RURAL HEALTHCARE SERVICES–�Serving the Tibetan Refugees & �Himalayan Peoples in Northern India �

Sangye Menla Trust �

MEDIA KIT 2015�

PAITENT  CARE:  An  elderly  pa+ent  with  Ambu,  a  diagnos+c  and  life-­‐suppor+ng  device.  

A  HEALING  HOME  AWAY  FROM  HOME:  A  Tibetan  13-­‐year-­‐old  monk  from  the  village  of  Tsom,  Nepal  is  escorted  by  volunteer  staff  to  enjoy  the  view  of  a  nearby  lake.    

POLITICAL  SUPPORT:  Sangye  Menla  Trust’s  Co-­‐Founders  Lobsang  Dhondup  and  Karma  Yeshe  Rabgye  are  honored  

by  UK  Ambassador  David  LellioN  (Bri+sh  Deputy  High  Commissioner  to  

India),  Ravi  Thakur,  MLA,  (Vice  Chairperson  of  Na+onal  Commission  for  

S  Minister  cheduled  Tribes),  and  government  officer  HC  Negi  (Chandigarh  

Commissioner  of  Income  Tax).    

NAME  BLESSING:  His  Holiness  the  17th  Gyalwang  Karmapa  Dorje  is  the  head  of  the  900-­‐year-­‐old  Karma  

Kagyu  Lineage  and  guide  to  millions  of  Buddhists  around  the  world.  He  named  the  trust  Sangye  Menla  to  put  into  

ac+on  the  spirit  of  Medicine  Buddha.  Co-­‐founders  Lobsang  Dhondup  and  Karma  Yeshe  are  pictured  at  

Sangye  Menla  Hostel  with  His  Holiness  below.  

MEDICINE  BUDDHA:  Sangye  Menla  is  the  name  of  the  Buddha  of  healing  and  medicine  in  Tibetan  Buddhism  and  is  commonly  referred  to  as  “Medicine  Buddha.”  He  is  described  as  a  doctor  who  cures  physical  illness  and  mental  suffering.    

POST-­‐SURGERY  CARE:  A  young  pa+ent  is  assisted  with  his  bath  a]er  he  received  leg  surgery  due  to  a  falling  from  a  train.    

MISSION  

3,000  Pa:ents  Annually  

EMERGENCY  MEDICAL  FUND  

The  Sangye  Menla  Trust’s  mission  is  to  be  a  pa:ent  advocate  and  provide  quality  health  care  and  related  services  without  any  profit  mo+ve.  

PROJECTS  

IMPACT  

No  one  is  ever  turned  away.  Our  services  are  available  to  everyone  regardless  of  their  ability  to  pay.  When  the  medical  fund  is  depleted,  we  reach  out  to  our  network  on  social  media  and  crowd  fund  their  sponsorship.  

WHAT  WE  DO  

ü  COMPASSIONATE  SUPPORT:  Assist  the  sick  with  medical  treatment  unavailable  in  their  area  ü  HEALTHCARE  REFERRAL:  Advise  on  doctors,  hospitals,  and  appropriate  treatment  in  Chandigarh  ü  PAITENT  ADVOCATE:  Interface  between  pa+ent  and  doctor/specialist/surgeon  ü  TRANSLATION:  Translate  Tibetan,  Punjabi,  Ladakhi,  Urdu,  etc.  into  Hindi  and  English  ü  HOSTEL:  Provide  hygienic,  safe,  and  affordable  accommoda+on    ü  TRANSPORTATION:  Transport  pa+ents  to  and  from  hospitals,  clinics,  and  pharmacies  ü MEDICAL  FUND:  Arrange  for  financial  sponsorship  for  poor  pa+ents  ü  HEALTH  EDUCATION:  Educate  pa+ents  on  common  diseases  (AIDS/HIV,  Hepa++s,  TB,  etc.),  

medical  treatments,  and  preventa+ve  healthcare    ü  ANNUAL  BLOOD  DRIVE:  Host  a  blood  drive  to  meet  Chandigarh’s  annual  demand  of  75,000  

blood  dona+ons  need.  More  than  2,000  blood  dona+ons  were  offered  in  2015.  

We  provide  affordable  accommoda+on  at  our  hostel  and  healthcare  services  to  traveling  pa+ents  from  the  Himalayan  region  of  Northern  India  who  visit  Chandigarh,  many  leaving  their  remote  villages  for  the  first  7me,  to  seek  medical  treatment.    

