Tibetan Children

The majority of people who live in the remote Tibet Highlands are nomadic and they migrate seasonally in small family groups.  This part of Tibet is one of the most remote and extreme environments in the world. The immense expanse of high mountains and plateau are largely uninhabited. The land in much of this area is infertile and cannot support farming;  the great majority of Tibetans thus survive by herding yaks.  And, 85% of the population are nomadic herders.  Its isolation means that very few children have access to basic healthcare and education facilities.  Worldwide, approx 72 million children don’t have access to education facilities!

Along the mountain road to Shigatse, Tibet:  Aug 2007