Tenzin, Class of 2014, is a shining example of what a difference the opportunities of Kailash Home (and our individual sponsorship model) can make in the life of a young person. Tenzin came to Kailash in 2000 as a Tibetan refugee; following graduation from Kailash and with the help of her Sponsors Chris John and Tina Schroeter (pictured with Tenzin below), she was able to move to the United States and graduate from Colorado Mountain College with her Associate Science Degree. Tenzin then went on to receive a Bachelor's Degree in Nursing from lowa Wesleyan University and currently works as an Adult and Pediatric Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) specialist for the Cardiovascular and Surgery team at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. We continue to be so proud of Tenzin’s exceptional accomplishments, and are so grateful for the close and loving support of her sponsor family. Tenzin’s kind of journey is one we hope to make possible for all of our Kailash Kids!

Mangal, Kailash Class of 2018, is one of four brothers and came to Kailash at a young age. He has since gone on to pursue a university degree and has aspirations to one day complete a graduate degree as well. He has stayed connected to Kailash since graduation through the Kailash Alumni group, and in his free time he enjoys creating artwork, mobile gaming, hiking, trekking, watching movies, and playing various sports like football, basketball, running, and mountain biking.

Just like that, it’s time to celebrate and say goodbye to our Class of 2024.

My name is Jayang Wangdue Gurung. I hail from a tiny, isolated village in the Tibetan border regions of Dolpa, a district in the north Western region of Nepal that lacks broad access to schools, health services, and modern transportation. As a young child, I lived there with my young widowed mother and five siblings. I was told that my father had passed away a few months before my younger brother was born, leaving my mother destitute, and shortly after I was admitted to Kailash Home at age 7, my mother also passed away. Like many other children, Kailash became the only real home I’d ever known.