During the visit of the Director to some nomadic Tibetan communities in Ladakh, he found out that it was difficult for the nomadic families in these regions not to have electricity at home. The only source of light for many such families was the light provided by burning firewood or kerosene lamps. Due to their constant movement with their animals from season to season, it was also not possible for the administration there to provide them with stable electricity. On top of that severity of the cold climate makes it difficult to start

any kind of hydel power stations.

So lack of proper lighting system not only effects their daily works in the evenings, it also hampers the studies of the children who go to local schools.

With the hope of providing more stable source of energy to the poorer section of the people in the region, we approached Save Tibet Austria for their kind help to provide solar lanterns to these families. They kindly approved the project and decided to finance the project.

Mr. Dhondup Tashi, Chief Representative of the Tibetans in Ladakh wrote in his project completion report,” We are very grateful to you for arranging funds for the purchase of 70 lanterns for distribution to the most needy and poor nomadic families. The beneficiaries expressed their gratitude for your kind consideration and good gesture towards the poor

people in Jangthang which will go a long way to cherish in the memories of the poor people.”

I thank Save Tibet Austria for their kind help and for bringing light to many families in the remote areas of Ladakh. I also thank Department of Homes, Central Tibetan Administration and the local settlement officer and his staff for helping us in purchasing and distributing these lanterns to the needy families in the region.
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