Educating Tibetan Bon Children and Youth

We are very grateful for your interest in the Tibetan Bon people and their hopes for education for their young people. Students arrive at the center from remote places in Tibet, India, Bhutan and Nepal where education is difficult to obtain. Students recently received new uniforms. During the winter vacation the girls were taught English by one of their teachers.

Here is the story of one young boy:“Here is my experience from Class 1 to 7. When I was in my village with my parents I used to go to school and learned our language for 2 years. I was 5 years old. Then there was a break of 2 years due to family problems. I rejoined the same school for 1 more year and passed Class 3.

My brother then sent me to the Bon Center for further education. I am the first child in our family who has got a formal education in school. I came to the center because there is no school in my village where a poor child can get a good, modern education like I am getting at the Bon Center. The center is my second home, my second family. From the day I arrived someone came up to me and asked my name and from then on he has taken care of me like a big brother. That is what it is like here.”

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CHI is working towards SDG Goal 4

Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all