The Tibetan Community Development Fund (TCDF)
TCDF is a nonprofit organization registered as a 501(c)(3) under the federal law of the United States. Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama is the Ex-officio Chair person of TCDF. It has five board members, who are appointed by the Kashag. Based in Washington, D.C., TCDF serves to administer programs and events for Tibetans in North America and supports their effort towards preservation of Tibetan culture, religion and language.
Activities:
TCDF aims to create programs and leadership opportunities for the Tibetan youth to preserve the Tibetan culture and language through four programs:
1. Cultural Preservation
Cultural preservation includes the establishment of Tibetan language and cultural schools across North America, training Tibetan teachers and organizing Tibetan Language and cultural School Heads’ meetings every alternate year.
Similarly, Buddhism retreat and youth leadership workshop are organized annually during summer and aims to transmit Tibetan culture and Buddhism to the younger generation.
2. Education
TCDF maintains the Scholarship Endowment Fund in an effort to raise funds for Tibetan families in India who face difficulties while sending their children to college/universities.
3. Community Development
In order to promote solidarity and self-reliance amongst the scattered Tibetan
Communities in India and Nepal, the Kashag CTA initiated the “Puensingh Shichaks Lehshid” meaning Sister Settlement program.
4. Leadership Development
TCDF endeavors to inspire Tibetan youths to become directly engaged in tangible work to build and strengthen the Tibetan community through Tibet Corp. For more details, please click here