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Name: Jambey Tsering

Grade: Kindergarten

Jambey Tsering hails from a very poor family and his mother has three children and the youngest is Jambey Tsering. His father died of jaundice as he used to drink very heavily. Though he used to drink but at the same time, he was the sole bread earner of the family. After his death, the family went through worst phase of their life. His mother despite sick and weak has to work as a construction worker to bring up her children.

One day she came to the orphanage and requested Lama Thupten Phuntsok, who runs an orphanage in the area, to admit the youngest child. Seeing the pathetic condition of the family, Jambey was admitted here in the orphanage in March 2007. Since then he has been living here. He reads in kindergarten but next year he will be studying in grade 1 as he will pass his examination with great ease. He is very good in his studies. This boy is very polite and everyone loves him for his politeness. He wants to become a teacher when he grows up.

Name: Tenzin Norbu

Grade: Kindergarten

This boy came to Manjushree in the beginning of this year 2007 after the death of his father who was a poor farmer. His mother had died when he was just 4 years old. His father raised him till his death. Though he is the only child of the family but has no one to look after him. His grandparents had already died long before and his relatives are not in a position to look after him.

So he was admitted here in Manjushree Vidyapith. He looks very composed and happy in the orphanage where there are many children like him. He reads in kindergarten and shows exceptionally great interest in games and sports. During recent Annual Sports Day of the school he captured many prizes with his great running skill. He wants to become a footballer.

Name: Thinley Gombu

This boy is partial physically disabled. Due to an accident, his right arm and leg lost their mobility and he cannot use them quite often. He can walk but he has difficulty in walking. He can use his right arm and hand but it is not as responsive as his left arm and hand are. However, it does not affect his studies and he is given therapeutic massage to improve the agility of his defective parts. Since he joined Manjushree in the April of this year 2007 he has shown great improvement in his physical ability.

His parents are poor farmers and could not give him proper medical access right after the accident due to which he has suffered a great loss. Gombu is the youngest child of the family. His parents still live in village with three other children. At Manjushree this boy is very happy and learning so many new things to lead his life with dignity. He studies in nursery and he likes to play cricket.


SPONSORED ! THANK YOU !			Name: Dorjee Khandu Grade: 2 Age : 7 Gender: Male This boy hails from a very poor family having four children with only a mother to look after them. His father was an alcoholic and after years of heavy drinking, died of jaundice leaving behind his wife and four young children. Compelled by the circumstances his mother works as a road laborer to support her children. However, after seeing the pathetic condition of the family Dorjee Khandu, along with his sister named Tseten Yangkey aged 6 were brought to Manjushree Orphanage for upbringings. The other two children still live with their mother in a labour camp, but her mother keeps on moving from one place to another as she works as a road laborer. She does not have a permanent residence. Now Dorjee Khandu is growing up rapidly and he shows immense appetite for learning new things. Despite being in grade II, he harbors the aim of becoming a teacher. He is so good in his studies that this year he ahs been double promoted from kindergarten to grade II. He ahs formed a habit of securing first position in his class. He is such a brilliant boy.

SPONSORED ! THANK YOU !			Name: Jambey Tsering Grade: Kindergarten Age: 7 Gender: Male Jambey Tsering hails from a very poor family and his mother has three children and the youngest is Jambey Tsering. His father died of jaundice as he used to drink very heavily. Though he used to drink but at the same time, he was the sole bread earner of the family. After his death, the family went through worst phase of their life. His mother despite sick and weak has to work as a construction worker to bring up her children. One day she came to the orphanage and requested Lama Thupten Phuntsok, who runs an orphanage in the area, to admit the youngest child. Seeing the pathetic condition of the family, Jambey was admitted here in the orphanage in March 2007. Since then he has been living here. He reads in kindergarten but next year he will be studying in grade 1 as he will pass his examination with great ease. He is very good in his studies. This boy is very polite and everyone loves him for his politeness. He wants to become a teacher when he grows up.

