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PAY ONLINE as a RECURRING PAYMENT (select 1 option)
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Click here for sponsorship form (in pdf format) to print, fill out and mail with your check or money order.
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SPONSOR A TIBETAN ELDER:
THE TSERING ELDER HOME
Sponsorship is $30 a month or $360 a year per person for food, shelter, health care and education. Your sponsorship is set up as a recurring gift at the level of support indicated. You may end the payments at any time in the future should you decide to stop sponsorship.
Please select the individual you wish to sponsor, choose your payment option, enter the information requested and select "Sponsor Now" to continue.
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One hundred percent (100%) of the funds you send to The Tibet Fund for sponsorship goes directly to the earmarked institution or individual.
After you make your sponsorship donation, please also consider a General Donation at whatever level you wish so that we may continue this work. Thank You!
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Elders in Need of Sponsorship
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Phurpa Lhamo
Date of Birth:1943, Trewa
Phurpa was a nomad in
Tibet
and escaped to Manang where she worked as a servant for several years. Later she came to Pokhra and worked as a porter for 10 years. She and her husband Lobsang Dhamchoe have no income and are both in poor health. They were admitted together to the Home in January, 2008
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Karma Yonten Sangmo
Date of Birth:1932, Nangchen
Karma lived with her husband in
Orissa
,
India
where they did road construction to earn their living. After her husband died she became a nun and went to Dharamsala. She has no one to care for her in her old age so she was admitted to the Home.
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Karma Tsering
Date of Birth:1926, Bawa
Karma was nomad in
Tibet
. After he came to
Nepal
he lived as a farmer for 13 years and then for over 20 years he worked in a carpet factory and at Trichen Monastery before he was too old to work. He is alone without anyone to look after him and he has no source of income. He was admitted at The Home and has been very happy there.
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Rabgye
Date of Birth:1937, Nyinang
Rabgye is from Nyinang in
Tibet
. He came to
Nepal
in 1959 and worked in the carpet factory for several years until he joined the Indian army in 1967, serving for 13 years. He retired due to health problems and had no one to care for him, his three children having died due to illness.
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Jamyang
Date of Birth:1930, Youngchoe Thinga
Jamyang was a farmer in
Tibet
where he has two daughters. He escaped to
Nepal
in 1964 and worked in road construction for five years before joining the Indian army where he served for 19 years. He retired on medical ground, came to
Nepal
, and worked in carpet factory. He lost his job and had no income when the factory closed.
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Lobsang Dhamchoe
Date of Birth:1925, Lithang
Lobsang is from
Lithang
,
Tibet
. After the Chinese occupation, he joined the resistance group, Chushi Gangduk in 1957but had to escape to
Assam
,
India
in 1959. He worked in road construction in Gangtok and other places for many years and also worked in a restaurant in Mustang. He and his wife, Phurpa Lhamo have no income and are health problems. They were admitted to the Home in January, 2008.
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Ngawang Palden
Date of Birth:1942, Gyalnor
Ngawang escaped to
Nepal
in 1979 and worked at the carpet factory as a packer, general helper and gatekeeper. He has children in
Tibet
but has not seen them for over for 28 years. Due to his age he wasn't able to work any longer and had no income. He was admitted to the Home where he helps other residents when they become sick.
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A-Ta
Date of Birth:1937, Dhe-Khey
Ata was a farmer in
Tibet
before he escaped to Arunachal Pradesh in 1959. He worked as a porter in Gangtok for few months before joining Chushi Gangduk from 1960 to 1974. He next engaged in petty business in
Nepal
until he became too old for this work. He was admitted to the Home since he is alone and has no one to take care of him.
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Passang Wangdu
Date of Birth:1942, Bha-Pa
Passang was nomad in
Tibet
. He and his wife had two daughters. After his wife died he resettled in Dolpo working as a porter for some years. He came to
Nepal
and worked at the Boudha Handicraft centre for 25 years. He is alone and got admission at The Home. Now he helps other elderly people at the Home.
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Pema
Date of Birth:1940, Dopo
Pema was born in
Nepal
and worked as a servant for long time. He became sick and unable to work. He continued to have health problems and was admitted to the Home as he has no one to look after him.
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Ngawang Khedurp
Date of Birth:1937, Lhasa
Ngawang was born in Kham and came to
Lhasa
at a very young age to become a monk of Drepung Gomang. He joined the resistance group, Chushi Gangduk in 1959 but had to escape to
India
. He worked in road construction for one year and joined the Indian army in 1962 serving for 26 years. After retiring, he stayed in
Nepal
working as a gatekeeper of a carpet factory but lost his job due to health problem. He is alone and has on one to take care of him.
