Helping in Tibetan areas of China

Statement on current opportunities to volunteer as an English Teacher to Tibetan areas of China

Potential volunteers need to have

• 3 - 9 months availability
• A CELTA or teaching qualification
• References
• Stamina & good health
• Acute political sensitivity
• An understanding of ROKPA
• Financial independence for travel and incidental expenses

ROKPA provides

• Introductions
• Advice and guidance
• Information
• Contacts with previous teachers where possible
• A Personal Interview
• Minimal support while on placement

Positions possibly available from 2011

• A Middle School near Xining (a waiting list currently exists)
• Other schools to be confirmed (watch this space)

For further information, please send CV and brief explanation of interest to Diana Dodd at edinburgh@rokpa.org

Helping in Nepal

The ROKPA Soup Kitchen serves about 800 meals a day during the winter, giving people fresh Tibetan bread and hot milk tea for breakfast and a nutritious meal of rice, lentils and curried vegetables for lunch.

Basic and emergency health care is also offered in the Soup Kitchen. Patients whose illnesses are more serious (those, for example, with tuberculosis, leprosy and AIDS) are referred to hospitals, the cost of treatment being met by ROKPA.

All this work is done by volunteers, both western and local. If you are interested in helping serve the needs of the destitute in Boudha, near Kathmandu, please ask for further details by emailing charity@rokpauk.org OR call us by telephone: 01387 373 232 Ext: 230

Helping in South Africa

• Short term volunteers who wish to stay for short working retreats staying from anything from a few days to 1 - 3 months (if from overseas, visa depending)
• Long Term Volunteers involved in general management or developing projects/activities in their skill areas

The TARA ROKPA Centre is situated on 240 hectares of farmland in the bosveld in the NW province of South Africa. We welcome people of any or no faith wanting to give generously of their time to help with the growth and development of the Centre. The vision of our President, Akong Rinpoche is for this to be a Centre of great healing in the broadest sense. To assist in any way with the development of this vision is beneficial.

Helping in Zimbabwe

The situation in Zimbabwe is continuously changing and can be quite volatile at times. If you are interested in helping with the projects run by the ROKPA Support Network Zimbabwe, contact us for further information about the current situation and the need for volunteers.

For more information contact ROKPA UK using the details below

Helping in the UK

Join the ROKPA family and help raise funds

Our team are available to give you the help you need so get in touch with:
Victoria Long
charity@rokpauk.org - Telephone: 013873 73232 Ext 230
Postal Address: ROKPA UK, Kagyu Samye Ling, Eskdalemuir. Langholm, Dumfriesshire DG13 0QL, Scotland

We can help and support you by providing:

• Ideas for fundraising (and see what others have done)
• Publicity: Displays/ Leaflets and Newsletters
• ROKPA T shirts with our colourful logo
• Collection Boxes and Buckets
• Information on particular projects
• We can advertise your event on this webpage
• AND you can create your own webpage on www.justgiving.com/rokpauk/raisemoney

We look forward to hearing from you with your ideas and supporting you in anyway we can – please get in touch.