SPONSORED ! THANK YOU !			Name: Lobsang Tashi Grade: 1 Age: 5 Gender: Male Lobsang is the youngest among the four siblings of his poor parents. After the death of his mother in a fire accident, his father had taken the custodianship of the four children. But a year ago, his father died due to an illness leaving behind these children- two boys and two girls. As his eldest sister is working as a road laborer, she could not take the responsibility of looking after three children and brought one of the boys to Manjushree for admission. After looking at the condition of the child, I admitted the young boy into Manjushree. Now Lobsang Tashi is fine and doing his studies pretty well. He wants to become a footballer and likes to play football very much.

SPONSORED ! THANK YOU !			Name: Lobsang Tempa Gender: Male

SPONSORED ! THANK YOU !			Name: Nima Tsering (Destitute) Grade: Nursery Age: 5 Gender: Male This young boy was admitted into Manjushree in 2007 in the wake of the fact that his parents got divorced and went their own way. His parents have two children excluding him and his twin brother. His parents after divorce have taken the custody of one child each and Nima Tsering and his twin brother are left at the mercy of his grandmother who is too old to look after him. Neither of the parents wants to take the custody of the boys as they are so poor and cannot afford to look after more than a child. Nima’s grandmother requested me to keep one boy in Manjushree. Seeing the weak financial as well as physical condition of the grandmother, I admitted the boy for upbringing and education. In this way he has become part of Manjushree. When he came here he was so weak and suffered from malnutrition. After six month of stay here in Manjushree Nima has completely become normal and now he is as healthy as a healthy can be.

SPONSORED ! THANK YOU !			Name: Tenzin Norbu Grade: Kindergarten Age: 7 Gender: Male This boy came to Manjushree in the beginning of this year 2007 after the death of his father who was a poor farmer. His mother had died when he was just 4 years old. His father raised him till his death. Though he is the only child of the family but has no one to look after him. His grandparents had already died long before and his relatives are not in a position to look after him. So he was admitted here in Manjushree Vidyapith. He looks very composed and happy in the orphanage where there are many children like him. He reads in kindergarten and shows exceptionally great interest in games and sports. During recent Annual Sports Day of the school he captured many prizes with his great running skill. He wants to become a footballer.

SPONSORED ! THANK YOU !			Name: Thinley Gombu Grade: Nursery Age: 6 Gender: Male This boy is partial physically disabled. Due to an accident, his right arm and leg lost their mobility and he cannot use them quite often. He can walk but he has difficulty in walking. He can use his right arm and hand but it is not as responsive as his left arm and hand are. However, it does not affect his studies and he is given therapeutic massage to improve the agility of his defective parts. Since he joined Manjushree in the April of this year 2007 he has shown great improvement in his physical ability. His parents are poor farmers and could not give him proper medical access right after the accident due to which he has suffered a great loss. Gombu is the youngest child of the family. His parents still live in village with three other children. At Manjushree this boy is very happy and learning so many new things to lead his life with dignity. He studies in nursery and he likes to play cricket.

SPONSORED ! THANK YOU !			Name: Thupten Tashi Grade: Nursery Age: 5 Gender: Male Thupten Tashi was born to very poor parents who lived in a very remote and poor village. His father was an alcoholic who never looked after his family. However, due to heavy drinking, his days were numbered and it did not take long for alcohol to take his life. He died due to an alcohol related disease. His mother, before the death of her husband, was the sole earner of the family and after the death of her husband as well, she looked after the three small children and Thupten Tashi is the youngest among the three. Seeing the condition of the family Thupten Tashi was admitted this year into Manjushree. At present, he is fine and doing well in his studies even though he is in the beginning stage of learning. He loves to play cricket.

SPONSORED ! THANK YOU !			Name: Tongchin Tsering Grade: 1 Age : 7 Gender: Male Master Tongchin Tsering had a very sad past life before coming to Manjushree Orphanage. His parents used to fight on one matter or other. The two children were witness to their fights and it had a deep impact on their young minds. When Lobsang first came to the orphanage he was very aggressive but with the suitable environment provided at the orphanage, his temper has disappeared significantly. Now everyone in the orphanage loves him for his polite behavior and sweet smile. His father had eloped with another woman, leaving his wife and children. His mother died few months after the elopement of her husband. Tongchin Tsering is the younger of the two siblings and he has an elder brother aged 10 who lives with his grand mother. Master Tongchin Tsering reads in grade 1. He loves to play football.

