Children’s Rescue and Education Project

In the remote village of Budar Doti, Jorogyal, near the Nepal border, twelve children were growing up in families facing profound economic hardship. Their families depend primarily on subsistence farming and have very limited means to provide for their children’s education, healthcare, and basic needs. Among these twelve children are three orphans and four who have lost one parent. The remaining children come from families struggling simply to make ends meet. The youngest was only seven years old.

When the COVID-19 pandemic brought even greater hardship to already vulnerable families, their circumstances became more uncertain. At that critical time, Geshe Gedun Samdup stepped forward and took these twelve children under his care. He made a personal commitment to ensure that poverty and circumstances beyond their control would not determine the course of their lives. His commitment went beyond providing financial assistance. He sought to give these children something far more enduring: education, stability, compassionate care and the opportunity to grow with meaningful spiritual values and hope for the future.

Today, these twelve children are attending Tibetan Children’s Village School in Dharamsala, India. They are able to attend school alongside other children, pursue their studies, participate in a supportive community, and grow in an environment that nurtures both their education and their inner development. For a child growing up in poverty, an opportunity to receive a meaningful education can change the direction of an entire life. It can open a door that might otherwise remain closed—not only for the child, but ultimately for the family and community they will one day serve.