Thanks to the Yosef Wosk Family Foundation and Dr Wosk’s determination to spread the joy of reading and learning far and wide, TRAS is helping hundreds of children with a supply of new books and library furniture!
Hope for Children has been able to set up 7 remote village library centers in the Almora and Naintal regions in the Himalayas. Read their November 2024 report
Sundrawati Basic School, Dolakar, Nepal – A new project to provide books and furniture (tables, chairs, and bookshelves) to Sundrawati Basic School (nursery to Grade 8) in Dolakha, Nepal. 100 boys and girls aged 5 to 15 (girls outnumber the boys) will benefit from a collection of stories, biographies, poetry, essays, Nepali and English grammar, and dictionaries. Most of the children in this school are from the Thami community, one of the most deprived communities in the region. Read their November 2024 report
Tibetan Children’s Village – Lower Chauntra school library – The support of new books for their library will benefit 454 students – report pending
Tibetan Children’s Village – Suja, Bir school library – The purchase of new books for their library will benefit 427 students of all ages. – report pending
Sambhota Tibetan Schools– the purchase of new books will benefit 282 students in Miao, 203 students in Tenzingang and 66 students in Tezu. Their report is due in December.
Rainbow School Library, Zanskar, Ladakh – support in establishing a well-furnished library. See the report from the school president here.
Read more about this project on page 7 in our 2024 Fall Newsletter