Tsewang

Tsewang is in need of sponsors!

Tsewang is currently studying at University majoring in physics with a dual degree in science and education. She wishes to return to the community to teach physics to her younger Jhamtse brothers and sisters. She likes to write poems and stories. She likes to play football and volleyball.

After the quarantine period, Tsewang and all the graduates divided their time mindfully in different activities wherever the Community required support. They gave the kitchen staff a much needed break and took over all breakfast responsibilities. After breakfast, Tsewang and Namgey took responsibility to teach science and math to classes 5 and 6 as due to the lockdown the newly hired teachers were unable to reach campus and the existing teachers were covering for them by teaching additional classes.

They continue teaching their young fellows, helping young children who arrived to the community last year with their chores/responsibilities, teaching them after dinner and sometimes also help in construction whenever required. Their presence has supported the amala’s (housemother) a lot and have made every adult member of the Community a sense of relief in this situation and proud of the adults they are becoming.The following is from a recent interview:

What does Jhamtse mean to you?

Truly, Jhamtse means a lot for me because of which today I am standing here in front of the world and got a wonderful chance to learn so many things and human values in these 12 years. Today, I am getting a different kind of opportunity to make my life better and bright which I think many people do not get such beautiful chances in their entire life. I often feel that I am the luckiest girl in the world. I look back in my life I think my mom had left me alone in this world, a child without mom by saying that you will get a wonderful family like Jhamtse in your life who will stand for you and always look after your happiness and goodness. A family who will care a lot about you and support you in every way. A child like me will always pray to get a family-like Jhamtse Gatsal.

Why do you want to become a teacher?

I want to become a teacher because of some major reasons. My first reason is that I love teaching and love to share all my learning and experience whatever I have. The second reason, 12 years of staying in Jhamtse Gatsal I have realized that getting a permanent and good teacher is the biggest challenge of our community, so I thought if I become a teacher then I can help my community to overcome the problem of not getting a good teacher. In my opinion, a person who is willing to share his/her learning and knowledge with others without a single complaint or problem is real love towards others and I think it is another way to show compassion. Therefore, I strongly believe that I can practice love and compassion by being a teacher and also teach my students how to love other and practice compassion in their life.

Child ID: 0606028

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“The most positive change that I see in the children today is that where they had nothing and no hope in their life; today, they are dreaming and thinking of doing something for the world at large; they are thinking of paying forward the kindness of their supporters and caregivers. This, to me, is the biggest achievement of all.”

— GEN LOBSANG PHUNTSOK LA

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Your words of support are important to the children. In keeping with Jhamtse Gatsal's Project Earth initiative, we ask you to send electronic letters via email to sponsorship@jhamtse.org. These letters are forwarded to the Community throughout the year and shared with the children. Sponsors will hear back from children once a year.

Typically, a letter from your child will arrive as part of Jhamtse Gatsal's annual sponsor update, which contains a letter to you, new photos of the child, and a report on how the child is doing from a teacher, Ama la (house mother), or school administrator.

As we share sponsor letters electronically, we ask that letters be kept to a couple of pages in length. Children love seeing pictures of you, your family, and/or your daily life. The children love to hear about your family, things you like to do, and what the world looks like where you live. These are subjects that translate easily across different environments and cultures and to a younger age group.

When writing, remember English is not the children’s first language. Short and simple communications are most successful; Ama las and older students may help translate for the younger ones, but mostly the children love looking at the letters independently. Many of the smallest kids are still learning to write the alphabets of the three languages they study. Their native Monpa language has no written form.

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While we prioritize birthdays in our society, in Monpa culture, they customarily have little significance. Parents often don’t know the exact date of a child’s birth.

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When you sponsor a child, you have an opportunity to build a relationship with your child through letters and photos.

Minimum sponsorships are $400 USD per year or $35 per month.

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Your US tax-deductible contribution of just $35 a month connects a child living in extreme poverty with loving care and a quality education. Sponsoring a child will profoundly change the future for your child and other children, and will change your own life as well. Our sponsorship program is at the heart and soul of Jhamtse Gatsal. 

Our children arrive scared, neglected, abandoned, scrawny and subdued - with little hope for survival, let alone education. Many suffer from malnutrition and have run the risk of starvation. Access to clean water, reliable healthcare and preventative medicine in remote villages often means greater risk from even simple medical concerns. Your sponsorship will give these children a chance to heal. Your support provides:

  • A loving and compassionate home and family

  • Education

  • Nutritious food

  • Health and hygiene training

  • Medical and dental checkups

  • Support through higher education until their first day of work

Jennifer DeGlopperfemale, teacher, higher education, football, science, volleyball, age 23, needs sponsors