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中文名： 萨布利亚·坦贝肯 外文名： Sabriye Tenberken 国籍： 德国 出生地： 德国 出生日期： 1970年 职业： “盲文无国界”组织创始人

毕业院校： 波恩大学 主要成就： 创建“盲文无国界”组织 开发出“藏盲文”体系 创办西藏盲童学校 获奖一： 国际友谊奖 获奖二： 2009感动中国十大人物

　　

萨布利亚·坦贝肯

萨布利亚·坦贝肯，1970年出生于德国，12岁时双目失明。“盲文无国界”组织的创始人。2009感动中国十大人物之一“光明心生”。在波恩大学求学期间，她发现藏文还没有盲文，便借鉴其他语种盲文的开发经验，在世界上第一个开发出藏盲文。1997年，萨布利亚到西藏旅行。她骑马穿越西藏各地，发现这里的盲童少有接受教育的机会，便萌生了创办西藏盲童学校的想法。
　　2000年11月，萨布利亚与西藏残联合作建立的盲人康复及职业培训中心正式运作。该中心相继开设了一所盲童预备培训中心、一家盲文书籍印刷厂、一个盲人自我综合中心和一座职业培训农场等。到目前为止，先后有96名盲童在这里接受了日常生活技能培训和藏、汉、英三种语言的盲文基础教育，以及按摩、电脑、手工编织、做奶酪、美术等职业技能培训。一般经过两年的专门培训，这些孩子都可以进入常规学校学习。一些盲童转入常规学校后，成绩非常优秀。
　　她在引领着失去光明的孩子重新认识自我、找回自信的同时，她也在实现着自己的人生价值。她为西藏盲人的教育和康复事业做出了巨大贡献，并因此获得2006年度中国政府颁发的“国际友谊奖”。
　　《感动中国》颁奖辞：她看不到世界，偏要给盲人开创一片新的天地。她从地球的另一边来，为一群不相识的孩子而来，不企盼神迹，全凭心血付出，她带来了光明。她的双眼如此明亮，健全的人也能从中找到方向。
　　感动中国推选委员会委员 涂光晋这样评价她：
　　她是当代的普罗米修斯，虽然自己看不到光亮，却给远在异国他乡的西藏盲童带来了光明与希望。
　　王振耀：她让我们看到了现代的白求恩！一个外国盲人能够直接感受到藏族盲童的需求，这需要一种高尚的人道精神，更需要一种博爱的慈善情怀！
　　萨布利亚·坦贝肯说：“我是失明了，但我可以向世界证明，我并不因此而失去价值。”



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Sabriye Tenberken

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Sabriye Tenberken (born 1970) is a German socialworker and co-founder of the organisation Braille Without Borders.

Contents [hide] 1 Biography 1.1 Braille for the Tibetan language 1.2 A school for the blind 1.3 Braille Without Borders (BWB) 2 Honours and awards 3 Appearances in films/talk shows 4 Bibliography 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Biography

Sabriye was born near Bonn, Germany, and she became gradually visually impaired and completely blind by the age of thirteen due to retinal disease. She studied Central Asian Studies at Bonn University. In addition to Mongolian and modern Chinese, she studied modern and classical Tibetan in combination with Sociology and Philosophy.

[edit] Braille for the Tibetan language

As no blind student had ever before ventured to enroll in this kind of studies, she could not fall back on the experience of previous students,so she developed her own methods of studying her course of studying. It was thus that a Tibetan Braille script for the blind was developed in 1992, which became the official script for the blind in Tibet.

This script combines the principles of the Braille system with the special features of the Tibetan syllable-based script. This script for the blind was submitted for close examination to an eminent Tibetan scholar, who found it to be readily understandable, simple, and easy to learn. As Tibetans at the time had no script for the blind, he suggested to Sabriye that she let blind Tibetans make use of it.

[edit] A school for the blind

In 1997, Sabriye travelled to Tibet alone in order to assess the situation of the blind there. Returning in 1998, she founded the Centre for the Blind in Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, to educate blind people. Before, the blind had not been able to attend school.

The centre started with education of five children with Sabriye initially teaching the children herself as well as her duties of coordinator and advisor. She then became responsible for the training of native Tibetans as teachers and trainers for the blind and she selected and supervised all staff-members.

The project's progress was not without difficulties - local Tibetans would at times cheat Sabriye, taking advantage of her blindness; many European foundations did not offer Sabriye help believing that a girl who herself was blind could not be successful with such a project, and promised funds from a German association for the blind did not materialize. Sabriye was assisted by Paul Kronenberg who had been working for the Red Cross in Shigatse. In 1998 Paul joined Sabriye in establishing the Project for the Blind, Tibet.

