Since 1992, Denmark has supported the Tibetan community in exile in India. 

The overall purpose of the grant is to contribute to the preservation of Tibetan culture and the democratization of the Tibetan community in exile.

Since 2006, Danish aid is designed to support the Central Tibetan Administration in Exile (CTA) and its Department of Education (DoE) to implement the Basic Education Policy (BEP), which aims to “develop an education system that has Tibetan traditional education as its core, and modern education as its essential partner”.

The current project focuses on the fundamental right to education for all Tibetans and the preservation of Tibetan culture and educational heritage and the Tibetan language.

The project supports the implementation of BEP in all schools under CTA/DoE and consolidates the capacity required to ensure sustainability and the continued development of educational quality in schools for Tibetans in the exile community.

Focus on improved teacher training, continued curriculum development, development of teaching and learning materials and improved school infrastructure including physical improvements and provision of IT equipment.

A main focus is also to continue the publication and terminology standardization program to ensure that the standardized Tibetan language is used by teachers and students.

Finally, the focus will be on supporting more students to continue with secondary education in VET.

The project is in line with Denmark’s new strategy “The World 2030”, and it relates in particular to the UN Sustainable Development Goals 4 Quality Education and 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions.