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Pentok Institute

Xining City, China

Avg Daily Cost: $5.00

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The following people have worked with Pentok Institute . Contact them to learn about their experiences!

Sarah Oliphant

teaching, marketing / outreach strategy, Asia

John Hung

teaching, marketing / outreach strategy, Asia, Africa

Matt Abbott

Deborah Hsieh

West Windsor, USA

marketing / outreach strategy, fundraising / grant writing, Asia, Africa

Rowan Calderwood

hull, United Kingdom

teaching, Latin America

McKay Roozen

Bianca Reis

Sara Eichelberger

marketing / outreach strategy, fundraising / grant writing, Asia, Africa

Mission Statement

Pentok is a Tibetan word meaning “to benefit and positively impact others.” The Pentok Institute is a grass roots initiative led by local women committed to promoting sustainable education and leadership for women and girls in low-income nomadic areas of Qinghai, western China.

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Partner Overview:

Year Founded: 2009 Year Joined Omprakash: 2009 # of staff: 5 Total Donations Received: $3,253.00

Director Bio

Shamo Thar Shamo Thar holds an MA in international development from Brandeis University, USA. Over the past decade, she has worked extensively with Tibetan rural communities in Qinghai, western China and international development agencies in the USA and China. She has held a lectureship at Qinghai Normal University where she taught English, and initiated and instructed the Development Studies Program. Humbled by a trip to Mukbo Village, an isolated herding community of 750 Tibetan nomads, founded Pentok Institute, a non-profit organization that is dedicated to empowering Tibetan young girls through sustainable and quality education.

Volunteer Information:

Average Daily Cost: $5.00 Cost Breakdown:

*Cost for Volunteers:

The food cost in Xining City is: 20RMB/day/person=4US$/day/person. If the volunteer decides to stay at the Pentok office, there would be less food expenses.

Pentok can provide free accommodation for our volunteers as they can stay at our office.

The train ticket from Beijing to Xining is 430RMB/bed, it is about a 24 hours trip; from Shanghai to Xining is 467RMB/bed, it is a 31 hour trip to Xining. After you get to Xining, the public transportation and taxis are very convenient.

Accommodation Info

Most of the volunteers will be offered a humble-furnished bedroom in Xining city where Pentok office is located.

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Current Projects:

Tibetan Girls' Fellowship Program:

We work with one girl at a time and grow together with them. The success of our work in providing educational opportunities is measured by MASS:M-Measurable Results. Pentok focuses its efforts on individuals, households, and one community. A-Achievable Goals. We set tangible goals for each of our activities.S-Financial Sustainability. We strive to achieve financial sustainability for each of our projects.S-Scalable Model. We ensure that each program can be expanded and scaled in similar regions. Current Projects: Girls Fellowship Program Tibetan Women Leadership Development Program Education for Girls through Sheep Loans Education for Grils through Yak Loans Drokpa Community Center Orphnage Without Walls

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Xinghai Drokpa Resource Center:
Xinghai Drokpa Cultural Center will serve the needs of 5,000 students, 400 teachers and 1,000 women in Xinghai County. 90% of the students are from Tibetan nomadic families located far away from the schools in the county town. Most of the students board at schools, and some of them go
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Girls' Holiday Camp Programs:
Girls� Holiday Camp Program provides Tibetan girls aged from 15 to 20 years old a two-week long of intensive courses in English, stories of women leaders, Tibetan arts, and team building and leadership skills. Girls are selected from rural villages of Qinghai who have no access to summer and winter
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Positions from Pentok Institute

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This is an online position. Volunteer from anywhere!

This position can be full-filled with emails or Skype. Skills are needed for this position is:
 Excellent English writing skills
 Experienced in editing English
 Be familiar with online fund-raising skills
 Great skills in computer
 Great skills in photo editing

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The English teacher position is available from July to December 2012. Skills are needed in the following areas:
 great facilitating skills
 good at managing classrooms
 patient
 native English-speaking levels

A modest accommodation will be offered while teaching.

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Excellent in designing questionnaires
Great skills in survey
Good skills in report writing
Experiences in pre-school education reasearch