Tenzin

TENZIN IS FULLY SPONSORED AND NOT TAKING NEW SPONSORS AT THIS TIME.
IF YOU ARE A PROUD SPONSOR OF TENZIN (THANK YOU!), PLEASE USE THE BUTTONS BELOW TO MAKE YOUR PAYMENT.

Tenzin is a friendly and mature child. She loves music and is an active learner. She is consistent in academics and other duties and responsibilities. She may appear shy and subdued around strong personalities, but she works very well in small teams.

Academically, Tenzin works hard. She prefers to work quietly and in her own space. She has developed a liking for reading short moral stories. She works hard in subjects like Math and Science. She has mentioned how she enjoys learning English and concepts in Social Studies too. Tenzin would like to work on spelling, vocabulary, speaking skills, and mathematical skills.

Her teachers have mentioned that she is a steady and persistent student in the class. Tenzin is a child who is open to feedback. She receives it well, works on it with support, and shows positive results. She is willing to compromise and work with limited resources. Most of the time, she is ready to share her stationery, books, and personal belongings when needed.

Her classmates respect her. She is patient when they need something from her, and she always offers to help them.

Tenzin is a responsible child in the house too. She is loving and gentle towards everyone and respects her elders. She helps and supports her friends in academics and other aspects too. She also follows through with what is asked by her Amala (house mother). She is sensitive towards the younger ones and others as well. Her friends often seek comfort in her presence and enjoy her balanced and calm personality. She works well with different personalities.

Tenzin has a beautiful voice and often performs for class assemblies and other activities. One would usually find Tenzin seated at spots overlooking the mountains while humming and singing with her friends. She shows interest in traditional and western songs and responds well to vocal training and instruction.

She plays badminton when she is free.

She is being mentored to work on her confidence because she wants to perform better on stage and speak more confidently. Tenzin is diligent and punctual in her work. She shows perseverance in the tasks she takes up. She is very compassionate, peaceful, and conscientious. She is certainly growing up to be a warm and balanced teenager.

Child ID: 0904071

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Your Impact
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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 DeGlopperfemale, drama, badminton, music, age 17, fully sponsored