Tenzin

Tenzin is in need of sponsors!

Tenzin was selected in a premier nursing institute in India – The Apollo School of Nursing, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. She will be pursuing a degree in GNM (General Nursing and Midwifery). Tenzin plans to become a nurse and serve her region and community.

The community asked Tenzin and all the Jhamtse college graduates to come back to the community in mid-March due to COVID 19 spread in India, which led to a nationwide lockdown. Tenzin’s college in a very indecisive manner, asked the students to leave hostels the same day just before the lockdown.

As Tenzin was living in Chennai, fortunately our teacher Meenatchi Prabhu's parents welcomed Tenzin to their home in Chennai. Our teacher Meenatchi also left the community in March and went to her home in Chennai. This was a relief to all of the community members, otherwise she would have to suffer unplanned travel which was not handled efficiently in India after the lockdown.

Meenatchi’s parents provided the best care they could give to Tenzin and took care of her since March. Meenatchi's mother is a doctor and frontline worker in Chennai which is one of the worst affected cities in India. Unfortunately, during such a difficult time the host family lost their grandparents and the family was in grief. Tenzin tried to support the family, but we realized that being at such a young age, her shy and introvert nature made her social and emotional skills not enough to cope with the situation for herself and the family.

Tenzin’s amala (housemother) was in constant touch with her. They guided Tenzin to deal in such a situation and improved her social and emotional skills to support herself and the family who miraculously provided her home when they got to know she doesn’t have any place to stay and undecided travel plans.

Following unlock guidelines as travel started, we called Tenzin back in September. During they time our quarantine facility at the campus was full as few students was there who travelled to Tezpur to attend an exam. We have asked Tenzin to directly reach her home in village. She is currently doing well and supporting her mother with daily chores.

“If persons have a positive mind and helpful person for me this is beautiful to me. Beautiful not mean that people who have a beautiful eyes and beautiful face. People should also need kind heart. Even the grandmothers also beautiful.”

Child ID: 0606030

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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

Write Your Sponsored Child
Write Your Sponsored Child

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.

Birthdays

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.

Sponsorship Commitment
Sponsorship Commitment

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.

If you live in the US: Your contributions are tax-deductible under U.S. tax regulations. As a non-profit, Jhamtse International is tax exempt in the United States under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue code.

To make a tax-deductible donation/sponsorship as permitted under regulations from the following countries, please click on the link below:

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Sponsor a Child Today
Sponsor a Child Today

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, reading, nurse, higher education, needs sponsors, age 21