Education
We have always believed that education represents the most fundamental means to strengthening human capacity and we are committed to supporting education for Tibetan communities
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An Organic Model of Community-based Education
Machik’s work has grown organically around an effort to build a community-based education project from the ground up in a rural Tibetan township. At the core of the work have been direct interventions – building award-winning Tibetan language schools, bringing clean energy and safe drinking water, establishing a library and two organic greenhouses, repairing roads and rebuilding homes, facilitating healthcare missions, and caring for the elderly and the poor.
Education forms the backbone of Machik work. Building local capacity – whether in the form of creating new opportunities for learning, training, knowledge production or skills development – has long been a priority that runs through all our efforts.
Education forms the backbone of Machik work. Building local capacity – whether in the form of creating new opportunities for learning, training, knowledge production or skills development – has long been a priority that runs through all our efforts.
Our Education Work
The Chungba Schools
Machik built a primary school and a middle school from the ground up in a rural Tibetan township. These Tibetan language schools have succeeded for years based on a community-centered model.
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Chungba High School Campaign
Still today there is no high school in Litang county, a region of about 50,000 Tibetans. Machik supported secondary education for Chungba students for eight years until the first students graduated university.
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Khelen Fund
The Machik Khelen Fund is the fulfillment of our original promise to the parents and children of Chungba: to invest in education to transform the community. The Khelen Fund has supported dozens of students who became the first in their families to graduate university.
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English Language Buddies
Machik’s English Language Buddies (ELB) connected Tibetans in Tibet with global English language partners. Students were matched with volunteers for weekly online sessions, focusing on vocabulary and overall comfort with conversational English.
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Summer Enrichment Program
Machik’s Summer Enrichment Program (SEP) is a dynamic summer learning program for Tibetan youth from across Tibet. SEP emphasized creative learning, community service, deep listening, and fostered mutual understanding and respect among a growing global network of Tibetans, Chinese, and global volunteers.
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Mother’s Wish Foundation
Mother’s Wish was launched to support education for girls and women in Amdo, Tibet, from middle school to PhDs. Machik worked with local educators to identify and support young women from economically disadvantaged families who demonstrate a special aptitude to learn.
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From the Archives
GEOTOURISM INITIATIVE
Training Program by Sherpas
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CONSERVATION INITIATIVES
Chungba Greenhouses
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CHUNGBA PRIMARY SCHOOL
Top Performing Rural Tibetan School
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