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According to Tibetan Buddhism, all sentient beings have been each other's mothers
at some time on the endless wheel of karma and reincarnation. Thus we must have compassion,
and treat every single being as our own mother, and our own child.
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We Are All Mothers, released in August, 2007, is the story of a group of
health care professionals, holistic healers, and Buddhist students who braved many obstacles to
journey to a remote high-altitude area on the eastern Tibetan Plateau. At the invitation of His
Eminence Garchen Rinpoche, who was concerned about extremely high rates of maternal and infant
mortality in his home village, Gargon, the team of nine American women ran a daily clinic,
conducted midwifery training, and interviewed villagers about their daily lives.
The multi-talented team included nurses, midwife trainers, acupuncturists, holistic healers, and
a medical anthropologist.
This visually rich film documents their work with reverence, affection, and humor. We watch Tibetan
woman — some semi-nomadic yak-herders and others educated young schoolteachers — as they learn how to
be skilled birth attendants in a region where, by cultural tradition, women have given birth out on
the grasslands, sometimes cutting the umbilical cord with a stone. See how an alternate future is
being created as the women of Gargon become empowered through knowledge of safe birthing practices.
For further information, to order a copy of the DVD, or to contribute to the Gargon Village Project,
please contact Tibet Aid
by telephone (1-845-679-6973), email (info@tibetaid.org), or via our online
donation form.
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