Health Care

Since 1996, BLSCP has been working to alleviate suffering in Tibetan communities caused by parasitic diseases. Cystic echinococcosis is involved with dogs and herd animals, such as yak and sheep, and can cause failure of the liver or lungs. Taeniasis/cysticercosis is involved with pigs and can cause headaches, seizures, blindness, and death.

Education

In February 2011, BLSCP hosted an education exchange in Boulder with a delegation from Lhasa Municipal Education Bureau. Three administrators, two sixth-grade students, and an interpreter visited five Boulder-area middle and elementary schools and the University of Colorado School of Education. They consulted on school management, teaching methods, and curriculum research and development. Click here to view our exchange report with 16 photos (PDF).

Solar Electricity

In the rural areas of Lhasa Prefecture in 1998, 70% of the Tibetan families had no electricity. In 1998, BLSCP began a solar photovoltaic (PV) electrification program for these herders and farmers. In this photo, Bill Warnock, BLSCP member, delivers a solar PV system in September 2002 to the teacher and students at a rural primary school in Drongkar village, Damshung County, Lhasa Prefecture.

Education

Lhasa Kungshon Language School was established in 1988 in Lhasa, Tibet, by Lhobsang Pandan. The school provides young adult Tibetans with language and computer classes. Students learn skills which help them to qualify for better jobs.

Education

Namling County Schools Project was founded in 1991 by the late Tashi Tsering, project director. The project built 53 simple primary schools in rural Tibetan villages. Literacy rates for the Tibetan children in this area improved by an estimated 50%.