After shopping in Lhasa, everything is packed and put on the trucks
The Lhasa-Shigatse road
The large salty lake of Yamdrok Tso on the way to Lhasa
A glacier between Lhasa and Shigatse
The trucks with aid reach Gangchen village
This year in Tibet there was no rain. The earth is very dry and many villages lost almost all their harvest. The arrival of humanitarian aid is very important for the people.
The distribution of aid in Nepu village: each family receives bags of flour and rice and barley seeds for the winter. The children of 18 villages each receive money, a heavy winter jacket, leather and cotton shoes, wool sweaters, trousers, padded trousers, socks, t-shirts, a hat, a school uniform, a chuba – traditional Tibetan dress, school supplies for one year (exercise books, pencils, pens and ink) and soap and towels.
The distribution of aid in Ney village
The distribution of aid in Gangchen village
Village people
Village children
Gangchen village
Houses in the village
The only fuel is yak dung dried on the walls of houses. Trees are very rare due to the altitude and very dry climate.
Many children are waiting to be “adopted”
The main water supply in Gangchen gets water from a far mountain spring. In spite of the harsh climate, it functions very well
The new water pumps supplied by the government in Dakshu village
The trees planted in Gangchen are growing well thanks to the care of the people.
Trees are rare in this area of Tibet and very important for the preservation of the soil and the climate
The clinic in
Gangchen village
The construction of the buildings for housing, rehabilitation and care and vocational training of disabled people in Tashilumpo Monastery in Shigatset has been completed. The project is finished thanks to the support of the Don Carlo Gnocchi Foundation and the contribution of the Lombardy Region
Dr. Tsepun, responsible of the Tashilumpo Monastery Clinic, receives hundreds of very poor patients each day
Gangchen Monastery
The distribution of aid in Gangchen Monastery
The Gangchen Monastery kitchen
Houses for monks
The children in Tashilumpo Monastery school
The Sed-Gyued Monastery
The Poti Kangsar Monastery
The Riwo Choeling Monastery
Riwo Choeling Monastery asked for a change in the aid and to put the very old water pipes under the earth to prevent them from freezing and breaking in the winter
The Nimo Gyalchen Monastery
Tropu village people, during a ceremony for the harvest, bring holy texts to the nearby monastery
Some of the many Tibetan volunteers helping us in our job: Wangchuck, Tsering and Jamyang
