The Kailash Education Fund 's mission is to provide educational opportunities to some of the poorest children in Nepal. The fund guarantees full support for each sponsored child from the age of 10 through graduation at age 18, paying tuition, room and board at the Namgyal boarding school outside Kathmandu, an institution established and subsidized by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Our first candidate, a young girl from Simikot named Urgen Chodol, began school in May, 2001. Through Tenzin Norbu, our personal contact in Kathmandu, the fund also ensures every child has a 'home away from home' during their time in the capital. The program is structured so that each child remains in personal contact with his or her group of sponsors.
Sponsors receive regular updates on the child's progress.
Sponsors in return are encouraged to reciprocate this contact in order to foster an actual dialogue. As well as providing educational opportunity, the Kailash Education Fund is committed to community development. The children sponsored by the fund will be encouraged to spend a 6-12 month period after graduation back in their native communities as teachers, volunteers, and social workers, subsidized by the fund. In this way it is hoped that every individual who benefits from the fund's support will in turn benefit others, creating a ripple effect. We hope you'll contribute to the Kailash Education Fund so that more children can be sponsored.