The Central School for TIbetans in Doeguling TIbetan settlement, Mundgod, is the only school in the south that has all the 3 streams (Science, Commerce and Arts) and Vocational stream at the Senior Secondary level which attracts many children to the school. But the existing hostel is unable to provide accommodation for all children seeking admission. On the other hand, since there are parents moving out of the settlements especially during the winter months for petty business, children are left under the care of their grand parents or with neighbors. As a result, there is lack of proper guidance and supervision of the children in their self studies and home assignments. This often leads to poor performance at the school.
Therefore, the Mundgod hostel was built to cater to the above needs and particularly those under our OUTREACH PROGRAM who form the neediest cases in the settlements. This was made possible through the generous funding support of the Autonomous Provinz Bozen/Bolzano, Italy and inaugurated by His Holiness the Dalai Lama in the presence of the President of South Tyrol Dr. Luis Durnwalder on 10th January 2008. The hostel can accommodate around 200 students.
Numerical Data (December, 2021)
Contract Staff: 1
Staff: 0
TOTAL : 1
Since the majority of the Tibetans in exile live in the southern state of Karnataka, there is a large number of school graduates seeking admission in different colleges in Bangalore University. In 1993, TCV started a provisional hostel in a rented house with support from Mrs. Imtraut Wager, German Aid to Tibetans (GAT).
Later on with the funding support from the European Union a land was purchased and the present youth hostel was built with the capacity to accommodate around 200 students and also an office for the south zone Coordinating Officer of the Tibetan settlements.
Numerical Data: (December, 2020)
Students : 129
Staff (Regular) : 4
Others : 5
TOTAL : 138
University of Delhi attracts every year a large number of students for admission into its different colleges and the Tibetan students are no exception. Even though students manage to get college admission but finding proper accommodation is a big problem because most of the colleges have only a limited number of hostel facilities.
Thus the need for a separate hostel for Tibetan students to solve only only their accommodation problems but more importantly to provide a continued conducive Tibetan environment so nurtured in our schools and also serve as a forum for interaction with other students of Delhi University on various Tibetan issues.
The hostel was built on a 2 acres of land purchase from the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) on perpetual lease and funded by the SOS Kinderdorf International. It was inaugurated and blessed by His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama on March 16th, 1991, in the presence of Mr. Helmut Kutin, Mr. Rabi Ray, honorable Lok Sabha Speaker and other dignatiries.
Numerical Data: (December, 2020)
Students: 196
Staff (Regular) : 10
Others : 3
TOTAL : 209