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Posted by Heidi Minx / Built On Respect on Friday, May 7th, 2010

The children of Save Zanskar

New blog on Huffintonpost.com! Save Zanskar DIY: Supporting an Endangered Culture From Your Living Room

“As some of you may have read on my blog, or on the International Campaign for Tibet’s blog, I have been fortunate enough to work with and teach a VERY amazing man. I adore Geshela, and cherish the time I spend with him. Today, we received copies of the movie made about him and Damchoe — and the children for whom they care.

The aim of Save Zanskar is to promote education, and save the distinct culture of this very poor, traditionally Tibetan region of northern India.

In 2003, Geshe Lobsang Yonten started what was to become the foundation of Save Zanskar when he brought 17 poor children from Zanskar to Manali and Dharamsala, India for schooling — pledging to their parents to care for them as his own…” …READ MORE

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For more information about Save Zanskar you can find them on the web at:

Save Zanskar project on Facebook

savezanskar.org

Screenshot from Save Zanskar the movie

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