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Sonam Dolma
Date of Birth:1940, Tewa
Sonam came into exile in 1959 and resettled in Manang, Nepal. She suffers from tuberculosiis and has trouble walking. She was admitted to the Tsering Elders's Home because she does not have any children to take care of her.
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Don-Yoe
Date of Birth:1940, Lho-Kha
Donyoe came into exile in 1959i. He is an ex-service man who served 21 years in the army. He is single and there is no one to take care of him.
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Dawa Dhargyal
Date of Birth:1928, Chip-Rong
Dawa came into exile in 1959. He is an ex-service man who served in the army for 25 years. He was not married and has no one to take care of him.
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Kyipa
Date of Birth:1935, Walung
Kyipa came from Tibet in 2003,. Her husband died and her daugher is too poor to take care of her mother. Kyipa was working as a labour and collecting fire woods for others. Due to her age unable to work. She was admitted at Tsering Elders's Home.
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Jorgyal
Date of Birth:1938, Sho Tha Lo Sum
Jorgyal was a monk in Shota-Lho Monatery,Tibet. He worked on road construction in Tibet. In 1979 he excaped and worked as a gate deeper in Nepal. He has knee problems and cannot work. He has no one to take care of and was admitted at Tsering Elder's Home.
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Rabten
Date of Birth:1933, Dheke
Rabten came into exile in 1985 and worked as gate keeper in a carpet factory, Nepal. Due to poor health, he can no longer work. Being single with no one to take care of him, he was admitted to Tsering's Home.
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Sonam Lhamo
Date of Birth:1938, Tsum
Sonam Lhamo worked as servant to earn their living. She also took care of her husband, who cannot work due to poor health. They have no children to take care for them and no source of any income. Both of them are admitted at Tsering Elder's Home.
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Pema Tsering
Date of Birth:1938, Dolpo
Pema came into exile in 1959. He lived in Dolpo, Nepal border and worked as a farmer. His wife died in 2001 and he is alone in in poor health. He was admitted at Tsering Elder's Home.
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Woechang
Date of Birth:1946, Manang
She works as a servant and also to took care of her sick husband. They don't have any children to look after them and Woechung is too ill to work . They both are admitted at Tsering Elder's Home.
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Dorjee Rabten
Date of Birth: 1935, Kherten
Rabten lived at the Tibetan settlement in Mustang, Nepal for almost 25 years doing agricultural work and from Mustang he came to Tserok, Nepal settlement and stayed ten years. After his wife expired, he was sent to Tsering elders Home. He was alone and too old to work and has no one to take care of him.
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Ngawang Namgyal
Date of Birth: 1931, Kham Tsarong
He was monk at Drepung Loseling in Tibet. After Chinese occupation in 1959. He came to India and worked in road construction at Kulu for two years. He joined army EST 22 till 1990. After his retirement he stayed in Nepal.
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Kunga Tenzin
Date of Birth: 1934, Amdo Gyarong
Kunga was monk at Drepung Loseling in Tibet. He escaped to India in 1962 and worked in private thukpa factory in Darjeeling for four years. He joined EST 22 in 1966 and served for three years. He got a medical discharge after he broke his leg. He served 17 years as monastery incharge at Guru cave at Mustang, Nepal.
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Tsering
Date of Birth: 1945, Kyidong
Tsering came to exile with her parents and settled at Lhangsa Tibetan camp near border of Tibet and Nepal. There she got married and gave birth to a son, who is a monk at Dharamsala. She got divorce and went back to her parents. After her mother died of old age which caused some shock to her mind and was mentally disturbed. Her father tried to comfort her but he could not. He left her alone without any income from 1996 till now. She was admitted and taken care by the Tsering Elder's Home.
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Yeshi Kongtsa
Date of Birth: 1949, Pharping
Yeshi served at EST 22 for few years. He settled at Kathmandu and worked as cook at Phengyaling Monastery for many years. Due to his poor health and alone. He has no one to look after him and was admitted and taken care by the Tsering Elder's Home.
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Lobsang Tenzin
Date of Birth: 1949, Labchi
Lobsang came into exile when he was ten. His parents settled at tso-sham and he was helping his parents. Lobsang has two children, both of them are admitted at TCV School in India. He is alone and was admitted at Tsering Elder's Home.
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