The Tibet Fund works closely with the CTA's Departments of Health, Education, Home, and Religion to support projects that benefit Tibetans in exile and help preserve Tibet's cultural heritage.

Health Care Programs. Tibet Fund provides funds to the CTA Department of Health in Dharamsala for health services for Tibetans in exile. The Department administers forty-four health clinics, nine primary health care centers, one mobile clinic and seven hospitals in the 53 refugee settlements throughout India and Nepal.  Health services include tuberculosis prevention and control, maternal and child health, clean drinking water and sanitation, and aid to frostbite victims. More.

Education Programs. The Tibet Fund provides regular funding to the CTA Department of Education, which oversees eighty-two schools for Tibetan children in India, Nepal and Bhutan. We also support the Tibetan Childrens Village (TCV) in Dharamsala, the Tibetan Homes Foundation School in Mussoorie the Transit School in Sogar, and the Ngoenga School for Tibetan Handicapped Children.  In addition, funds are provided for Capacity Building and Management training of teachers and school administrators and the Fulbright Tibetan Scholarship Program. Over 3,000 students have graduated from these two schools in the past five years. More.

Rehabilitation of New Refugees. Each year approximately 3,200 new refugees arrive from Tibet.  Most come in winter when escape routes tend to be guarded less well due to the severe weather. Some refugees escape with only the clothes on their backs and suffer from serious cases of frostbite, often leading to the amputation of toes, limbs and other extremities. At the reception center in Kathmandu, Nepal new refugees receive food, lodging, medical care and a chance to rest and recuperate. Frostbite victims receive immediate care, special prosthetics and long-term rehabilitation.  From Kathmandu the majority of refugees travel to Dharamsala, India by way of Delhi, receiving care and temporary housing at reception centers in Delhi and Dharamsala. Tibet Fund is the primary source of funding for the three reception centers.

Community and Economic Development Programs. The majority of Tibetans live in fifty-three settlements in India, eleven in Nepal and seven in Bhutan. The Department of Home and Rehabilitation is responsible for their welfare and The Tibet Fund assists in this endeavor by providing funds to the Department for training, construction and income-generating projects. More.

Old People's Homes. The Tibet Fund supported the renovation of the Old People's Home in Mainpat Tibetan Settlement in India and provided clothing to the elders at Jawalakhel Tibetan Refugee Settlement's Old People's Home, as well assisting with construction of a new home for fifty older Tibetans in Kathmandu, Nepal. A current need is for donors to sponsor each elder. More.

Cultural Preservation Programs. To help preserve Tibet's unique cultural and religious traditions, we provide grants to cultural and performing arts institutes, monasteries and nunneries for projects that help to document and preserve traditional arts, music and dances. We have helped in the construction of libraries and classrooms to provide formal schooling and spiritual education for nuns at the Jamyang Choling Institute for Himalayan Buddhist Women in Dharamsala as well as Thukje Choling Nunnery in Nepal. More.

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