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May 2004 Successful Emergency Appeal for Relief to Farmers in Ladakh settlement of Mague

Mague is a small Tibetan Nomadic community on the Himalayan borders with Tibet, in Ladakh, North India. The people live a traditional nomadic life style of subsistent animal husbandry, keeping sheep, goats and cattle.  Recently an outbreak of an epidemic disease called, "Pestes des Petitis Ruminants" (PPR) effected their livestock of goats and sheep. Nearly 2000 animals perished, an estimated loss about £34,2002 in cost of livestock, potential earnings from wool, dairy and meat for the community. They have appealed to the Tibetan Government-in-exile for help to get the community back on the road to recovery.  

The Tibetan Government-in-exile has promised to pay the third (£11,400) of the estimated loss to compensate the farmers and have appeal to the Tibet House Trust for help. The Tibet House Trust has found a generous donor who have kindly covered the cost of the appeal. We are very grateful to the kind donor and many people who have contributed to our Emergency Relief Fund. The Emergency Relief Fund is designed to act quickly to relief any natural or man made disasters.  Please visit our Project and Emergency Relief section for more information and donating to our Emergency Relief Fund       go-top

Feb 2004 Adhoc Humanitarians Orchestra raised £500 for Tibetan Children

The Adhoc Humanitarians Concert for Tibet raised £500 for Tibetan Children's Village.  The money will help the Trust pay for annual educational sponsorship of three children (£156 a year per child) at the Tibetan Children’s Village. Many thanks to Eleanor Merton and all those involved with the Adhoc Humanitarians Orchestra.  go-top

Jan  2004 Tibet House Trust secures a two-year scholarship

With the success of our first Tibetan Student at Atlantic College, Wales, we have secured another place for a Tibetan student to study the two-year International Baccalaureate Diploma (class XI - XII).

The Atlantic College will provide for the tuition fees, boarding and lodging costs.  Tibet House Trust will pay for the airfare and two-year pocket money.

The student will be selected through the Department of Education, Central Tibetan Administration, Dharamsala.  Kindly contact them for the selection procedure and criteria at scholarship@gov.tibet.net,, www.tcewf.org, or tel:++91-1892-222572/222721  go-top

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