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Assistance for Tibetans & Exiled Sangha


Appeals for Assistance: A List of Institutions
http://www.snowlionpub.com/pages/appeals.php

This is a list of institutions and assistance organizations seeking our help (maintained by Snow Lion Publications). Most are related to exiled monks and nuns. There is also considerable background information provided on each effort.

Assistance Organization Links Listing
http://www.savetibet.org/programs/index.php

This is a list of links to organizations providing assistance to Tibetans maintained by The International Campaign for Tibet.

Canada Tibet Committee
http://www.tibet.ca/english/index.html

The Canada Tibet Committee (CTC) is an independent non-governmental organisation of Tibetans and non-Tibetans living in Canada, who are concerned about the continuing human rights violations and lack of democratic freedom in Tibet. This site maintain current news and conducts numerous assistance and awareness initiatives.

Free the Panchen Lama Campaign
http://www.savetibet.org/panchenlama/index.htm

In May 1995, Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, the six year-old boy identified by His Holiness the Dalai Lama as the 11th Panchen Lama, disappeared. Suspicions that he had been kidnapped were confirmed in 1996, when the Chinese government admitted to holding the boy and his family in "protective custody." This effort recover the child is sponsored by the International Campaign for Tibet

The International Campaign for Tibet
http://www.savetibet.org

"The International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) is based in Washington, DC and is a tax-exempt, non-profit membership organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Tax Code. ICT works to promote human rights and self-determination for Tibetans and to protect their culture and environment."

The Tibetan Sponsorship Project
http://www.tibetaid.org/

"Our purpose is to be of service to the Tibetan government-in-exile of His Holiness the Dalai Lama by finding sponsors for Tibetan nuns, monks, and children in need of financial support. One hundred percent of the contributions collected for sponsorship go directly to the support of the individuals. This project is under the auspices of The Tibet Fund in New York. The Tibet Fund was founded in 1981, with the guidance of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and is the principal fundraising organization for the Tibetan people."

Tibet Online
http://www.tibet.org/index.html

"Tibet Online is operated by the international Tibet Support Group community, providing information on the plight of Tibet. Tibet Online aims to counteract the disadvantages Tibetans face in their struggle against the vast resources of the Chinese government, while providing new employment opportunities to help bring Tibetan exiles into the modern world on their own terms."