The Tibet Fund Annual Report 2002

The Tibet Fund is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting and strengthening Tibetan communities in exile through programs in health, education, economic and community development. Since its founding in 1981, with the guidance of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the Tibet Fund has grown into the principle fund raising organization for the Tibetan people, both in exile and inside Tibet.  

In 2002 the Tibet Fund became a registered USAID PVO (Private Voluntary Organization). Since none of the funds appropriated under the U.S. Foreign Assistance Act may be made available to any PVO that is not registered with USAID, this important step makes us now eligible to apply for USAID assistance resources, including grants, cooperative agreements and subventions.

MISSION:
The Tibet Fund’s primary mission is the preservation of the distinct cultural, religious and national identity of the Tibetan people. It advances this mission by coordinating international assistance efforts on behalf of the Tibetan people and the administration of grants which support projects that:

• Support and strengthen the Tibetan refugee community in India and Nepal.

• Offer scholarships and cultural exchange programs to Tibetan students.

• Support health, education and small economic development projects inside Tibet.

• Foster the growth of other organizations designed to address the identified needs of the of the Tibetan people.

New Refugees
   

 

ACTIVITIES IN 2002: 

A. HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE GRANT FOR TIBETAN REFUGEES:

Since 1991 the Tibet Fund has administered the congressionally mandated Humanitarian Assistance (HA) grant awarded by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Population, Refugee and Migration. This grant aims to support and improve living conditions for Tibetans in exile in India and Nepal. The 2002 HA grant for $ 2,250,000 was used in the major areas:

Assistance to new refugees - $ 828.500

As in past years, the Tibet Fund continued to support and fund three reception centers for new refugees from Tibet at the strategic locations of Kathmandu, Delhi and Dharamsala. The Centers provide new refugees with first aid, emergency medical attention, counseling, immunizations, food and shelter for a few days to rest and recuperate, and arrange for their rehabilitation in Tibetan settlements in India. Young children are usually sent to the Tibetan Children’s Village, monks and nuns are sent to monasteries according to their choice of religious tradition, and young adults are sent to the Transit School.  

Health Care - $630,360

The Tibet Fund provided funding from the HA grant and other sources to the Department of Health in Dharamsala to support health services throughout the settlements. Services include provision of TB screening and care, maternal and child health care, immunizations, provision of essential drugs, and in some cases, provision of cash to medical facilities in the settlements to purchase essential medication, such as penicillin, and other supplies.

 		 

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