SPONSORED ! THANK YOU !			Name: Lobsang Dolma Grade: Nursery Age : 5 Gender: Female Lobsang Dolma is the youngest of the three siblings and she was orphaned at the age of 4. However, after one year of death of her mother of tuberculosis, she was admitted into Manjushree. She had been staying with her grandma. Her father had died when she was just 2 years old in a road accident. One of her sisters is married and has her own children to look after. And her elder brother is still with her grandmother. She is a very sweet girl and very frank to everyone. She is very smart as well. She is showing great interest in her studies.

SPONSORED ! THANK YOU !			Name: Nima Dolma Gender: Female

SPONSORED ! THANK YOU !			Name: Sonam Dolma Grade: 2 Age : 7 Gender: Female She was admitted in Manjushree Orphanage a year ago when a village headman informed us of the condition of the family after the death of her mother who died due to cancer. Till her death she had been bringing up five fatherless children including Sonam Dolma single-handedly. Before her death she worked as a road laborer and earned enough to look after her children but her death closed the fate of the children. Sonam’s father died two years before the death of her mother that is three years ago in an accident. Her father was a farmer tilling a small piece of land, which after his death had to be sold to support the family. She was the third of the five siblings and her brothers and sister live with their relatives at the village. Sonam is well adjusted in the orphanage. She is quite good at her studies. She loves to play badminton and wants to become a doctor. She reads in grade II.

SPONSORED ! THANK YOU !			Name: Tenzin Yangchin Gender: Female

SPONSORED ! THANK YOU !			Name: Tsering Choekey Grade: 1 Age : 8 Gender : Female This girl was orphaned at the age of 5 when her parents died in an epidemic. Her parents lived in one of the remotest areas of this region where the roads do not exist even today. After the outbreak epidemic many people died due to lack of proper medical facilities and medical care. Tsering Choekey's parents were among the victims and died simultaneously leaving behind three children and Tsering is the second child among the three siblings. Upon getting information about the family, a team consisting of three members from Manjushree visited her village and identified those children who needed support. On the basis of this, Tsering Choekey and another girl were admitted in Manjushree Vidyapith for upbringings. Their relatives have adopted the other siblings. Choekey even lived with her relative for few weeks before she was brought to the orphanage. Now she is quite healthy and loves to read and write. She loves playing carom and Frisbee. She reads in grade 1.

SPONSORED ! THANK YOU !			Name: Tsering Choedon Grade: Nursery Age: 5 Gender: Female Tsering Choedon’s father died before her birth, due to attack of tuberculosis. After her birth, her mother who was also suffering from tuberculosis raised her up. When she was four years old her mother also died. Then her grandfather took the responsibility of the child but due to old age as well as poverty he was compelled to admit the child into Manjushree Vidyapith Orphanage. At the time of her arrival in our institution, the child was suffering from malnutrition. Now she is healthy and growing up very fast. She wants to become doctor and serve the people.

SPONSORED ! THANK YOU !			Name: Yangchin Lhamu Grade: Nursery Age : 7 Gender: Female This girl was orphaned at the age of five. Her father died when she was just a small baby and she lost her mother to an illness two years ago. After the death of her mother the girl stayed with her brother who is married and has his own children to look after. Yangchin has one elder brother and an elder sister; both of them are married. She is the youngest in the family. His brother, having his own children and out of weak financial condition, expressed his inability to look after the girl. He requested Lama Thupten Phuntsok, Founder of Manjushree Vidyapith Orphanage to take the girl into the orphanage. Lama Thupten after understating the condition of her brother took the girl into the orphanage for upbringing and education. Now she is a very healthy girl with a beautiful smile. She doesn’t talk much but it does not mean that she is weak in her studies. Her less talking nature is very well compensated by her beautiful and continous smile. She is very good in her studies. She likes to play skipping. She wants to become a teacher.