Namling County Schools Project

Namling County Schools Project was started in 1991 by Tashi Tsering, founder and project director. Our education efforts focus on 53 rural elementary schools that we have helped support over the last 7 years. Boulder-Lhasa Sister City Project (BLSCP) has been an official sponsor for this project since 1994.

Namling County is located about 150 miles from Lhasa in a poor rural area. Students have a strong desire to attend school but face issues of poverty, geographical isolation, and problems associated with the nomadic nature of their traditional lifestyle.

These basic schools are simple earth-brick structures with dirt floors at elevations over 13,000 feet; many lack electricity and running water. Each school has a solar cooker for preparing hot butter tea, which is served at lunch. Many schools offer dormitory housing, vital for students who live too far from school for a daily commute. Traditionally, the teacher lives at the school in order to care for and assist the students.