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Ama la Nominated for Kellogg's Child Development Award


Gyalyum Chenmo (mother of His Holiness) at TCV in early sixties
Dharamsala, 3 October 2003: Jetsun Pema la is one of the three nominees for the prestigious "Kellogg's Child Development Award" under the banner of Hannah Neil world of Children Awards. Three nominees have been short-listed from among 146 candidates. The two other nominees are from Bolivia and Brazil.

Also called Ama Lak, she is the first woman to become a Kalon (minister in the Tibetan cabinet). She was a member of one of the delegations to Tibet in early nineties. She was earlier felicitated with the title of "Mother of Tibet" by the Central Tibetan Administration.


Ama la
She is currently the President of the Tibetan Children's Village Schools, set up in 1960 as a nursery for the children of displaced Tibetan refugees, then under the care of Tsering Dolma, the eldest sister of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

Today, the school has several branches in different parts of India and has till date enrolled more than 26000 Tibetan children.

" I believe it is a recognition of our dedication to work for the children of Tibet. I think it is a great honour to be even nominated amongst the three finalists for the award. This honour is deserved by my late sister Tsering Dolma la and all those individuals who have worked with me in nurturing the Tibetan children", Jetsun Pema la told the Voice of Tibet radio service.

The award ceremony will be held in Ohio, United States. It carries a cash prize of US Dollar 100,000.

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