How TRAS works

Since 1962, TRAS has developed a network of partner agencies and individuals in India, Nepal, and Tibet that implement health care and education projects in their communities.

TRAS's role is to raise funds for, and distribute funds to, its partner organizations overseas, while its Himalayan partners implement the projects themselves.

Project proposals come directly from partner organizations in the field to TRAS' board of directors. The board determines whether TRAS will support the project on the basis of three factors:

• The project objectives' correspondence to TRAS' mission

• TRAS' financial capacity to support the project at that time

• Managerial and operational capacity of the partner organization submitting the project proposal

TRAS raises funds for its partners through individual donations and through fundraising events which raise awareness about the plight of Himalayan children and youth and the need for their continued support from Canadians. TRAS organizes regular education campaigns and cultural events that bring together Canadians and members of the Tibetan and other Himalayan communities in Canada.

TRAS has no overseas staff and does not send volunteers abroad.