“It’s -30°C outside in the winter and my joints hurt. I can’t even read my hands are frozen. Thanks to you, I will be warm at home.”
Grandfather Rinzin – Sumdho Nomadic Village, Ladakh
The Himalayan winter is long, harsh and icy. Temperatures commonly drop to -30°C, often much lower. Old Tibetans don’t turn on the heating tap at home. All they have are small stones in the middle of the room where they live. Heats with dried dung or wood. But they don’t have the money for either.
Let’s warm them together!
How does it work?
Thanks to cooperation with the Tibetan Government-in-Exile, we have an overview of the poorest families and senior citizens in Ladakh. Every year, before the onset of winter, the local government buys bags of dried dung and wood and redistributes them among those most in need. He then sends us all the documentation and you can see the satisfied faces of grandmothers and grandfathers who are looking forward to their feet in the heat.
There are far more poor seniors than we can handle. Come do it with us. The old people will be warmed by the heat from the stove, you will feel good.
Ladakh – Exile Camps in Chocklamsar
Tibetan exile villages in Ladakh in the area called Tibetan Settlement Sonamling have been included in our support since 2008.
We have already supported the poorest elderly people from the exile camps with an amount exceeding CZK 1,500,000.
Changtang plateau
The Changtang region stretches from southeastern Ladakh for another 1,600 km to eastern Tibet. Most of the territory is a protected reserve, the second largest in the world. In 1989, half a million nomads lived in this area.
In the past, we have provided bags of manure for the poorest nomads. They are distributed with dried manure to get over the most difficult months of the year.
