Beijing Nationalities Publishing House
Beijing Municipality

To publish a collection of texts on the Tibetan language and its scholarly tradition, as well as to publish translated texts of Gitanjali and The Origin of Species. Beijing Nationalities Publishing House was responsible for all management and administration costs, estimated at $5,158.

Amount of Support: $34,389

Beijing Nationalities Publishing House
Beijing Municipality

To publish and distribute a collection of books including: Chinese Folk Tales in the Kazakh and Mongolian languages, World-Famous Stories in Uighur, and The Concise English-Chinese-Korean Dictionary. Beijing Nationalities Publishing House was responsible for all management and administration costs, estimated at $9,524.

Amount of Support: $63,483

Beijing Nationalities Publishing House
Beijing Municipality

To publish and distribute six sets of Tibetan language children's books to schools: 21st Century Cultural and Educational Book Series for Preschool Children, Mysterious Code - World of Communication, Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen, Stories of The Little Detective, Knowledge of World History, Children's Encyclopedia, A Flower with Seven Colors, Wandering About the Science World, Ten Famous World Entrepreneurs, A Journey to the World of Science, Marvelous Electronic Instruments, and Tales of Animals. Beijing Nationalities Publishing House was responsible for all management and administration costs, estimated at $15,346.

Amount of Support: $179,731

Yunnan Nationalities Publishing House
Kunming, Yunnan Province

To publish 2,000 copies of the book, An Economic History of Tibet. This project was jointly funded by Trace Foundation and Yunnan Nationalities Publishing House, which contributed funds of $1,220.

Amount of Support: $1,220

Tianzhu County Publishing House
Tianzhu (Bari) County, Gannan Prefecture, Gansu Province

To publish 1,000 copies of the book, Bari Tibetan History. Tianzhu County Publishing House was responsible for all management and administration costs.

Amount of Support: $1,829

Drangchar Magazine
Xining (Siling), Qinghai (Tsong'on) Province

To provide computers, software, and training to staff. Drangchar Magazine arranged for six staff members to receive two months of training and appropriate certification in basic computer operations and applications of Tibetan software on Windows (Huaguang) and DOS (Beida Fangzhen) at the Qinghai Tibetan Computer Training School, and scanner machine and Photoshop software training for one person at the Huanguang Limited Corporation in Shandong Province.

Amount of Support: $17,839 and $7,233

Ganggen Youth Newspaper
Xining (Siling) Municipality, Qinghai (Tsong'on) Province

To provide computers, Tibetan software, and training for staff. Ganggen Youth Newspaper selected seven staff members to receive two months of training and appropriate certification in basic computer operations and applications of Tibetan software on DOS (Huaguang), Windows 95 and 98, and Microsoft Office Word and Excel at the Qinghai Tibetan Computer Training School, and scanner machine and Photoshop software training for one person at the Huaguang Limited Corporation in Shandong Province.

Amount of Support: $21,422

Beijing Nationalities Publishing House
Beijing Municipality

For the publication of Ancient Law of Tibet, Children's Encyclopedia (11 volume set), Jonang Buddhist Catalogue, Bunko Tso Tibetan Medicine and History of Nyingma in Rebkhong.

Amount of Support: $81,093

Recent Grants in Documenting Culture

Yushu Vocational School
Yushu (Jyekundo) Prefecture, Qinghai (Tsongon) Province

Grant funds were used to run an introductory workshop on conservation for participants from different areas of Qinghai, and to create a locally-based ethnographic exhibit using Yushu Vocational School's collection. The school coordinated the workshop and provided a site for the exhibit, as well as assisting with selection of participants and providing accommodation for them during the workshop

Amount of Support: $7,031

Tsongon Tibetan Folk Art and Literature Magazine
Xining (Siling), Qinghai (Tsongon) Province

In collaboration with the local partner, Trace Foundation ran a two-week workshop on folk culture research methodology, jointly selecting participants and designing curriculum. The magazine will publish a summary of the workshop contents in its December 2002 issue

Amount of Support: $5,547

Sichuan Nationalities Research Institute
Chengdu, Sichuan Province

To conduct a six-week Folk Culture Preservation Training Course for students and staff from the Sichuan Provincial Tibetan Institute, consisting of training and practice in ethnographic field methods and analysis, including a fieldwork component. The Sichuan Nationalities Research Institute produced three sets of original research data gathered during the fieldwork stage.

