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The living conditions in the villages of Central Tibet, at an altitude
of approximately 4000 meters, are very difficult. The houses are simply
constructed from mud bricks and have few windows to stop the cold from
entering; there is no water, no electricity, no heating and basic
necessities such as mattresses and covers are missing.
The main means of livelihood is subsistence farming on the mountainous
terrain, but the harvests from this dry and hard earth are often not
enough to last the family more than 6 or 7 months. This means that
people have no excess produce to sell and so there is not even the
smallest amount of money incoming to buy clothes for the children, or
medicine when they are sick or even to buy scholastic materials.
The children have to pass the harsh Tibetan winters dressed in rags,
with whatever they can find on their feet and are often unable to attend
the local schools.
Thanks to the donations collected by the Association, help reaches all
the children of the villages and money, clothes, winter jackets, shoes,
school materials, sacks of rice, flour and seeds are distributed to
their families. The arrival of this help is always met with great joy
and festivities in the villages.
All these children live in villages in
Central Tibet and are waiting to receive help: if you would like to help
one or more of them please contact us (Procedure to open a Long Distance
Adoption) as soon as possible.
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