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Pictures from the Primary School made during 2004 summer: School pictures album.
07 december 2004.

Zangdok Palri Institute inauguration decided

Patrul Rinpoche has chosen to inaugurate the Zangdok Palri Institute this year, considered to be particularily auspicious by the Tibetan community.
15 february 2004.

Chinese teacher for the School

A qualified teacher for chinese language has been hired. The children will attend their first chinese classes in the current of march.
15 february 2004.

International Zangdok Palri meeting : list of candidate projects

24 january 2004.
The Zangdok Palri Project Management team after having adopted the budget of the first year of schooling, has identified a list of 11 priority projects and actions.

The Brussels' Christmas Market

29 november 2003.
This year you will be able to find Zangdok Palri at the Christmas Market at the "Marché aux Poissons" from 22 December to 4 January , between 10am and 8pm. We will present traditional and handicraft products for the benefit of the Dzogchen children.
The Christmas Market is part of a whole programme of culture and folklore in the historic centre of Brussels. You can walk along a route from the Christmas tree and crib at the Grand Place, past the Bourse and Sainte Catherine to the skating rink at the Marché aux Poissons, where there will be 160 stalls offering a variety of traditional and Christmas wares and refreshments from many different countries. The festivities will commence on 5 December, but for logistic reasons we will only be present on the market from 22 December to 4 January.
This year there will be a contest for the best-decorated stall. The winner will be able to have their place at next year's market for free. So, artists and decorators: your advice will be welcome!
Come to meet us!

UNESCO has adopted a convention to safeguard "intangible cultural heritage"

23 October 2003.
Last week, the Member States attending the UNESCO General Conference adopted the International Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage by an overwhelming majority. The concept of "intangible cultural heritage" covers practices, representations, knowledge, rituals, etc., that communities, groups and even, in some circumstances, individuals recognize as part of their cultural heritage. It is now considered as key in understanding the cultural identity of peoples. It is a certainly great news for all humanity's cultural treasures. The Convention will encourage us and strengthen our resolve to preserve the Tibetan heritage.
To find out more, visit UNESCO's portal at: http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php@URL_ID=16783&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
The text of the convention is available at: http://www.unesco.org/confgen/2003/intangible

8 October 2003.
The next International Zangdok Palri meeting will be held Sunday on December 14, 2003 . It will be a great opportunity for all the ZP Teams to share recent projects results, ideas and prepare working plans for the coming year.

Programme Review Meeting at Dzogchen

June 2003.
Members of the Programme Management team will go to Dzogchen this summer for the annual Programme Review Meeting. An opportunity to strengthen the links between the European and the Tibetan groups and also to pursue the analysis of the population's needs.

First Economy Project of the Programme

March 2003.
The Programme Management Team, decided to start a new project, destined to improve economical conditions of the inhabitants. Purpose of the project consists to acquire and run a lorry. The vehicule will allow provisioning of the inhabitants at better prices. The new activity will create work for 2 persons (the driver and the Coordinator). The benefits will contribute to the running costs of the School.

Launch of our Web Site

January 2003.
The ZPF web site is being launched on 22 january 2003. Your are welcome.

18 July 2002 - Inauguration of the Zangdok Palri Sambhota Primary School and Orphanage, Dzogchen

The Zangdok Palri Sambhota Primary School and Orphanage, dedicated to young girls and to poor and orphan children was inaugurated on July 2002. The school building is composed of: 3 classrooms, a Library, and a dormitory.

July 2001 - Annual celebrations at Dzogchen

June 2001 - ZPF takes part in the Couleur Café Festival

ZPF takes part in Couleur Café Festival on 29 and 30 June and 1 July, with a stand selling Tibetan food.
Proceeds will go to the "School for Girls" project.

April 2001 - ZPF team to visit Dzogchen

During the month of july, we will be spending six weeks in Dzogchen to meet the people there and organise the launch and monitoring of the planned projects.

Pictures

Class room Summer 2004