About the Joru Foundation

Vision

Many Tibetans inside Tibet live in poverty, and face daily struggles just to survive. Tibetan culture, language, and traditions are now at a crucial crossroads and in serious danger of being lost. By providing education for the poorest children, our vision is that these children will help reverse the harmful cycle of poverty and suffering.

Goal

Many Tibetan children are not fortunate enough to go to school. Many have lost their parents. Others have to work to help their family survive. The goal of the Joru Foundation is to nurture the supportive conditions that will enable these children to receive an education and realize their full potential.

Joru

The name Joru was the name given to the Tibetan King, Gesar, when he was a child. Gesar is renowned throughout Tibet not only as a great King, but also as an enlightened being. When Joru was a small boy, he lived with his single mother under very poor conditions. As Joru grew older, he eventually transcended the conditions of his difficult life, and grew up to be a great being. The symbolism of Joru is one of realizing your greatest potential. We see the same potential embodied by Joru as we do in so many of these children.