[edit] Braille Without Borders (BWB)

Main article: Braille Without Borders
In September 2002 the project adopted the name Braille Without Borders.

In addition to the school in Lhasa BWB runs a farm and cheese factory for the vocational training of adults near Shigatse and is planning the International School for Development and Project Planning near Trivandrum, India.

[edit] Honours and awards

2000-03-08 elected Woman of the Year by members of the International Women's Club, Frankfurt, Germany (Elisabeth Norgall Award)

2000-08 received the Zilveren Jandaia (together with Paul Kronenberg), a Dutch award for people who improve conditions in developing countries

2000-12-08 received the Charity Bambi award of German Media for the documentary film Mit anderen Augen (English: With Other Eyes)

2002-09-01, received the Albert Schweitzer Award of the Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Foundation in Basel, Switzerland, together with Paul Kronenberg, handed over by the 80 year-old daughter of Albert Schweitzer

2002-09 received Nuremberg Teddy for Humanity together with Paul Kronenberg

2003-10-07 was knighted alongside Paul Kronenberg in the Order of Oranje-Nassau in the name of the Queen of The Netherlands

2004-02-26 received a Christopher award for her book My Path Leads to Tibet

2004-10-26 received the Time magazine European HERO 2004 award

2004-11-10 received the Time magazine Asia's HERO 2004 award

2005-01-29 chosen Global Leader for Tomorrow by the World Economy Forum

2005-03-02 Leila Hadley Luce Award for Courage of the World Wings Quest Trust Women of Discovery Awards

2005-10-05 awarded the Bundes Verdienstkreuz, highest German order from the German president Dr. Horst Köhler

2005-12 awarded the National Fundraising Award in Berlin, Germany, together with Paul Kronenberg, for fundraising methods emphasizing the strengths and motivation of blind people rather than appealing to donors' pity

2006-10 Sabriye and Braille Without Borders were honored as Laureates of the Mother Teresa Award

2008-10 the National Braille Press in Boston handed Sabriye the “Hands On Award” for her book My Path Leads to Tibet.

2008-10 Sabriye was awarded with the “Goldene Bild der Frau” Award in Germany. The award was given by Germany's largest women’s magazine Bild der Frau.

2008-12 out of the hands of Geraldine Chaplin, Sabriye Tenberken received the Life Award in Austria.

2008-12 Sabriye Tenberken was chosen as one of 15 most influential overseas experts over the past 30 years in China.

2009-04 Sabriye Tenberken received the "Marburger Leuchtfeuer" from the Humanistische Union(HU) and the city of Marburg

2010-02 Sabriye Tenberken was chosen as one of "Those who Moved China in 2009" ("感动中国 2009 年年度人物评选", Gandong Zhongguo) by CCTV.[1]

[edit] Appearances in films/talk shows

2000 Documentary film titled Mit anderen Augen (German for "With Other Eyes") about the Braille Without Borders project. (This won Sabriye the 2000 Charity Bambi Award.)

2005-08-15 talk show for CCTV 9 in Beijing, China

2005-10-17 guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show titled 8 Women Oprah Wants You to Know, segment Phenomenal Females: Sabriye Tenberken's Journey

2006 release of the documentary film Blindsight about the climbing project with Erik Weihenmayer and teens from the School for the Blind/Lhasa in the Himalaya

[edit] Bibliography

Sabriye Tenberken (2000) My Path Leads to Tibet, Arcade Publishing. ISBN 1-55970-658-9

Sabriye Tenberken and Olaf Schubert (2000) Tashis neue Welt, Dressler. ISBN 3-7915-1998-0

Sabriye Tenberken (available in late 2006 or early 2007) The Seventh Year - From Tibet to India

[edit] References

^ 2009年度感动中国人物评选颁奖词 Sina.com.cn, Feb 11th, 2010

[edit] External links

Braille Without Borders

Braille Without Borders' founders

Bio page on the Climbing Blind website

Wings Trust "Women of Discovery" Awards

Bio on the PeaceWomen Across the Globe website - 1000 Women for the Nobel Peace Prize

Sabriye Tenberken - Blind, Yet A Visionary - 2004 TIMEasia Magazine: Asia's Heroes - 20 under 40

Alchemist: The Visionary - TIME Europe | Heroes 2004

Article about Braille Without Borders on China Tibet Information Center website

Phenomenal Woman: Sabriye Tenberken an article from O, The Oprah Magazine