial teeth will be put in. We are aware of the difficulty of raising yet another large sum like this in the course of the ongoing aid campaign for 10 year old Pempa, on whose behalf we received 3.100 Eros by now. However medical emergencies are hardly ever predictable and we hope for willingness to help in spite of it. Every single Euro counts!
14.01.2024
New people in need recently added to our sponsorship program in Chitwan, southern Nepal
Nirmaya (66) and her husband Singha Bahadur (72) live in Aappani Village, Chitwan. They belong to the most destitute people in the region. Although they have four grown children these are not in the financial position to support their parents. Thus the couple, in spite of their advanced age, is forced to keep laboriously tending their field to make a living somehow. Unfortunately they only have a small plot at their disposal, which means they can only grow a few vegetables for self-consumption. Nirmaya and Singha keep a few goats and chickens, to sell when other items, such as rice or oil, need to be bought. By collecting firewood they sometimes make a few rupees but all in all there is never enough for their basic needs and they often go hungry. As we are aiming at help for other families in the region, we would like to find a sponsor for Nirmaya and Singha as well, who might support them with 25 Euros a month or a partial sponsorship, starting at 10 Euros.
12.01.2024
New school sponsorships in Briddhim
Recently 10 year old Sharmila from Mentok Gan found a sponsor, who will make her enrollment at Gosainkunda English Boarding School in Syabrubesi possible this April. Now her 7 year old sister Mentok Maya has also acquired a sponsorship, which is particularly nice, for this way both sisters will be able to live and grow there together.
On top of this 9 year old Pramila will also be attending school with the help of two partial sponsosrships this spring. It would be a great blessing if her sister Sarmila ( 7 years old, wearing the black sweater) would also be matched with a sponsor by then. That way these sisters would have the opportunity to join up for studying and living at the boarding school as well. Like many other poor families in the region Pramila’s and Sarmila’s parents are unable to afford school fees on their own. Their mother Nima (41) and their father Tashi (42) never had access to school education. In addition the mother is impaired after a fall during her last pregnancy, wich results in a walking disability. She is unable to work, the more so as she is taking care of the infant, born meanwhile. Both families are delighted to receive this kind of aid and encouragement.
11.01.2024
Good news from Pempa Dolkar
Pempa’s condition is further improving. Meanwhile she could be extubated and is now able to breathe on her own again. She is conscious and her circulation remains stable after she underwent an additional surgery. The wound on her foot has improved significantly and the fracture was splinted.
She has been transferred to a regular ward. Another surgery is planned to take place next week, in order to cover the open wound on the foot with a skin graft, taken from the thigh. Pempa will most likely have to spend the following two weeks of the stabilization phase at the hosptial.
So far costs of 4.300 Euros have arisen. The entire amount to pay for the hospital stay, surgeries and further examinations is estimated at 8 Lakh (5.800 Euros). Quite possibly 10 Lakh (7.200 Euros) might be required. Through loans and the sale of family jewellery the parents managed to gather 2.500 Euros so far. Corresponding to this amount we adjusted the goal of donations on our website and would like to reach 3.500 Euros to start with. In case the additional 1.200 Euros would be needed we would continue collecting on her behalf. We are happy to have received 2.890 Euros of donations within just a few days! We would like to thank you all wholeheartedly in the name of her family.
08.01.2024
Donation handover III/2023 In Briddhim nearly completed
The donation amount, designated for the third trimester of 2023, to aid needy people in Briddhim, has now almost entirely been delivered. We transferred these funds to Nepal on December 3rd. First of all Lhamo and Paljor payed the school fees in Syabrubesi. We had received 20.946 Euros on behalf of 99 students, attending Gosainkunda English Boarding School. An additional 8.192 Euros had been gathered to support five students at other schools, numerous families and elderly people in Briddhim, including special relief actions (dental treatment for Palmo from Surka 450 Euros and house building project for Dawa Chokpa 765 Euros). By now we maintain 152 sponsorships for 144 people in Briddhim. It is our most extensive sponsorship project.
