Tsering

Tsering is in need of sponsors!

Tsering is studying psychology and women's studies at University.

She is from a large village near a beautiful river. She enjoys designing jewelry and makeup artistry. She likes to draw, practice origami, and read books.

After the quarantine period, Tsering 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, Tsering took responsibility to assist in teaching primary grades, 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.

Tsering continues 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. Her 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. 


Q: How were you inspired to create jewelry?

A: I was inspired by a volunteer who had come to our school and knew how to make earrings. She taught us a little about making earrings. From that moment I was inspired and always wanted to be a jewelry designer. I haven't made any designs yet so, I don't have any idea about what materials to use.

Q: What is your favorite book? A: My favorite stories are Princess (a true story of a Saudi Arabian Princess), Paper Towns and Nancy Drew.

One of her teachers says: “ When a younger girl from her family house fell ill suddenly and had to be taken to the hospital in the middle of the night, Tsering jumped into the car, went to the hospital and took care of her younger classmate throughout the night. She is a compassionate thoughtful young woman.”

Child ID: 0706036

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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.

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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.

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.

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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 DeGlopperhigher education, female, jewelry, drawing, reading, needs sponsors, age 25