DEMOGRAPHIC   80%                    20%    Tibetan  Refugees          Himalayans  

1  HEALTHCARE  &  RELATED  SERVICES  

2  HOSTEL  

CONSTRUCTION  PROJECT  

3  WATER  PROJECT  

4  ELDERS  HOME  PROJECT  

5  HEALTH  

INSURANCE  PROJECT  

Health care is a right, not a privilege

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FOUNDED   2008    Registered  charity  in  India—ID  Number  S4/077/2008    

The  Sangye-­‐Menla  Charitable  Trust  is  located  in  Chandigarh,  a  large  city  in  the  Punjab  region  of  northern  India.  Our  pa+ents  are  mostly  from  northern  India,  which  includes  refugee  Tibetans  and  Himalayan  people.  Chandigarh  has  access  to  many  specialist  doctors  and  hospitals.  For  the  past  few  years,  pa+ents  going  to  Chandigarh  have  been  helped  by  volunteers.  

Where We Work �

HOSPITALS  IN  CHANDIGARH  ü  Chandigarh  has  a  large  number  of  hospitals  with  have  emergency  wards,  intensive  

care  unit,  coronary  care  unit,  burns  unit  and  neonatal  intensive  care  unit.  ü  These  hospitals  also  have  various  specialized  departments  like  cardiology,  

pulmonology,  nephrology,  neonatology,  neurosurgery,  urology,  plas+c  surgery,  etc.    ü  The  hospitals  in  Chandigarh  are  well-­‐equipped  with  all  the  modern  machines  required  

for  X-­‐ray,  CT  scans  and  other  kinds  of  medicinal  tests.    

MONTHLY  OPERATIONS  COST:  $1,153  ANNUAL  MEDICAL  FUND:  $5,500  IMPACT:  3,000  people  a  year  

Since  it’s  founding  in  2008,  Sangye  Menla  Trust  has  grown  from  a  small,  crowded  clinic  based  in  a  rented  house  to  one  occupying  a  two  story  building  on  five  acres  with  6  full-­‐+me  staff  volunteers.  The  house  is  located  on  the  grounds  of  an  Ashoka  Bhudda  Vihar  Temple  for  an  indefinite  lease  at  no  cost.    

ABOUT  THE  HOSTEL  •  22  Bedrooms  •  2  Bathroom  and  Shower  Facili+es  •  1  Prayer  Room  (Lha-­‐Kang)  •  1  Veranda  •  1  Medical  Exam  Room  •  2  Balconies  •  2  Floors  •  2  Kitchens  •  1  Large  Hall  (Pa+ent  Intake  Interviews  &  

Health  Educa+on  Workshops)  •  60  person  maximum  occupancy    •  1  Garden  •  1.8  Miles  to  Chandigarh’s  main  hospital  

PGI  Emergency  24/7  •  1  Minute  Walk  to  Marketplace  

 

SANGYE  MENLA  HOSTEL,  CHANDIGARH,  INDIA  

Health Care & Related Services�

Hostel �Construction Project �

In  October  2012,  we  started  construc+on  of  the  new  hostel  to  serve  pa+ents.  The  house  is  built  in  the  grounds  of  a  Thai  Buddhist  Temple  and  it  is  quiet,  clean,  modern  and  safe.  We  offer  very  low  priced  rooms,  but  no  one  is  ever  turned  away,  as  we  also  offer  free  rooms  for  the  poor  and  needy  pa+ents.    COST  OF  LAND:  Leased  at  no  cost  COST  OF  CONSTRUCTION:  $83,333  IMPACT:  12,000  pa+ents  since  2012      

CHANDIGARH,  INDIA  

FUNDED  AND  COMPLETED  IN  2012    

In  2014,  we  raised  funds  and  constructed  a  well  in  in  Prora,  Nepal  which  provides  for  40  families’  homes.  Unfortunately,  the  earthquake  that  struck  Nepal  on  April  26,  2015  changed  millions  of  lives  in  a  maNer  of  hours  and  damaged  the  well.  For  the  villages  in  Prora,  that  meant  that  they  would  have  to  return  back  to  walking  more  than  2  miles  to  fetch  water.  The  repairs  were  completed  in  August  2015.    

Water Project �

>2  MILE  Trek  to  nearest  water  source  

TOTAL  COST:  $8,000  REPAIR  COST  AFTER  EARTHQUAKE  (2015):  $3,000  INITIAL  COST  (2014):  $5,000  IMPACT:  1,200  people  a  year  

PRORA,  NEPAL  

★  PRORA

FROZEN  STREAMS:    The  residents  previously  needed  to  break  through  ice  to  obtain  water.    

WATER  ACCESS:  The  new  well  provides  safe  

cleaning  water  year-­‐round.  

