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Due to the very sensitive situation in Tibet this year our mentors have advised us to wait until 2009 before continuing our work in eastern Tibet.

It is is very sad to have to put our projects on hold but we are hoping that conditions in Tibet will return to normal soon.

Heart of Asia is still actively fund raising so that we can continue and sustain our vital work in the future .

Tipple for Tibet.

Lela Mc Ternan generously organised Tipple for Tibet: Partying for Charity at the Hush, Hush Bar in Bristol on July 4th 2008. A wonderful night was had by all and the event raised over £1,000 for Heart of Asia. Our grateful thanks to Lela for this fund raising initiative!

Tibet 2008 Initiative, Brighton

Heart of Asia was one of the featured Aid Agencies at Brighton Buddhist Centre’s month long Tibet 2008 Initiative. H of A Director Diane Barker gave a short presentation at the Centre on August 16th 2008. Our grateful thanks to Pete Fountain for including us in his very worthwhile program.

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Herbal Doctors

Heart of Asia continued supporting the training of local young people as Tibetan herbal Doctors at Sichuan Provincial Tibetan school in Dartsedo.

Emergency Fund

Heart of Asia established an Emergency fund for the people of Dzongsar area. This will facilitate poor people who need immediate life saving treatment reaching the hospital in Derge, and paying for their treatment.

A Clinic for Thopa County.

At the request of Dru gu Choegyal Rinpoche
Heart of Asia is investigating funding the establishment of a simple clinic in Thopa county.

Tibetan Nurse

This year Heart of Asia funded a final year of training for Kalsang Dolker, a young Tibetan woman from Lhasa studying nursing in India.

Exhibition of Prints and paintings by
Dru gu Choegyal Rinpoche

Heart of Asia also part funded a roof for the Dru gu School - now functioning after waiting 10 year for this final completion of the building! Some of the funds were raised by an exhibition , “Let our World be filled with love” - prints and Paintings by Dru gu Choegyal Rinpoche which was on view at the AJA Gallery in London in September and October.

For more information on Choegyal Rinpoche's work visit www.choegyalrinpoche.org

To buy a limited edition print by Choegyal Rinpoche to support Heart of Asia Projects in Dru gu please see:
Heart of Asia Shop

Our thanks to Maria Lancaster for her help in making this inspiring exhibition possible.

Youdon Lhamo leaves Heart of Asia June 2007

Youdon Lhamo left Heart of Asia to set up her own N.G.O., Nomadic Survival, working in Eastern Tibet. Heart of Asia is grateful to Youdon for all the very sincere and highly professional work she did for us and we wish her all the very best with her new project. We hope to stay in touch and work closely with Youdon in the future.
www.nomadicsurvival.org

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Heart of Asia delivered its second training programme,lasting three weeks, in Dzongsar in Kham, eastern Tibet. Health care expert Youdon Lhamo delivered a very successful training covering simple aspects of hygiene, nutrition, first aid and issues around pregnancy, birth and the post natal period. This was followed by fieldwork in local villages. See photos of the training.

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Heart of Asia has delivered it's first formal 10 day training programme in Dzongsar in Kham, Eastern Tibet. HOA Healthcare Trainer Frances Howland has produced a report, published here in MS Word format.

Birth and Loss in Dzongsar Area

( Women's experiences of pregnancy, childbirth, and early infant feeding ) - June 2004

This report follows research conducted in the region of Dzongsar, Derge County, Ganzi Prefecture, Sichuan province, during June/ July 2004.

The research focused on maternal and infant health issues during pregnancy, birth and the post-natal period.

21 mothers provided information which was used to complete a questionnaire.

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