Every single one of the beneficiaries was happy about this valuable support, serving them throughout their daily life and difficult situations, they would not be able to shoulder without help. Here we present selected impressions of the handover:
06.01.2024
Special aid campaign launched for 10 year old Pempa Dolkar from Thuman / Briddhim
Little Pempa Dolkar from Thuman has been attending Gosainkunda English Boarding School in Syabrubesi since 2021, thanks to sponsorship.
Last week she was seriously injured, when she fell into the lavatory at school in the middle of the night – a Nepali squat toilet in the floor. Unfortunately she did not tell anyone and when Raju, the headmaster, happened to notice she had a hard time walking, a fracture of the ankle and open wound were discovered.
Raju Lama contacted the girl’s parents right away and advised them to take her to a hospital. However, since a visit to the doctor is actually unaffordable for them, they simply took her home and tried to handle the infection on their own.
Regrettably the wound got worse, which resulted in a very serious infection of the bone, periosteum and surrounding tissue (necrotisizing fascitis). When the child’s condition dramatically deteriorated her paretns did take her to Kathmandu to a private clinic, where she had an emergency surgery. The massively swollen leg was opened and flushed in order to release wound fluid and pus. The fracture was then splinted.
But due to the fact, that the treatment was started in a very advanced state, Pempa Dolkar is now in very critical condition. The injury caused septicaemia (blood poisoning). As a result she is in intensive care and requires artificial respiration, antibiotics and medication/infusions to stabilize the circulation. The medical report does not look promising.
This clinical picture is a severe one by German medical standards as well, usually resulting in weeks or months of hospitalization. After only a few days the medical expenses in this case amount so several thousand Euros to cover the surgery and extensive ICU-treatment. The parents are destitute but have relatives, working abroad. All of them are currently trying to obtain private credits but it will be difficult to come up with the required large sum of money.
We would like to support Pempa Dolkar’s parents during this difficult time and at least relieve them some of their financial worries. To start with we would like to gather 3.000 Euros. At our website you will find updates on the campaign, current donation status and condition of Pempa Dolkar: https://www.tibet-tshoesem.de/sonder-hilfsaktionen-3/
03.01.2024
…and another sponsorship for a child in Chitwan
A few months ago we introduced 10 year old Pujan, after we learned of his difficult situation. He has already been through a lot in his short life. Pujan has no siblings. His mother died of leukemia when he was only 4 years old. Then 2 years ago his father died in a bus accident. Pujan has been living with his aunt, uncle and cousin Nichal in Bhandara Shikarbasti since then. The couple is also very poor for they, too, are illiterate and never had a chance to attend school. Just like the vast majority of the local population they support themselves by means of some farming. Now and then the uncle manages to find day labor on a construction site. The aunt runs a small food stall but the meager income is scarcely sufficient for the family to get by.
Pujan attends a public school, which is free of charge. However financing additional needs, such as a new school uniform which is needed once a year, or simply school supplies, is impossible for the family. With immediate effect Pujan will be supported through a monthly sponsorship of 20 Euros, which will cover his needs: necessary school garments, a school bag, clothing, supplies and some additional food.
02.01.2024
New sponsorship in Chitwan
Two months ago 7 year old Archana, who lives in Aappani Village in Chitwan with her parents and little brother Athit (2), could be provided with a first partial sponsorship. Archana attends 2nd grade at Shree Rastriya Basic School in Aappani and the regular donation shall enable the destitute parents to pay for schoolbooks, photocopies, additional food and a new school uniform now and then, which was impossible before.
From now on the family has an additional sponsorship, which helps to provide not only for Archana, but also her little brother Athit and parents. Being illiterate and only employed on a daily basis they have a very hard time feeding the family. Thanks to a total amount of 30 Euros, which the sponsors are jointly providing, the basic care is secured for all four of them and we happily greet the new year, starting out with a new sponsorship.
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