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Rehabilitation Since 1959 there has always been steady flow of Tibetan Refugees from Tibet coming into Nepal and India. Every year about 2,500 new Tibetans refugees of all ages escape from Tibet into India. Tibetan Government-in-exile with help of India and international organisations have been rehabilitating the refugees into communities, providing shelter and infrastructures to cope with the new arrivals. Children: the school going age are sent to the Tibetan Children Village, where they are given lodging and schooling. Some join monasteries where they are looked after by the monastery. The Trust helps them through finding sponsorship for these children. Young Adults: are given some basic education in languages and skills to help them find employment or take their study further or join monasteries. Many are asked to return to Tibet if they can, so that their new skills and can contribute something in Tibet. This is to stop more people coming out of Tibet and leaving a vacuum of capable Tibetan work force inside Tibet. Also many of the people want to go back with their new skills, having met the Dalai Lama, they take back hope and information about the exile efforts for Tibetan cause. Older People: they are given some skills and trainings, and asked to return to Tibet as above. Those with family in Tibet do go back, and some are in India just for pilgrimage to see His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
There are also many similar projects that is need of urgent funding and we are fundraising and looking for partners.
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Brief History of Tibetan Communities in India, source UNHCR UNHCR, survey of Tibetan Refugee situation in 1999 UNHCR, News of Tibetan Refugees International Campaign for Tibet publication, 2001 Refugee Report, "Dangerous Crossing".
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