The COVID-19 outbreak has brought with it challenges worldwide that few could foresee and Nepal is no exception. Tsering’s Fund volunteers are doing all we can to oversee and help the nearly 260 children and young women we are currently sponsoring in school. As all classrooms are closed for now, and most students working online when possible, many new needs are coming to light. Bishnu Bhandari, our incredibly hard working and caring volunteer in Kathmandu, is becoming increasingly besieged with children and families needing assistance. As most people have been without work for months and forced to stay home Tsering’s Fund stands ready to assist students and their families with food and other basic living expenses. We have purchased Samsung smartphones to send to Melamchi Ghyang School in the remote Helambu Region to be distributed to Tsering’s Fund students who would have no other means available to attend class online. We are arranging for and funding medical care for those students that need it including having one of our college students seen by a gastroenterologist just in the last few days. We are providing remote cell phone credit so that students in outlying villages can attend online class and also stay in touch with our volunteers in Kathmandu. We will keep everyone updated but if you would like to help us provide food, utility and housing assistance you can make a general donation on the Tsering's Fund webpage.

Tsering’s Fund volunteer Bishnu Bhandari in Kathmandu. Bishnu, along with Tsering Lama, are the heart and soul of Tsering’s Fund in Nepal. Amazing souls who have boundless love and empathy for the children and families we support.

New Samsung smartphones ready to be sent up to the remote Melamchi Ghyang School to allow girls from remote villages attend online classes.

 

New College Students!
Tsering’s Fund volunteers work to educate and protect girls and young women is entering a new and exciting phase! Though we sponsor many girls in advanced programs this year many of our girls are also graduating from high school and now going on to college! This week, eight recent graduates of Shridiwa International High School met with Tsering's Fund volunteers; all were enrolled in Xavier College in Kathmandu. These young women are all very bright, hard working students, and will study science or management in preparation for careers in medicine, nursing, business or hotel management. Incredibly the cost for a year including tuition, fees, books, uniforms and even a stipend for food, bus fare and personal expenses will be just under $1,000! These amazing young women are so excited and appreciative, and they would never have seen this opportunity but for their wonderful sponsors who have literally changed their lives. All the Tsering’s Fund girls attending Xavier College are starting a small group to support and encourage each other as well as do service projects for Tsering’s Fund. How exciting to see these successful young women wanting to pass on the blessings they have received. 

 

Tsering's Fund volunteer Bishnu Bhandari with five newly enrolled college students at Xavier College in Kathmandu.

 
 

Two newly enrolled students stand in front of Xavier College

"Thank you so much! To all the Tsering’s fund members who have been supporting us! We know that you all must be going through a hard time but never give up and still give an effort for us to give an education and change our life to see our beautiful world ... On the behalf of every student I would like to thank you from the bottom of heart to you all! And pray that everyone stay blessed and happy always."   Dawa Wangmo Tamang; Xavier College 

 
 

Namaste Ramila

In August 2019 'Namaste Ramila' premiered in front of a small crowd in Big Sky, Montana. Its effects have rippled across the world. Since those first premieres, we have seen an influx of both Tsering's Fund Students and sponsors. If you did not have the chance to see it before, we are so ecstatic to finally be able to share it with you know, so that you too may share it with your friends and family!

Filmed on location in rural Nepal by local Bozeman cinematographer Wes Overvold, this beautiful film describes the difficulties young girls face in rural Nepal as they face the prospect of no education, early arranged marriage or even being trafficked from the country. All the children in the film are sponsored by Tsering's Fund and the dialogue is their own and completely unscripted. The film depicts in a very personal way what actually happens when a child is sponsored through Tsering's Fund. If you or someone you know is ready to make a difference in the life of a Nepali girl, we have several ready to be sponsored. Please reach out to us today.   

Maya of Helambu

In our last newsletter we announced our next documentary project, "Maya of Helambu." Maya has continued to amaze us with her determination to give back to the world. She recently helped deliver her aunt's baby in a remote village. Her story was featured in the "Not So Average Joe/Jane" segment of the Lone Peak Lookout. 

Hero Camp Campaign  

We want to invite you to be a part of the Hero Camp Campaign. Hero Camp is about women empowerment. It allows for young girls to understand their body and how it works; how menstruation works. Power in understanding helps break the stigma of menstrual taboos and discrimination. There is power in knowing your worth; in knowing you are your husband's equal, in knowing that your mind is brilliant, and that you have the capability of supporting yourself financially and breaking the cycle of poverty. There is power in understanding the light within yourself and how you are capable of spreading that light among your peers and in holding one another accountable. Please help us continue this program.

One of the ways we are inviting you to be a part of the Hero Camp campaign is to purchase a t-shirt for $25 or join the team during the next upcoming trip as a mentor to the girls going to camp. 

 

As always we would again like to thank everyone for their generosity and dedication to help deserving people half a world away.


Peter Schmieding
President
Tsering's Fund

 
 
 
 
 
Top: Dr. Peter Schmieding, President; Mary Grace Wilkus, Vice President;  Tsering Dolkar Lama, Vice Chairman Bottom: Pem Dorjee Sherpa; Board Member; Bishnu Bhandari, Nepali team member

Tsering's Fund
Attention: Peter Schmieding, 47520 Gallatin Rd. #1B | Gallatin Gateway, Montana  59730
(406) 579-2911 | [email protected]

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