Amount of Support: $14,286

Kunchog Tenzin
Kangding (Dartsedo), Ganzi (Kandze) Prefecture, Sichuan Province

To research and compile a book documenting traditional Tibetan handicrafts, including the use of still photography and video footage. Scholar Kunchog Tenzin spent 18 months traveling in Tibetan regions to research this book and arranged for its publication.

Amount of Support: $15,115

Sichuan Provincial Tibetan Institute
Kangding (Dartsedo), Ganzi (Kandze) Prefecture, Sichuan Province

With a capital equipment grant consisting of audio equipment, computer software, supplies, and training, SPTI is creating an audio-digital archive of the institute's collection of lectures and speeches by prominent scholars. SPTI is responsible for the digital transfer process, organizing and maintaining the archive, and maintenance and upkeep of the equipment.

Amount of Support: $468

Sichuan Provincial Tibetan Institute
Kangding (Dartsedo), Ganzi (Kandze) Prefecture, Sichuan Province

Provided a capital equipment grant consisting of one desktop computer and two digital video cameras to be used by the institute in collecting and processing data related to local folk culture. The Sichuan Provincial Tibetan Institute set up a system for the ongoing management of the equipment, and provided a dedicated office for its storage and use.

Amount Granted: $10,022

Recent Grants in Cultural Heritage in Modern Society

Jigmei Gyaltsen School
Maqin (Machen) County, Guoluo (Golog) Prefecture, Qinghai (Tsongon) Province

To build a dormitory and classroom building with a traditional façade and modern interior. The Jigmei Gyaltsen School managed all aspects of construction, including researching traditional stonemasonry techniques and interviewing engineers to design methods of incorporating them into a contemporary building.

Amount of Support: $49,637

Tibet University Art Department
Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region

To promote the preservation and development of traditional Tibetan art mineral colors and train students in traditional Tibetan painting techniques. Tibet University provided training in painting techniques, facilities for training, storage of equipment, and raw materials to the value of $6,098.

Amount of Support: $21,066

Trace Foundation Grants to Other Organizations Supporting Culture in China

Tibet Heritage Fund
Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region

To support the work of Tibet Heritage Fund, which includes: architectural restoration of traditional Tibetan buildings; water sanitation; and information exchange about cultural preservation. Trace Foundation grants have contributed to the work of Tibet Heritage Fund, which has been supported by government offices in China and international donors.

Trace Foundation Grants to Tibet Heritage Fund include:

A grant to restore damaged buildings in Lhasa in the traditional Tibetan architectural style and to install one traditional Tibetan toilet and one solar shower. Matching funds of $24,184 for the restoration of one of the buildings were provided by the Bureau of Culture of the Tibet Autonomous Region.

Amount of Support: $55,998

A grant to cover the expenses relating to surveying of Lhasa historical buildings by faculty members of the Architecture and Planning Department of Shanghai Tongji University. Members of the surveying team provided an assessment report of Tibet Heritage Fund work.

Amount of Support: $9,998

A grant to cover restoration, training expenses, and operations costs over a one-year period. Under the terms of this grant, 24 floor builders, one electrician, one carpenter, one painter, and two masons were employed on restoration projects and trained by a master builder and master mason.

Amount of Support: $131,200

Michael Aris Memorial Trust for Tibetan and Himalayan Studies
Oxford, England

To cover capital funds for acquisitions for the Michael Aris Library and recurring costs over a period of five years. The Michael Aris Memorial Trust raised a further $50,000 towards the project.

Amount of Support: $200,000

The Nature Conservancy
Arlington, Virginia

To support Photovoice, a public participation project which uses cameras and photographs to protect natural and cultural resources in Yunnan Province. Grant funds were used for costs incurred by local partner organizations and facilitators who implemented the project, including village training and monthly facilitated village discussions.

Amount of Support: $15,924