Solutions in Action - Feedback from Our Participants

We'd like to leave you with the words of Tibetan community leaders whom we have worked with and our past Tibetan students, which reflect the positive impacts of our Environmental Health Education Programs. We offer our sincere thanks to them, the Tibetan Government & schools and to His Holiness the Dalai Lama, from whom we have learned far more than we could ever teach.

Comments from heads of participating CTA Departments and Tibetan organizations

"The program focused on solutions to environmental problems, emphasizing practical applications for our daily life. Our students became much more aware of the endangered environments of our earth and benefited so much from their teachings."
The late Reverend Lobsang Gyatso,
Former Director, Institute of Buddhist Dialectics

"The environmental health information they will disseminate in Gaden and Drepung Monasteries this year will be extremely beneficial. One of the best medicines is preventative health education."
Mr. Tsering Dorje,
Secretary {former}, Department of Health, Central Tibetan Administration

"Their clear explanation on the production-stage processes of both plastic products and the battery cells was eye opening, and encouraging to take up remedial steps, aimed both at the starting and ending stages. The presentation was balanced between the harms caused and the solutions."
Mr. Ngodup Dorje,
Settlement Representative, CTA, Mundgod, South India

"It is my recommendation that their program should continue and be offered in other Tibetan schools in the future. It is essential for the future of Tibet and our global environment, that Tibetans gain a comprehensive understanding of vital environmental issues that confront us today and explore appropriate solutions so that they can act responsibly and compassionately to protect our natural environment.... I shall deeply appreciate any help from any source rendered to facilitate their unique program."
Lhakpa Tsering,
Administrator{former} TCV, Headmaster, SOS Tibetan Children's Village SUJA

"Their collective experience teaching in a wide variety of Tibetan schools and understanding of the challenges faced in Tibetan education and communities in exile, makes their input most beneficial. Promotion of cultural exchange between US and Tibetan students is another valuable contribution of Solutions in Action. Such educational programs encourage our students to develop a global perspective on issues of environment, sustainable development and education and are important to the future of Tibet as a nation. We welcome such programs in the future."
Mr. Ngodup Tsering,
Secretary of Education [former], Department of Education, CTA of His Holiness the Dalai Lama

"Your teaching is a great seed for the future. You are both teaching 25 students who will become teachers about the important subject of environment and how to solve environmental problems. This education will continue to grow, for our students will also teach others and so on through generations."
Lobsang Tenje,
Institute of Buddhist Dialectics Former Teacher-in-Training

"The workshop was very helpful and interesting. I am sure it will bring great change in this community (Mundgod, Doegyuling Settlement), especially the topic of plastic bags and batteries and the harm caused by them and how to avoid them for better health and environment."
Participant,
"Preventative Environmental Health Care" Teacher Training Workshop "

You have taught us about the environment with compassion and kindness... through your kindness and benevolence you have opened my eyes to see more. I will never forget your beneficial teachings which have been the source of inspiration and encouragement."
Karma Lhadon,
TCV Youth Education Center, Former Student

"Today's class was really helpful, not only for me but for others also. I would be very glad if you continue this class in the future!"
Sonam Sangpo,
Staff/Teacher in Training, TIPA

"Before I did not know which things are toxic and non-toxic.... also about conservation of resources. (My) actions will be to help the environment and to instruct other people how the environment is important and how to contribute...."
Wang Du,
TCV Youth Education Center, Former Student,
Current Head of Paper Recycling at the Tibetan Welfare Office, Dharamshala, India

"I think I will tell Tibetan people there are many relations between the Buddhist religion and the environment."
Dorje Tashi,
Tibetan Transit School, Former Student