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Rokpa International
Starting from the second edition of the Brave Festival, proceeds from ticket sales are donated to an organization or institution whose main aim is to save traditional, local, ‘drowned’ cultures. Last year the money collected during "Asian Voices” went to Swiss organization Rokpa International, which, for almost three decades, has been running projects in different parts of the world, mainly Tibet. When at the end of the Festival Lea Wyler, one of Rokpa founders, was accepting the symbolic check from Grzegorz Bral, the Festival's artistic director, she said that the 10.000 euro will provide for the education of thirty Tibetan orphans for one year. This year Rokpa is going to be our beneficiary again.
In Tibetan language rokpa means ‘help’ or ‘serve’. The organization was founded in 1980 by dr. Akong Tulku Rinpoche, doctor and Tibetan meditation master and by Lea Wyler, Swiss actress. Rokpa has its headquarters in Zurich and branches in 18 countries. The organization supports about 120 health, education and environment projects in Tibet, Nepal, Zimbabwe and RPA. Most of its actions, however, are centered in Tibet, where traditional culture is marginalized by the Peking government and ousted by Chinese settlers. Rokpa projects are mainly directed to the poorest peasants and nomads.
Not even 10% of Tibetans have higher education. Very few get the chance to finish school or complete any kind of professional training. Rokpa supports over 70 schools located in rural areas of eastern Tibet, with a special focus on the education of girls, orphans and single-parent families. Children are taught in their native language, receive primary education and learn about their culture. An important part of secondary education are classes that prepare students to take up a job. The students learn craft and master technical skills, which will help them find a job. Many graduates of teacher training colleges funded by Rokpa now run their own local schools.
Health care is very poorly developed in rural Tibet. There are places where one in ten women dies in childbirth. Rokpa helps by offering training to health care workers and by educating doctors in both modern and traditional Tibetan medicine. Over 70 graduates have already been employed by local health care departments to set up community health centers in their villages.
To find out more about Rokpa, visit www.rokpa.org
In Tibetan language rokpa means ‘help’ or ‘serve’. The organization was founded in 1980 by dr. Akong Tulku Rinpoche, doctor and Tibetan meditation master and by Lea Wyler, Swiss actress. Rokpa has its headquarters in Zurich and branches in 18 countries. The organization supports about 120 health, education and environment projects in Tibet, Nepal, Zimbabwe and RPA. Most of its actions, however, are centered in Tibet, where traditional culture is marginalized by the Peking government and ousted by Chinese settlers. Rokpa projects are mainly directed to the poorest peasants and nomads.
Not even 10% of Tibetans have higher education. Very few get the chance to finish school or complete any kind of professional training. Rokpa supports over 70 schools located in rural areas of eastern Tibet, with a special focus on the education of girls, orphans and single-parent families. Children are taught in their native language, receive primary education and learn about their culture. An important part of secondary education are classes that prepare students to take up a job. The students learn craft and master technical skills, which will help them find a job. Many graduates of teacher training colleges funded by Rokpa now run their own local schools.
Health care is very poorly developed in rural Tibet. There are places where one in ten women dies in childbirth. Rokpa helps by offering training to health care workers and by educating doctors in both modern and traditional Tibetan medicine. Over 70 graduates have already been employed by local health care departments to set up community health centers in their villages.
To find out more about Rokpa, visit www.rokpa.org
