Resources

Take some time to glance at the foundation that is making this trip possible:

The Omprakash Foundation: www.omprakash.org

They have awarded me a $1,000 grant to help defray cost of travel. This organization is educational and truly committed to a humble spirit of international service.

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The Golok Sengcham Drukmo Home for Girls is located in the Qinghai Province of Tibet, China. They have a blog that you should take a look at:

www.trahelpsgirls.blogspot.com

and here is their page on the Omprakash website:

http://omprakash.org/partners/goloksengchamdrukmohomeforgirls

Dockpo Tra has dedicated himself to the care of these 30 young girls, and is providing them with the tools to become active and empowered in a society that can be entirely oppressive and geared towards the marginalization of women.

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The Tibetan Women's Association: http://www.tibetanwomen.org/

Should you be interested to read more about the specific region in Tibet where I will be living, or if you have questions about the political situation, I have found these websites to be helpful:

This is the standard CIA World Factbook website that provides invaluable information about geography, economy, political situation, religion etc:

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ch.html

The Geert Hofstede Cultural Dimensions are something I studied in my Inter-Cultural Communications class at Cedarville University, and I have maintained using this source because of its unique analysis for the reasons behind cultural differences:

http://www.geert-hofstede.com/hofstede_china.shtml

The next two links talk about basic customs, travel tips, climate, vaccinations, diet, etc.

http://www.tibet-tour.com/tibet/tibetan-custom.html

http://www.ciolek.com/WWWVLPages/TibPages/Travel/travel-faq.html

Here's a great article from National Geographic:

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0204/feature1/


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I will continue to update this post with other sources as I tackle my reading list.