Shem USA is excited to unveil the Visionary Leadership program! This program supports visionary Tibetan women leaders in actualizing long term social equity on the Tibetan plateau. The urgent projects that Shem USA has funded to date address the immediate, even life-threatening problems that result from varying forms of social inequity. Such projects are crucial. [...]
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In the fall of 2009, Shem USA partnered with Dining for Women to Raise funds for three grassroots development projects. Thanks to the hard work of Shem USA volunteers Maggie Norby-Adams and Danielle Freiberg, we were able to raise enough money through Dining For Women to fund three urgently needed projects in Tibet. These include [...]
Filed under: Project on May 23rd, 2010 | Comments Off
In October of 2009, Shem USA funded this cultural preservation project in partnership with the people of Fudi Village. The overall goal of this project is to preserve the cultural traditions of Fudi Village. The immediate goal of this project is to buy 32 prayer wheels, repair the leaking roof of the village temple and [...]
Filed under: Project on August 4th, 2008 | Comments Off
Thanks to generous Shem USA donors, 230 Namtsoma villagers will begin using their 45 new solar electricity generating panels this fall, considerably reducing women’s workload and increasing family income. to see the full project proposal, click here
Filed under: Project on August 2nd, 2008 | Comments Off