Lobsang

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

Lobsang is a loving boy who is still discovering himself. He is bright and intelligent and grasps ideas and concepts very quickly. In class, he is talkative and curious and has a critical brain. He seeks to please sometimes but is also a very aware child.

In school performance, he is among few proactive students in terms of participation in any activity. He is one of the student librarians, which is a new concept this year. They are taking care of the school library and helping kids to provide books. He is part of the rainwater harvesting team. I had a few opportunities to work with him in this group. He always comes upfront with ideas and implementation as well. He is genuinely a dreamer and doer.

He always sits away from his friends in the family house when he is studying, but he often gets distracted by his friend’s conversation and needs a reminder to focus on learning. He does all his family house duties honestly and helps others. He loves reading storybooks. He likes to play football and volleyball.

Lobsang struggles with English and perceives himself as not having adequate language skills; however, he has a talent for words, which contradicts his belief. He loves to build things and makeup stories to tell his peers. He is a jolly and fun-loving child who also has a strong streak of seriousness in him.

Child ID: 1307084

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Your Impact
Your Impact

“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 DeGloppermale, writing, fully sponsored, Age 19