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I have left the United States and am on my way to Switzerland. I want to say thank you very much to all of the people I have met on my trip to America. I have met many, many wonderful people on my journey and have been overwhelmed by their generosity and the support they have shown to the children of Zanskar. I have raised enough money to cover all of the children’s school fees and expenses for the next year! Many I met were interested in the hostels I hope to build in India and the Zanskar water project. I am excited to start working on these projects and will send you more information on how you can be supportive...


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Geshe Yonten is wrapping up his tour in the U.S. You have two more chances to hear him speak in the New York area. He will be at Columbia University on Thursday, November 17 · 5:30pm - 7:00pm  in the Diana Center 504, Barnard College 117 Street & Broadway New York, NY. You can learn more about it on their facebook ad here. The talk is titled "Meeting in the Middle: Traditional Tibetan and Modern Education" and is sponsored by Plateau Engage at Columbia University. This organization works to foster nuanced understanding and dialogue on Tibet. For questions, please contact plateauengaged@columbia.edu On Friday,...


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Hello all!  I just wanted to send an update on the US tour. To date, I have been able to show the film in Montana, Colorado, New York, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and California.  Most of the events have been in Universities and we have had wonderful groups of people attend. I am currently in San Francisco, and will continue on to Seattle, Chicago, Boston, New York, and Washington DC before I leave the US and go to Switzerland. I wanted to take a minute to talk about the current three aims of Save Zanskar: On this trip, I have worked with close supporters to start the Zanskar...


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If you are in the San Francisco area, Geshe Yonten will be speaking tomorrow night, October 19 at Stanford University. He will be screening "Journey from Zanskar" and talking about his projects in India. His talk will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Building 320, Room 125, Main Quad on the Stanford Campus. This program is sponsored by the Ho Center for Buddhist Studies at Stanford Univeristy. Geshe Yonten has been busy traveling to many parts of the United States and has spoken in Colorado, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Vermont and Massachsettes.  Click here to read about his visit to Waterbury, Connecticut...


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Check out this article written about Geshe Yonten in the Metro State College of Denver student newspaper, the Metropolitan. He also had a chance to speak at the Center on Rights Development at the University of Denver Korbel International School. He met with students and faculty to discuss the work he is doing in Zanskar as well as discuss issues of water and food insecurity, the importance of education for all children, and the values he thinks it is so important to teach children. (Watch part of this here.) Geshe Yonten also had a film screening and talk with the Denver Theosophical Society....


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Geshe Lobsang Yonten will arrive in the United States on Sunday, September 18, 2011! He will begin his 6-week tour in Colorado and will end in New York City in early November. Below are a few of Geshe Yonten's speaking engagements. If you live near Denver, Colorado, you will have 2 chances to catch him this week! Keep checking the website - we will be adding more information about his speaking engagements. It is also not too late to invite him to speak in your area! Contact Laura Roth at lsroth1@gmail.com for more information. September 19, 12:30pm – 3:00pm Film Screening and Public Talk Auraria...


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The film Journey from Zanskar featuring Geshe Yonten has been shown around the United States, Canada, Europe and Asia. Here are a few samples of what the critics had to say: Julie Thompson, The Cleveland Plain Dealer (USA) The debates in this country about funding for education, charter schools and test scores seem like small potatoes indeed after watching "Journey from Zanskar." It's about parents in a remote village in the Himalayas who send their children on a perilous, nearly three-week trek to a town with a school, Grandmothers cry because they know that they will probably die before they...


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Eye doctors from Austria will be visiting Zanskar in the summer of 2011 to examine people’s eyes and provide them with over 500 pairs of eyeglasses free of charge. The doctors will be spending 15 days in Padum, Zanskar providing examinations for well over 500 people. In addition to the eye examinations and free glasses, the program will be providing over 300 walking sticks (canes) and 6 wheelchairs to people in need. These items are very difficult to get in Zanskar and cost prohibitive for most people. Thank you to Nying-Jay Yul, an organization in India and Austria that provides help...


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Please take a few moments to watch this new 5 minute short documentary.  The film features Geshe Yonten discussing the importance of what he calls "inner and outer education" as well as describing the history of Save Zanskar and the need for such an organization. The film was created by an Australian monk and friend of Geshe-la’s, Clarke Scott, and shot during Geshe-la’s recent trip to Tso Pema and Manali. You can see more about this trip here. We hope you enjoy the film. Please send us your thoughts and share the link with your friends!


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Geshe Yonten had a chance last week to visit with the children of Save Zanskar in Manali. While he was there he gave them all a new set of clothes—including sweaters, trousers and shoes. The children also received new school supplies for the upcoming school year. Because schools in northern India don't have central heat, they have an extended winter break and a shorter summer break. Schools close at the end of December and resume in early March. The children just started classes a few weeks ago in Manali. In addition to their new clothes and school supplies Geshe Yonten took the kids...


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