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UK Charity Registration No.1124076 Tel: 02380 462926
100% of all donations received will go to fund health care, education and poverty relief projects.
All necessary expenses are met privately by volunteers.
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Rigul Trust is a UK based charity whose aim is to provide funds for the provision of basic health care and education and relief from poverty amongst communities worldwide, and in particular the people of some of the most remote areas of Tibet.
The community of Rigul, Kham, Tibet, is the birthplace of Ringu Tulku Rinpoche and the surrounding areas lie in a very remote area on the high altitude Tibetan plateau at 12,795 feet.
Here the folk don’t have any running water, toilets, gas or solar heating.
The photo shows Rigul during the summer months when some farming can take place, however the winters are exceedingly harsh here. The survival of most of the community depends upon a nomadic lifestyle to provide enough grazing for the livestock. In this barren environment the people heavily depend upon their herds for food, transport and clothing.
The nearest phone is 4 hours away; the nearest town is 8 hours away; the nearest hospital is 4 days away.
The clinic is staffed by Dr Chuga and a nurse Ani Choden, and an assistant. Dr Chuga is trained in Tibetan and some western medicine, and Ani Choden the nurse works with great devotion and compassion.
About 80 people are seen every day, the treatments and consultations are free and medicines are paid for in summer when there is work.
Rigul Trust is helping Ringu Tulku Rinpoche in his endeavours to improve the living conditions in Rigul, Tibet. Specifically this means funding the clinic and the school at the moment, and other projects aimed at sustainable economic and social development of the community as funds become available.
Children and teachers at Ling Gesar School
This school is not only for the Tibetan refugees but caters for all the Indian children
in the surrounding poor villages. It was set up 20 years ago and before 2003 was
near to closure due to lack of funds. Since 2003 a charitable trust in Germany has
been set up under the guidance of Ringu Tulku: Bodhicharya Huttenried -
To help maintain and improve the education and health facilities, Ringu Tulku Rinpoche has also asked Rigul Trust, with its UK charity registration status, to help fund these projects.
The School -
- The Teachers: a head-
master, teachers for mathematics, science, Tibetan, Hindi, English. - The cost of the teacher’s salaries is £2,900 per annum.
- Books: Stationery; Educational Equipment.
- The preservation of the buildings.
We are happy to offer our support for the children, the school, the health and welfare of the community of Tibetan refugees in this remote part of Dehra Dun, India.
Patients awaiting treatment
These people are from the Lingtsang area of Kham, Tibet around the Rigul area, where Ringu Tulku Rinpoche was born. These people are hard working and make a living from the hand crafted goods that they produce. They have a special skill in the making of Bells and Dorjees.
The Health Station
SCHOOL PROJECT: Tibetan Kham Lingtsang Society Project, India.
The Ling Gesar School Project and Health Station.
We are happy to offer our support for the children, the school, the health care, education and welfare of the community of Tibetan refugees in this remote part of Dehra Dun, India.
EMERGENCY APPEALS
In addition to our other projects Rigul Trust has also responded to emergency appeals for aid and recovery from natural disasters, such as the devastating Yushu earthquake in Tibetan China and the mudslide and flash flood disaster in Ladakh, a largely Tibetan Buddhist province of India.
Both areas have suffered massive destruction of houses, schools, hospitals and infrastructure as well as great loss of life and injuries.
We will continue to try to help the victims of these events with immediate relief
and also more long-