Tibetan Aid Foundation, Inc by Dorjee Tsewang, President

Dojee is a Tibetan, born in a mountain village on the Tibetan Plateau in 1971. At the age of six he started school, finishing high school at the age of 20. In 1995, I decided to walk across the Himalayas with a group of people. That was the only way he could leave Tibet. After walking for 30 days, we arrived in India in early 1996. While he was in India, he met H.H. the Dalai Lama and attended his wonderful teachings. He is his inspiration and his teacher. He taught Dorjee how to be peaceful and how to express human compassion. His teaching encouraged Dorjee to move forward and how to create a better future. He started learning English by talking with Western tourists. Fortunately, Dorjee met some American tourists who sponsored him and his fiancé, Dolkar Tso.  Their sponsors brought them to California in 1997. They married in March 1998 in Ventura, CA. They believed that they were among the most fortunate people in the world. Dolkar attended a language school in Pasadena and Dorjee went to Ventura College to learn English. They consistently asked their sponsors how theycould repay their sponsorship, assistance and friendship. Their sponsors always said: "Once you become successful, share your success with other people in need. That will be the greatest reward for us".  Dorjee and Dolkar kept their sponsors words in their hearts. They worked hard and remained determined and
focused.