Machik Corp

MACHIK'S PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO GROW A GLOBAL COMMUNITY FOR A STRONGER FUTURE FOR TIBET THROUGH CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, GENDER EQUITY, SOCIAL INNOVATION, AND GOVERNANCE. THE ORGANIZATION PRIORTIZES COMMUNITY-BASED INITIATIVES THAT DRAW ON INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS. MACHIK ALSO ENGAGES IN RESEARCH THAT SERVES THE PURPOSE OF THE OVERALL MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION.

CIVIC ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM--MACHIK CONTINUED TO GROW PUBLIC EDUCATION TO A BROAD COMMUNITY OF TIBETANS, AMERICANS AND GLOBAL CITIZENS ABOUT THE VITAL IMPORTANCE OF ENGAGEMENT FOR TIBET THROUGH A NUMBER OF INNOVATIVE INITIATIVES SUCH AS MACHIK WEEKEND, MACHK KORA, AND MACHIK COMMENCEMENT CELEBRATION. THE 16TH ANNUAL MACHIK WEEKEND WAS WELL-ATTENDED WITH APPROXIMATELY 300 PEOPLE ATTENDING, INCLUDING IN-PERSON AND VIRTUALLY. THE DIVERSE PARTICIPANTS LEARNED MORE ABOUT SOCIAL INNOVATION AND ENGAGEMENT FOR TIBET, AND BUILDING GREATER UNDERSTANDING AMONG DIVERSE GROUPS. THE MACHIK COMMENCEMENT CELEBRATION ONCE AGAIN CONVENED TIBETANS AND SUPPORTERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD FOR A CONVERSATION ABOUT THE VALUE AND IMPACT OF EDUCATION AND THE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY THAT COMES WITH EDUATION. THE MACHIK COMMUNITY SCREENING PROGRAM CONTINUED TO ENGAGE DIVERSE AUDIENCES ABOUT TIBETAN LANGUAGE RESILIENCE AND SHARED KEY VIEWPOINTS THROUGH STORIES TOLD THROUGH TIBETAN STANDPOINTS.

GENDER EQUITY PROGRAM--MACHIK WAS FOUNDED ON A CORE COMMITMENT TO PROMOTING WOMEN'S EDUCATION, CAPACITY BUILDING AND EMPOWERMENT. ONE OF OUR OVERARCHING PROGRAM PRIORITIES HAS BEEN THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROJECTS THAT REDUCE THE STRUCTURAL INEQUALITIES FACING TIBETAN WOMEN TODAY. IN ALL PROGRAMS ACROSS THE BOARD, WE PRIORITIZE WOMEN'S ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITIES AND TO LEADERSHIP ROLES. WE WORK TO ENSURE WOMEN'S AND GIRLS' REPRESENTATION IN ALL OUR PROGRAMS. WELL OVER HALF OF MACHIK PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS ARE ALSO FEMALE. WE PUBLICLY HIGHLIGHT KEY TOPICS SUCH AS GENDER DISPARITY AND GENDER BASED VIOLENCE IN THE TIBETAN COMMUNITY. THIS YEAR WE ALSO CONTINUED TO PROMOTE GENDER EQUITY IN TIBETAN COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING MENTORSHIP OF TIBETAN WOMEN INTERNS, VOLUNTEERS, AND CHANGEMAKERS FROM TIBET. WE HIGHLIGHTED HEALTHY MASCULINITY THROUGH A KEY PANEL AT THE 16TH MACHIK WEEKEND.

GOVERNANCE PROGRAM--WE CONTINUED TO PARTNER WITH GWU ON GOVERNANCE AS IT RELATES TO RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND SOCIAL INNOVATION IN TIBET AS THIS AFFECTS OUR PROGRAMS WITH THE TIBET GOVLAB. THIS PROGRAM CONTINUED RESEARCH TO CREATE MORE UNDERSTANDING OF TIBETAN INNOVATION, COMMUNITY NEEDS AND POSSIBLE WAYS FORWARD.

SOCIAL INNOVATION PROGRAM--MACHIK FIRST INNOVATED THE EFFORT TO SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFY AND SUPPORT SOCIAL INNOVATORS IN TIBET. WE CONTINUED TO SUPPORT THEM BY WORKING TO CONNECT TIBETAN INNOVATORS TO NEW NETWORKS AND TO GLOBAL INSTITUTIONS. WE CREATE NEW PLATFORMS FOR THEIR STORIES AND VISIONS WHICH IN TURN GENERATE GREATER LEARNING AND UNDERSTANDING OF TIBETAN LIVES TODAY. IN 2022, WE CONTINUED TO BUILD BRIDGES OF UNDERSTANDING BY FEATURING NINE SPEAKERS FROM TIBET AT THE 16TH MACHIK WEEKEND.