Since its foundation, TDEF has supported schools that contribute to the preservation of the Tibetan language and culture. Since 2024, the fund has structurally financed the salaries of all teachers and care workers at the Dagpo Thosam Ling School to ensure the continuity and quality of regular primary education. Part of the curriculum is Tibetan, a language that is threatened with extinction. The Tibetan language and script are used by parts of the local population in this mountainous area where people often live in remote and isolated places. The pupils of Dagpo Thosam Ling live and stay at the school for much of the year, which makes them part of a truly integrated learning environment. 

TDEF is also working with partners to rebuild the school buildings, which are currently in very poor condition. Given their position at the bottom of the hill, these structures are crucial to the safety of the entire monastery. This project aims to create safe, sustainable, healthy living and learning conditions and provide space for modern teaching methods and facilities

In addition, TDEF has contributed on several occasions to the 108 schools project of the Swedish Tibetan Society for School & Culture, which is committed to traditional arts education and the construction and support of primary schools in rural Tibet. Unfortunately, in recent years it has been virtually impossible to support schools in Tibet.

Previously, TDEF also supported the Bauddh Darshan Sanskrit Vidyalaya in Lahoul a district in the state of Himachal Pradesh, north India, bordering Tibet.