Sanjay

Sanjay is in need of sponsors!

This year has been a very interesting year for Sanjay. Last year he was given the opportunity to pursue an experiential education path wherein he was apprenticing with our carpenter. He has continued to do so and has used the opportunity to improve his skills by a lot!

On a casual stroll around campus, you will find Sanjay smiling at you from inside the carpentry workshop where he will be working on some project or the other. With the first new family house completed and in need of furnishing, Sanjay has kept himself busy.

He has helped Mr. Pradeep (our carpenter) build cots, tables, shelves, etc for the new family house. Initially, Sanjay struggled with learning the skills and kept to simpler tasks like polishing, sharpening tools, etc. With time he has learnt to assemble furniture and to carve designs in it as well.

Based on his own interest, Sanjay has carved trophies for the Durbar team (which is a weekly gathering of the Community where children and staff perform based on their interest). He also has made frames for certificates and carved smaller toys for children all by himself.

Sanjay is a child who enjoys working on things with his hands. He feels a sense of accomplishment and joy whenever a task is complete and he has something tangible to hold as a result. He struggles to keep himself disciplined and focused, but that is something he consciously tries to work on. Sanjay says that one day he will become a good carpenter and make many traditional crafts for Jhamtse Gatsal and the region!


Child ID: 0904049

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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.

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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 DeGlopperbasketball, male, volleyball, badminton, dance, art, needs sponsors, age 17