Our Mission:
To provide opportunities for Himalayan youth to learn, thrive in, and promote their unique culture and to share Himalayan culture and values with the world.
Our 5 Point Vision:
Every Child Can Be Great: Every child has potential, but not every child has opportunity. How many world-changing youths have been lost due to poverty, abuse, or isolation? Many Himalayan youth never have the opportunity to reach their potential. We strive to create those opportunities for all children, equally.
Modernity With Culture: Modernity should not mean uniformity. Too often, the struggle for modernity has bulldozed cultures, leaving behind concrete structures, business suits, and forgotten languages. We believe that it is possible to be 100% modern and 100% Himalayan. Not only are these not contradictory, but they are in fact ideal.
Sharing Himalayan Culture With The World: As one of the most ancient and varied cultures in the world, Himalayan Culture has long been recognized as a treasure of philosophy, religion, art, medicine, and poetry. Sadly, it has been misrepresented across the globe. It is our intention to promote Himalayan culture world wide for all ages.
Opportunities for Learning: Whether a Himalayan student wishing to become more versed in their culture, or an international student wishing to learn more about modern life in the Himalayas, we wish to make their dream come true by providing the necessities and tools to realize their goals.
Development Within Culture: All too often, development is at the expense of the local culture; rejecting beliefs, taboos, and values under the banner of "the greater good." We believe that with cooperation between peoples, we can create developmental solutions that affirm local culture and values while promoting health, education, and prosperity.
About Our Name
Ala lamo ala len, Tala lamo tala len...thus begins the Epic of King Gesar of Ling...
Many years ago, the legendary king Gesar swept across central Asia. He was famed as a patron of religion, medicine, the sciences, and the arts. But before being known as The Great King Gesar of Ling, he was a child named Joru.
Joru was an illegitimate son, hated by the nobility who saw him as a stain on their name. He and his mother were forced to live in abject poverty, scavenging for their existence. Few could have imagined that this child dressed in rags and chasing rodents for food would grow up to be one of the most legendary conquerers of Asia.
We, at Alatala, believe that all children have potential. We wonder how many leaders, scientists, artists, and philosophers have failed to live up to their potential because they didn't have the support system they needed.
Thus, looking at the difficult start that Gesar himself faced before his rise to greatness, we have named ourself for the very beginning of his tale: Alatala
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