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Our sincere thanks to everyone who has supported Tibet Relief Fund’s work and our projects for Tibetans in India, Nepal and Tibet over the last year by buying products from our Enlightened Gifts catalogue and online. In our 2009/10 selection you’ll find a whole range of new products which we’ve chosen to make perfect gifts for family and friends as well as handy and delightful treats for you.
Not only do our products showcase the range of traditional Tibetan art and handicrafts, but many also directly benefit the projects we support, giving an income to the Tibetan craftspeople, co-operatives and initiatives who manufacture the goods. For example, the stunning embroidered silk cushion covers and wall hangings are made in the tailoring workshops of ex-political prisoner association, Gu Chu Sum in Dharamsala. The recycled paper photo frames and notebooks are made in an innovative environmental initiative; and the products based on Tibetan medicine, from Men Tsee Khang, are a valuable way of keeping traditional herbal knowledge alive.
Our ‘Virtual Gifts’ go a step further; reflecting the wide range of work undertaken by Tibet Relief Fund and they directly fund some of our most important and ongoing projects. This is a great way to share the joy of giving - your beneficiary gets a card and certificate outlining your chosen project, plus the happiness of knowing a Tibetan in India, Nepal or Tibet has been helped on their behalf. You can give everything from a square meal for an elderly Tibetan in India or Nepal to clean drinking water for a rural Tibetan village; from preserving a piece of Tibet’s rich heritage to buying a chunk of a happy dairy herd for a remote self sufficient Tibetan school!
Thank you for your support. Together we can work to give Tibetans a sustainable future in exile and inside Tibet.
Philippa Carrick
Chief Executive