FUNDED  AND  COMPLETED  IN  2014    

Elders  have  seen  a  very  important  +me  period  pass  in  their  cultural  history,  it  is  important  they  are  given  the  care  and  respect  to  live  long  and  dignified  lives.  They  live  in  a  region  that  is  closed  for  eight  months  out  of  the  year.  Most  of  the  elder’s  children  live,  work  or  study  in  the  ci+es  and  have  access  to  visi+ng  their  aging  parents  four  months  a  year.  The  elder  home  provides  shelter,  food,  clothing  and  medicine.  Having  visited  the  Zanskar  region  for  the  past  five  consecu+ve  years,  Lobsang  has  personally  met  with  the  local  community  and  found  that  an  elder’s  home  would  meet  the  needs  of  the  community.    LAND  COST:  Purchased  in  2015  for  $15,000  BUILDING  CONSTRUCTION  COST:  $130,220  ANNUAL  COST  PER  ELDER:  $307  ANNUAL  COST  FOR  50  ELDERS:  $15,350  

Elder Home Project �

ABOUT  THE  FACILITY  •  24  double  rooms  •  2  single  rooms  •  6  staff  rooms  •  1  kitchen  •  1  dining/recrea+on  room  •  2  storage  rooms  •  1  u+lity  room  •  2  floors  •  3  toilets  •  2  bathing  area  

ZHANSAR,  LADAKH,  INDIA  

Health Insurance Project �

ANNUAL  HEALTH  INSURANCE  COST  PER  PERSON:  $120    COVERAGE:  $7,000  for  inpa+ent  hospitaliza+on  and  treatment  at  the  hospitals  in  India  

TARGET:  40,000  people  

NORTHERN  INDIA  

Though  the  Indian  government  is  planning  to  provide  Universal  Health  Care,  today  the  Indian  healthcare  system  con+nues  to  fail  1.2  billion  people.  Core  challenges  are  accessibility,  availability,  and  affordability.        RURAL  HEALTH  INSURANCE  IN  INDIA  0%  of  our  pa+ents  visi+ng  Sangye  Menla  Trust  have  health  insurance  17%  of  India’s  popula+on  have  health  insurance  coverage  68%  of  India  live  in  rural  areas  with  limited  or  no  access  to  health  care    50%  of  rural  residents  live  below  the  poverty  line  

Lobsang  Dundup    Lobsang  Dundup  was  born  in  Tibet  and  came  to  Chandigarh,  India  in  2005.  At  the  +me,  he  was  a  Buddhist  monk  from  Sed  Gyued  Monastery  in  Kalimpong.  He  came  to  Chandigarh  to  help  a  sick  monk  from  his  monastery  and  was  overwhelmed  by  the  work  of  the  volunteers,  who  looked  a]er  pa+ents  visi+ng  from  the  Himalayan  region  of  Northern  India,  and  saw  that  they  needed  help.  Since  then,  Lobsang  has  worked  alongside  other  volunteers  for  the  benefit  of  the  sick  and  needy.  He  sees  the  problems  the  pa+ent's  face  on  a  daily  basis  and  his  dream  is  to  build  a  hostel  for  them  –  this  dream  is  now  being  fulfilled  since  the  seung  up  of  the  Sangye-­‐Menla  Trust.  

Meet the Founders�  

Tibet  Charity  (India)  Save  Tibet  (Austria)  Thai  Buddhist  Temple  (India)  Catherine  and  JulieNe  Schweizer  (France)  

Key Supporters�BirgiNe  and  Jen  Schultzer  (Denmark)  Karl  Antz  (Denmark)  Cathy  and  Jeff  GraneN  (USA)  Bob  Hankin  (USA)  

Lama  Yeshe    Lama  Yeshe  is  a  Buddhist  monk  and  author  who  has  lived  in  Northern  India  for  over  a  decade.  He  first  came  to  Chandigarh  with  a  monk  who  required  treatment  and  met  Lobsang.  He  learned  about  their  problem  with  their  landlord  who  was  unhappy  with  sick  pa+ents  residing  at  his  rental.  The  volunteer  staff  and  pa+ents  were  all  worried  about  regular  rental  increases  and  evic+on.  The  house  was  in  a  busy  and  crowded  part  of  Chandigarh  and  hindered  the  pa+ent’s  treatment  and  recovery.  Yeshe  suggested  they  work  together.  Eight  months  later  the  Sangye-­‐Menla  Trust  was  formed.  Yeshe  con+nues  to  help  manage  the  business  side  of  the  trust.  

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