The president of Tibetan Community in Switzerland and Liechtenstein, Gangshontsang Lobsang, and Head of Tibetan Schools Dotchung Gonpo Namgyal presented the award to Pema in Uzwil in Switzerland on Sunday, a release said.
Jetsun Pema began working in the field of education in 1964 after the Dalai Lama asked her to take care of Tibetan Children's Village, a school for Tibetans, it said.
Tibetan government-in-exile awarded her with the title, "Mother of Tibet" in 1995, it added.