The Tibet Fund
241 E. 32 St.
NY, NY 10016
Ph: 212.213.5011
Fax: 212.213.1219

Email: info@tibetfund.org

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EMERGENCY APPEAL
FOR EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS IN CHINA

The Tibet Fund is appealing to all its friends
and supporters to help us raise funds for
Chinese and Tibetan victims of the earthquake. 

The death toll will likely hit 50,000 as tens
of thousands of people are still believed to
be trapped under the rubble in Sichuan
province alone. 

The Tibetan community is rallying to provide
assistance to the Chinese people in their time
of great need. 

Please join us in this urgent effort. 
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INTERFAITH CEREMONY FOR PEACE IN TIBET &
JOINT STATEMENT ON TIBET ISSUED BY NY RELIGIOUS LEADERS

Religious leaders from Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim, American Indian faiths and over 1500 supporters, including Tibetans, gathered at The Church of St. Paul & St. Andrew in New York for an Interfaith Prayer Ceremony for Peace in Tibet and offered their prayers for those who have died and those who continue to suffer as tensions escalate inside of Tibet . The organizers of the Interfaith Prayer Ceremony included The Congregation of B'nai Jeshurun, The Interfaith Center of New York, Jewel Heart, the Buddhist Council of New York, The Temple of Understanding, New York Open Center, The Tibet Fund and The Gere Foundation.

"We're speaking for those who cannot speak for themselves. We're talking about the violation of each Tibetan's right to religious and cultural freedom. For those who care about human rights, who care about our Tibetan brothers and sisters, who care about our Chinese brothers and sisters, it is our responsibility to speak out on behalf of those who have been denied these rights. It is an honor to join this special group of people of so many faiths and express our solidarity."  -Richard Gere, President and Founder of the Gere Foundation



URGENT NEED!
Fire destroys 42
Tibetan Sweater Sellers Shops resulting in devastating loss.

Please Click here
to read more and to help!



COMPASSION IN ACTION
The Tibet Fund
Celebrates
25 Years of Service

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Our Mission: The Tibet Fund is dedicated to helping Tibetans improve their lives and preserve their distinct cultural, religious and national identity. The Tibet Fund brings urgently needed resources to the educational, cultural, health and socio-economic institutions that sustain the Tibetan way of life, language, and traditions. The Tibet Fund’s support helps to sustain the Tibetan refugee settlements in India , Nepal and Bhutan and provide rehabilitation services for the thousands of new refugees who continue to arrive from Tibet every year. Through its Program in Tibet, the Tibet Fund partners with local NGOs in Tibet for projects that treat and prevent blindness, house and care for orphans, and provide educational opportunities for Tibetans.

Our History: Since 1959 over 140,000 Tibetans have fled their homeland and endured great hardship to start a new life in exile. The Tibet Fund was founded under the guidance of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, to help improve the lives of these refugees and enable them to maintain their Tibetan way of life and culture. From our modest beginnings in 1981, the Tibet Fund has grown to become a primary vehicle for humanitarian assistance for the refugees.

When His Holiness the Dalai Lama won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989, the plight of the Tibetan people gained world-wide attention.  This generated an increase in support for The Tibet Fund, most significantly from the US State Department's congressionally-mandated Humanitarian Assistance Grant for Tibetans.  This grant funds health care and education programs and supports reception centers in Kathmandu, Delhi and Dharamsala for new refugees from Tibet . In addition, the US State Department's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Exchange Affairs has funded the Tibetan Scholarship Program since 1988.  This program brings Tibetan students to the United States for masters’ degree studies.  Under The Tibet Fund’s Program in Tibet, the US State Department’s Office of Citizen Exchanges funds the Ngawang Choephel Fellowship program, which enables scholars and professionals to come from Tibet for continuing education and cultural exchange, and supports educational programs in Tibet .

The Tibet Fund works in close cooperation with the Central Tibetan Administration to develop programs to benefit Tibetans. Over the past twenty-six years, The Tibet Fund has steadily increased the amount of its funding for its programs to its present level of $5.5 million annually. In the coming years, the Tibet Fund will continue to strengthen and nurture Tibetan communities in exile, for it is within these communities that the Tibetan culture and national identity are nourished and renewed with effort and perseverance.

Our Logo: The two-headed bird is a traditional motif in Tibetan thankas (religious paintings), symbolizing the Great Scholar Translators of Tibet's early history who, adept in two languages, laid the foundation for Tibetan Buddhism by translating religious texts from Sanskrit and other languages into Tibetan. We have chosen this motif as a symbol for The Tibet Fund's mission of preserving Tibet 's unique culture and religion. The color green is the auspicious birth color of His Holiness the Dalai Lama who is our Honorary Patron and who has guided our efforts. The design was created by Mr. Losang Gyatso.