The Swedish Tibetan School and Culture Society has worked on giving much needed support to the Tibetan people and contributed to the cultural exchange between the countries. The school society’s original purpose was to bring up and support a boarding school in the village of Katsel in Tibet. In 1992 the building of the first school commenced and four short years later came the idea of the 108 School Project. A project to build 108 schools around Tibet. With every school a library was also to be build. The project was finished in 2006 and since then the School Society has kept on supporting Tibetan students who wish to study in university in both Tibet and China.

Each year, more than 13 000 children study at the 108 schools. Over a 10-year period from 1996 more than 250 000 thousand children studied at the schools. As these children need help to afford schooling and further education, the sponsor-program is one of the School Society’s most important operations. The Riksel-Lindh Foundation was established through a large private donation. This foundation needs to be continuously topped up to be able to fulfil its purpose: care for the young students who wish to continue their education. Today, the School Society primarily supports the students who choose higher education or to study at crafts schools.

Since the 108 School Project was finished the School Society has continued working in the Himalayan mountains as well as Tibet. Today, the focus lies in:

• Actively supporting schools in and around Tibet.
• Support Tibetan Culture and inform about its expressions
• Organise courses, lectures, exhibits and discussions regarding the Tibetan culture
• Invite Tibetan spiritual leaders from all Buddhist traditions and respectable scientists from all over the world
• Raise funds for Tibetan schools and work to promote the exchange between Tibetan and Swedish children
• Work actively with environmental issues in the Himalayan regions

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