/ PRAJNA & TATHAGA, TIBET /

Tibet, the remote and mainly-Buddhist territory known as the "roof of the world", is governed as an autonomous region of China.

Access to health services is severely limited, making Tibet the worst region in China to live in with regards to health matters. Hospitals are concentrated in urban areas, while about 40% of the Tibetan population is still nomadic or semi-nomadic. In addition, doctors charge prohibitive fees for Tibetans. Doctors who practice traditional medicine in the villages do not even know how to cure the most basic infections and diseases of children (such as rubella or even dental problems).

The diet of some Tibetan children does not contain the variety that many of us are used to, since the climate does not favor agriculture. They have access to little or no vegetables, which creates significant nutritional deficiencies. Many children suffer from malnutrition.

Tibetan children are those who suffer violations of their freedom of worship.In Tibet we can find young monks who are barely 5 years old. The reasons that lead families to entrust their very young children to religion are many (poverty, historical reasons, etc.), but it is true that the right of these children to choose between this life or to express themselves on this choice is totally ignored. These young monks are often arrested for opposing the government.