India—Nursing
Scholarship
2004-Present
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Pema Dekyi is a young Tibetan refugee living in Tashi Jong, Himachal Pradesh, India. Although India has been very generous in helping Tibetans establish refugee communities, employment opportunities for them are scarce. The need for trained professionals within their own communities is also great. Pema Dekyi's mother, Dawa Tsamshoe, a nurse trained in Western medicine, is the only health worker at Tashi Jong, a community of about 400 lay craftspeople and a thriving monastery which makes it an important spiritual destination for other Tibetans living in India. Pema Dekyi's dream was to follow in her mother's footsteps and become a nurse. With help from our donors, Pema completed her education as a nurse at the K.T.G. College of Nursing in Bangalore. Her coursework took three years. The only Tibetan in her nursing class, she received an excellent education. Pema and her family say that the donors who helped her are a "God gift" to them and that they are forever grateful to them. "We pray every day for your long life and happiness," she writes.
Sonam Choedon is a Tibetan refugee living in Tashi Jong, Himachal Pradesh, India. Like her colleague, Pema Dekyi (see story above), she wants to contribute to the regeneration of the Tibetan culture in their adopted country, India, by becoming a nurse. She is currently enrolled at the Holy Family Hospital Nursing School in New Delhi, India. After graduating from the school, Sonam will be expected to work for the hospital for two years serving the Tibetan community in the capacity of general nurse. Afterwards, she will seek employment in the medical clinic in her home village.
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Peru—Amazon
Teacher Certification
2005-Present
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Juan Flores Agustin is a Shipibo man living in the Amazonian village of San Francisco, Peru. He has completed his course work to become a teacher at the village school. However, he needs support in finishing his thesis and paying the licensing fee in order to obtain the certification necessary. The education of the next generation of children of the village is a key to conserving their language, culture, and practices. Currently teachers for the school commute each week from Pucallpa. The majority of them are non-Shipibo and do not speak the local language. Increasing the number of trained and certified Shipibo teachers who also live in the village will not only help their economy, but will also preserve their culture for generations to come. |
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Enrique Flores Agustin is a Shipibo youth living in the Amazonian village of San Francisco, Peru. He has completed one year of university studies at the Universidad Nacional de Educacion in Lima, Peru. He hopes to complete his general education degree with a specialization in sports training with a second degree in English and French. At one time, there was a viable athletic program for the schools in the region where Enrique lives and he hopes to use his degree to revitalize the sports activities at these regional schools. These types of activities help the children stay healthy and strong and learn to cooperate with others outside their immediate families. |
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| Merlin Yume Canaquiri is a youth from the Cocama/Cocamilla ethnic group living in the Amazonian village of San Miquel on the Yarapa Gorge, five hours by boat from Iquitos, Peru. He wants to become a Mathematics teacher at his village school. He needs to attend several months of pre-university courses in order to qualify for attendance at the National University of the Peruvian Amazon (UNAP) and then he will be able to start his university courses in 2008. |
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Mexico—Accounting
Scholarship
2005-Present
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Angeles Vazquez Ramos is a young Nahuatl Indian woman from Tepetzintla, Puebla in Mexico. She is committed to pursuing a professional career that will help her family and her community. Currently, Angeles is studying accounting in a university located in Zacatlan, Mexico. As with many Indian children, they must leave their native communities if they want to be educated at the secondary or university level. This can be challenging as the financial support from their parents is limited. Consequently, the children’s education can be interrupted as they sometimes need to return home to help their parents and to earn the money to support their continued education. Angeles needs support for her rent, food, transportation, books, and school fees so that she can complete her education without interruption. Once she graduates, she intends to return to Tepetzintla to be a valuable contributor to her community. |
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India—School Sponsorship
2006
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The NASI Center is a Village-School-Organic Farm project in a rural area of Orissa, India. The project provides holistic education to help children realize their potential as non-violent, non-aggressive, cultured, academically sound, and responsible human beings. By stimulating creativity, free expression, and growing without fear, the school teaches children to live in harmony, respect, and sensitivity of the stream of life. The school needs funding for expanding and maintaining the organic farm that serves as a living classroom as well as providing for the nutritional needs of the children. Your donations will provide funding to purchase two jersey cows, a small power tiller, hand tools, irrigation supplies, and plants. |
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One Heart, Many Rhythms is a non-profit organization that works in partnership with first peoples of the world to conserve and express the traditions of their culture. We believe all peoples of the world and their way of life are precious and worthy of preserving, and that all ways of knowing add value to our well-being.
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