THE TSERING ELDER HOME: Tibetans have lived as refugees for many years and the number of aged Tibetans is increasing.  Many of these elders do not have either social support or families to care for them so the need is urgent for elder housing where their basic needs are met.  The Tsering Elder Home was constructed in Kathmandu, Nepal in 2003 with seed money to purchase land from His Holiness the Dalai Lama and funding from the Tibet Fund for construction of the home. Currently 50 Tibetan elders receive a safe and warm place to live as well as nutritious meals, health and social services, and clothing at the Home.  The Home has no source of permanent income to help meet the daily expenses of the elders and for the maintenance expenses of the home and for staff salaries and must therefore solicit funding.

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Elders in Need of Sponsorship


Dolma
Date of Birth:1930, Toe-Lhadrang, Tibet
Dolma escaped Tibet after her husband was sentenced by Chinese troops.  She came to Mustang, Nepal with her brother and son.  After two years they moved to Manang.  She had lost her only son at age nine and was serving her brother, who was meditating in cave for whole years. After passing of his brother, she was admitted at Elders home through the recommendation from the Welfare Office of Manang.

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



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.


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.



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.


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.  



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.

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.

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.


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.

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.


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.


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.


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.

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.


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.



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.


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.

Nyima Dolma
Date of Birth: 1941, Dothang
Nyima was from Dothang near the border of Tibet . She and her husband, who died in 1971, had one son. Nyima has lived in Dothang her whole life and was admitted to the Home because she had no income or anyone to care for her.


Gyaltsen
Date of Birth: 1933, Lhokha
Gyalsen joined Dapche Tibetan Military camp at the age of 18 in Year 1950. After Chinese occupation in 1959. He came to India and stayed at Baksa Refugee camp and worked in road construction for two years. He joined army EST 22 till 1986. His wife passed away. He has one son, who could not take care of him. He was admitted to the Home.


Tashi Tsering
Date of Birth: 1928, Lhasa
Tashi was born in Lhasa, Tibet in Year 1928 and came in exile and joiined E.ST 22 Army and served for 12 years and then stayed at the Tibetan Settlement for several years. His health condition is very poor and cannot speak or hear. He was admitted at the Home in year 2003.

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.


Pema Samphel
Date of Birth: 1937, Nyelum
Pema was a married man in Tibet.  His wife is still in Tibet.  He was in Shigatse prison for 15 years. After releasing from prison he escaped to India.  He ordained as a monk and settled in Tatopani.  Because of his old age and has no lone to look after.  Through the recommendation from Tibetan Office, he was admitted at Tsering Elder's Home


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.


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.


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.



Karma Ngawang
Date of Birth: 1936, Shungru
Karma came into exile in Year 1959. He joined Mustang Guerilla army and served there for many years. Later he came to Pokhara and worked as security guard at Hotel Mt. Annapurna Pokhara for almost 20 years and retired from the job.  He worked as a cook in the monastery at Tashiling Tibetan camp for almost 5 years.  Because of his old age and he has no lone to look after.  Through the recommendation from Tashiling Tibetan Office, he was admitted at Tsering Elder's Home


Dhundup Lhamo
Date of Birth: 1941, Dhargya Gon
Dhundup was admitted at Tsering Home through the recommendation of Tibetan Refugee Community Officer, Boudha Kathmandu.  She has one daughter and two sons.  She worked in carpet factory and her husband was a head master of Dalausi Tibetna School.  Due to her health condition she lost her job and her husband suffered from Cancer and left her alone. 


Tasi Dorjee
Date of Birth: 1938, Kongtse Rapa
Tasi came to exile during Chinese invasion in Tibet and had served in Army of Lodrik and settled in Manang.  He did not have any children and was compelled to come to Kathmandu for the treatment of his wife. He spent all of his money on medical treatment for his wife who eventually died. He had no money left after paying his wife's medical expenses has no children to look after him. He moved to Swoyambhu and later in Jan 2011 he got admission in Old People's Home.

Sonam
Date of Birth:1943, Lhasa
Sonam settled in Kalimpong, India. He had served as Government of India employee as an Army of 22ET from 1969 to 1991. He married and had daughter and two sons.  After the retirement from Army, he worked in Tea Industry.  He moved to Nepal and worked in Carpet factory. He separated from his wife and his children went with their mother.  He was alone and was admitted at Tsering Elders Home.


Tashi Tsering
Date of Birth:1932, Nubri
Tashi joined Indian army EST 22 where he served for 16 years. After the retirement, he went to Dharamsala to meet his only brother and stayed with him for one year and then came to Nepal.   He was admitted together to the Home in April 2011.

 



Norbu
Date of Birth:1939, Pha Dhuk
Norbu was sentenced for three years jail in Tibet. When he was released from prison he escaped and reached Nepal through Solukhumbu boarder in Year 1983.  He settled at Delekling Tibetan refugee camp.  Due to his old age and he has no family to look after him.  He is  admitted at Tsering Elders Home on May 1st, 2011.

 




Namgyal
Date of Birth:1940, Shangru, Tibet
Namgyal was admitted on June 17, 2011 at Elder's Home. He and his relatives settled in Dolpo, remote part of Nepal for many years.  He came to Pokhara and worked as a porters and servants for few years. Later he found a cook job at SOS Vocational center and served till he suffered from mental illness.   Due to his health condition and has no family to look after.   His neighbors supported him. The Settlement officer requested the Elders Home to enrolled Namgyal.

 



Yeshi Norbu
Date of Birth:1925, Lho Doro, Tibet
Yeshi came to exile at age thirty two. He stayed in Bandara Tibetan Settlement. There he went does religious offering to the communities. He came to Kathmandu, Nepal and admitted as a monk in one of the Tibetan monastic at Boudha. He has been lived there till he admitted at Tsering Elders Home through the recommendation of the Welfare officer.
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