Master Jampa Tsundhup is a very faithful and compassionate person. He gives with selfless sincerity, to help to the children, and to develop the school, seeking no personal recognition or reward. A loving and dedicated father to each child, he's never taken his eyes away from them, not for a second. Their specific love and respect is evident in their beaming smiles.
The Advisory Committee of China recently recognized Jampa for his good faith demonstration and cooperation. Teng Shang Mei, organizer of “Science Educational Distribution” named him a “Great Developer and Establisher for China.” Jampa was also recently honored as “The Best Head Master in the Country”. Jampa Tsundhup, the Director, Headmaster and factory director gives all of the employees at Jatson Chumig direction in life, opportunity, hope. When two disabled workers get married, he represents their families as paternal father to both. In many cases the disabled workers do not have any other family members to attend their weddings. Jampa Tsundhup started his factory with little money, no outside support, no funding from the government. In the beginning they had to cook on open fires in the cold of night, as there was no kitchen. These were the toughest times. Gradually, the factory was able to receive projects from people like An Sang who were influential in pushing the Tibetan regional dance troupes to assign the making of costumes to the Handicapped Center. For years they squeezed by making barely enough to keep everybody fed while building their orphanage and school. When SARS hit China, the factory’s business finally turned for the better as demand for Tibetan medicinal incense boomed throughout China. Jampa Tsundhup was once a Buddhist monk. Then one day he decided to leave the monastery. There, in monastic isolation he could only help himself, but could not reach out and help others. He discarded his robes to bring his belief into reality by helping those who needed help the most. In addition to supporting themselves, the seventy disabled workers support one hundred fifty Tibetan orphan children, many of whom are also disabled. Jampa Tsundhup also serves as headmaster of Lhasa Jatson Chumig Welfare Special School for the orphans which he has built on the small factory compound with proceeds from the sale of arts and crafts manufactured by the handicapped. The orphans live in the school and attend classes in Chinese and Tibetan languages and English is taught as a third language. They also perform songs which they wrote. Jampa Tsundhup called together some of the children. They sang: “Watch a grand eagle, soaring in the sky, where he is flying; Coming to this school we value life, wild flowers are blooming…We are grateful for this opportunity in life, it is too sad not to know your own culture…To realize beautiful dreams, please do not pass the good years in vain.” Their song captured stillness in the late Tibetan afternoon when sunlight is strongest and shadows become deep, protruding abstractions of one’s imagination. The sorrow of their condition was drowned in the joy of their singing. They were overcoming predicament. In the minds of many, Jampa Tsundhup is, a living Bodhisattva.
We Need Volunteers !!! If you'd like to spend one - two - three or four weeks in Tibet at Jatson Chumig ~ teaching English, working in physical therapy, or just helping ... Please email Tenzin Choedon Jatson4@yahoo.com Yes, we ask you to "pay-to-volunteer" - (it's a small fee) but you'll never feel better about yourself by helping these kids! (It's a small price to pay for a lifetime's reward) Person's interested in volunteering, should Read more ...
Tenzin Choedon, Assistant Director Born and grown-up in Tibet, Tenzin Choedon has achieved a confidential knowledge and education by her own efforts and eagerness of doing something for the Tibetan eldery, and for the disabled and orphaned children of Tibet. Tenzin is the point-person for all of Jatson Chumig and is the coordinator of the Volunteer Program which allows people fom around the world to come and work with the children as Teacher. Closely working alongside her father, Jampa, Tenzin handles the children and school first and then assists her dad in all other Jatson Chumig related duties. Tenzin has devoted her life for disabled and orphaned children as well as for the poor and sick. Because of her self-motivation and commitments for helping rural communities' welfare, she is an advocate for children throughout Tibet. Her dedication and her challenging view of "hard work is key to success", is the result of her good management of handling volunteering program and assisting her father in the running of Jatson Chumig School & Orphanage. Tenzin is a frank person, who is also sincere and trustworthy.
EDUCATION:
University and English Study, (1987 to 1992). High School Education, from Tibet in 1985. She is proficient in three languages; Tibetan, English and Mandarin; both spoken and written.
EXPERIENCE:
Worked for MSF (health project) for two years Worked for French group doctors for a year Working as Assistant Director for Jatson Chumig
INTERESTS:
Helping children is her main interest. She loves working with International volunteers and continues to gain a global concept of the world. A better person you will not find.