Partnership with Tra Ling Boy’s School
Project Profile
The Tra Ling Boy’s School was formed in September of 2004, by the educated monk Orgyen Kyep, the current owner and director. Located 15 kilometers outside the town of Darlag, the school is adjacent to the Tra Long Monastery, the largest monastery in the Golok region.
Orgyen Kyep established the school as a wish to preserve and protect Tibetan culture, accepting all interested boys, regardless of socio-economic status. However, the majority of the 100 boys who live and learn at Tra Ling are from impoverished families. The boys receive education in Chinese, Math, Tibetan Grammar, Poetry and Dharma.
You can contact Orgyen Kyep via the school website: http://www.xueyuzhuguang.com/english/
Partnership History
Tra Ling Boy’s School has been an Omprakash partner since June 2009.
Need for Material Resources
Tra Ling is in need of bathroom and shower facilities, clothing, academic supplies, and clean water. Currently the only clean water supply is a 2 kilometer walk away. Cost to pipe water to the home would be 30,000 RMB. The school also needs a kitchen and cafeteria, estimated cost is 300,000 RMB. To support one boy for a month, the cost is 300 RMB. Orgyen Kyep would like expand his school to include 300 boys.
Need for Volunteers
There is an invitation for male volunteers to live and teach at the Tra Ling School for at least one month at any time during the year. In exchange for free room and board, a volunteer can teach English, Art, Drama, Business, Exercise, or Life Skills for four hours a day.
