Growing Love in Tibet: White Crane Circle
Fifteen years ago we began a journey that changed our lives.
We responded to the call of parents – Tibetan subsistence farmers and herders who had never been to school themselves but who believed education could change the future of their mountain communities.
What began as a project to build one school became a life-long commitment to Tibetan empowerment and the strengthening of Tibetan communities everywhere.
Our work today continues to grow – from rural education, women’s empowerment and youth leadership, to the advancement of public education and policy advocacy on Tibetan language protection, conservation and social entrepreneurship.
But at heart, our work is simple.
Our most fundamental task is to listen deeply and to be present – to bear witness to the everyday struggles of Tibetans in Tibet as they seek new ways to build their communities under trying conditions and against all odds.
Machik’s true mission, then, is to grow love in Tibet.
And we could not do it without your support and trust.
On behalf of everyone on the Machik team, thank you for being on this journey with us.
Katro logya (one-hundred years of thanks).
Losang and Tashi Rabgey,
Co-founders
We responded to the call of parents – Tibetan subsistence farmers and herders who had never been to school themselves but who believed education could change the future of their mountain communities.
What began as a project to build one school became a life-long commitment to Tibetan empowerment and the strengthening of Tibetan communities everywhere.
Our work today continues to grow – from rural education, women’s empowerment and youth leadership, to the advancement of public education and policy advocacy on Tibetan language protection, conservation and social entrepreneurship.
But at heart, our work is simple.
Our most fundamental task is to listen deeply and to be present – to bear witness to the everyday struggles of Tibetans in Tibet as they seek new ways to build their communities under trying conditions and against all odds.
Machik’s true mission, then, is to grow love in Tibet.
And we could not do it without your support and trust.
On behalf of everyone on the Machik team, thank you for being on this journey with us.
Katro logya (one-hundred years of thanks).
Losang and Tashi Rabgey,
Co-founders