When my path took me to Tibet in 2001, I gained many memorable experiences. I particularly remember the young Tibetans' deep thirst for learning, their warm hearts and their strength in everyday life. For these reasons, I would like to do my bit to help these people work towards a better future.

In 1970 when I went to primary school I had my first contact with Tibetans. There were a Tibetan refugee family with three children who lived next to our house in a refugee camp. I was fascinated by the completely different culture. The first contact with Tibetan has left a great influence on me and that is why I decided to work for Swiss NGO E.S. Tibet that has been working for Tibetan refugee in India in the last ten years.

Being interested in other countries, I would like to contribute my part so that they could keep their diversity culture and tradition. I find it worthwhile to offer a chance of good education so that they have the possibility to live their own life by themselves.

In my view the best support for an oppressed people is education. That is the reason why I co-founded the association E.S. Tibet in October 2001. It is an ongoing pleasure to support these refugees with their astonishing culture.

Having been a Tibetan refugee myself since 1998 and have experienced the hardship of refugee life both in India and in Switzerland, I well know the situation and the difficulties of Tibetan refugees. It is a privilege and an honour to be in the position to offer opportunities to help my brothers and sisters from Tibet both academically and personally to promote self-confident and to improve their future employment perspective by creating a fun, caring and family atmosphere.