We are very grateful to the Justice and Peace Group of SEECAT - South East Edinburgh Churches Acting Together - for a donation in November.
This came after a talk by the founder of the Noe Tibetan Children's Home charity, Jock Dalrymple, in October.
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Some of the smaller children in the Home courtyard
The children take it in turns to cook and wash up
Mega and helper in the kitchen
Charity supporting a children's home in northern India. UK registered since 1982, number 285748.
SUMMARY: The Home, Pema and Mega
In 1979 a remarkable woman, Mrs Pema Mega (herself a Tibetan refugee), took in three Tibetan childen off the street to live with her near Dehra Dun in northern India. Today, there are 17 formerly destitute children who live with Pema and her husband Mega in a positive family atmosphere, while another nine are supported outside the Home. Over the years, c. 250 children have been cared for and have grown up with Pema and Mega. The children generally stay until they get a job or go to college.
Home Children
Some of the smaller children in the Home courtyard
The UK charity
We are a small UK charity which supports the Noe Tibetan Childen's Home (see above), run by Pema and Mega. The money we raise pays for the children’s food, clothing, toiletries and school costs as well as rent and fuel for the house itself. The home relies entiely on us for its funds.
The UK charity has no running costs except bank and miscellaneous charges. The charity has been going since 1980, and was registered in 1982. We are funded by a group of loyal and generous individual sponsors and various one-off donations.
The UK charity has no running costs except bank and miscellaneous charges. The charity has been going since 1980, and was registered in 1982. We are funded by a group of loyal and generous individual sponsors and various one-off donations.
Time to wash up
The children take it in turns to cook and wash up
Sponsorship and Donations
More support is always gratefully received - and you can be sure that over 90% of your donation goes direct to the children's Home in India.
If you want to learn more, or to find out about regular sponsorship, please email Mark Hudson at mjfhudson@gmail.com.
If you are interested in making a one-off donation, you can do this via the JustGiving website, which makes the whole process secure and easy. JustGiving also collects UK tax paid on your donation and sends this to us - thus making each pound go that much further.
Go to http://www.justgiving.com/ntch to make a one-off donation.
If you want to learn more, or to find out about regular sponsorship, please email Mark Hudson at mjfhudson@gmail.com.
If you are interested in making a one-off donation, you can do this via the JustGiving website, which makes the whole process secure and easy. JustGiving also collects UK tax paid on your donation and sends this to us - thus making each pound go that much further.
Go to http://www.justgiving.com/ntch to make a one-off donation.
UK Charity details
The moving spirit in founding the charity was Jock Dalrymple. His and other personal links with Pema and the Home are key to how we operate, which is on the basis of trust.
The charity has seven trustees:
* Mark Hudson, the key contact: mjfhudson@gmail.com
* Jock Dalrymple
* Jonathan Pearce
* Katie Cullinan
* Tim Mills
* Anne Fraser
* Rupert Fraser
The charity has seven trustees:
* Mark Hudson, the key contact: mjfhudson@gmail.com
* Jock Dalrymple
* Jonathan Pearce
* Katie Cullinan
* Tim Mills
* Anne Fraser
* Rupert Fraser
Cooking
Mega and helper in the kitchen
Life in the Home
In general, Pema´s aim is that the children should be given a secure, happy background, with a strong sense of duty and the same opportunities as the local Hindu children. Their material circumstances should be neither worse nor better than their neighbours. The home itself is clean but modest with very few amenities or luxuries such as toys.
The children speak Tibetan at home, English and Hindi at the school. They are not brought up as Christians but live a life in which Buddhist, Christian and local Hindu festivals are celebrated and in which prayer is an integral part of existence.
As many visitors to the Home testify, the atmosphere in which the children are brought up is busy and happy. The typical school day starts at 5.30 am when, after washing and making beds, everyone does their “house jobs”. Breakfast at 7 am is followed by school, from 8 am to 12, with homework or extra tuition from 3.30 to 4.30 pm. Games at 4.30 are followed by a cold bath at the well. The day ends with supper at 7.
In the summer holidays, the children are usually taken by Pema up to the mountains, for a short holiday and to escape the heat. It is also good for the children´s health, with TB and other diseases rife, even today. There are also occasional large picnics and other entertainments.
The children speak Tibetan at home, English and Hindi at the school. They are not brought up as Christians but live a life in which Buddhist, Christian and local Hindu festivals are celebrated and in which prayer is an integral part of existence.
As many visitors to the Home testify, the atmosphere in which the children are brought up is busy and happy. The typical school day starts at 5.30 am when, after washing and making beds, everyone does their “house jobs”. Breakfast at 7 am is followed by school, from 8 am to 12, with homework or extra tuition from 3.30 to 4.30 pm. Games at 4.30 are followed by a cold bath at the well. The day ends with supper at 7.
In the summer holidays, the children are usually taken by Pema up to the mountains, for a short holiday and to escape the heat. It is also good for the children´s health, with TB and other diseases rife, even today. There are also occasional large picnics and other entertainments.
LINKS
http://www.justgiving.com/ntch
The Friends of the Noe Tibetan Children's Home's easy donation page on justgiving.com. Search under 'Friends of the Noe Tibetan ...'. This is great for campaigns and one-off donations, as you can pay electronically and via credit card, and tax is reclaimed for the charity by the organisation which runs the website.
http://www.mycharitypage.com/charities_search.php
Another easy donation page for the Friends of the Noe Tibetan Children's Home. Search for 'Noe Tibetan'.
http://www.tibet-foundation.org/
Charity devoted to creating greater awareness of Tibetan culture and needs
http://www.freetibet.org/
Campaigning organisaton
http://www.dalailama.com/
The Dalai Lama's website
http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/registeredcharities/showcharity.asp?remchar=&chyno=285748
Our details on the UK Charity Commission website. Type in 'Friends of the Noe' to find our charity, or the charity number 285748.
http://www.rainbowdevelopmentinafrica.org/
Charity helping farmers in Mauritania, run by Peter Hudson and chaired by Mark Hudson
The Friends of the Noe Tibetan Children's Home's easy donation page on justgiving.com. Search under 'Friends of the Noe Tibetan ...'. This is great for campaigns and one-off donations, as you can pay electronically and via credit card, and tax is reclaimed for the charity by the organisation which runs the website.
http://www.mycharitypage.com/charities_search.php
Another easy donation page for the Friends of the Noe Tibetan Children's Home. Search for 'Noe Tibetan'.
http://www.tibet-foundation.org/
Charity devoted to creating greater awareness of Tibetan culture and needs
http://www.freetibet.org/
Campaigning organisaton
http://www.dalailama.com/
The Dalai Lama's website
http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/registeredcharities/showcharity.asp?remchar=&chyno=285748
Our details on the UK Charity Commission website. Type in 'Friends of the Noe' to find our charity, or the charity number 285748.
http://www.rainbowdevelopmentinafrica.org/
Charity helping farmers in Mauritania, run by Peter Hudson and chaired by Mark Hudson
The Friends of the Noe Tibetan Children's Home
Founded 1980 and registered as a UK charity since 1982, number 285748.
For more information, contact: mjfhudson@gmail.com
For more information, contact: mjfhudson@gmail.com