Nedong Country, persuading illiterates aged 1 5-45 to participate. Most of the students were women. In the beginning, only a few people went to her class. But those who participated soon showed their ability and now they can keep accounts and read directions for farm chemicals and synthetic fertilizers. From that time on, more and more women have attended the class.
Today there are only seven women in the village who are considered illiterate.
Kalang Choedon has been awarded a prize for her efforts to eliminate illiteracy, which she keeps in a place of honor in her home. In the past five years about 26,000 women have learned how to read and write. The outcome of that education Tibetan women have received ls beneficial not only to the development of the local agricultural production, but also for the cultivation of the next generation.