Learning and Ideas for Tibet
By Lodoe Gyatso / September 24, 2018
When Norbu was at school his teachers drummed the message into him that it is important to give back to the community. Today he is living out the values that were taught to him as the Director of Learning and Ideas for Tibet (LIT). He humbly tells us his story read more →
Gu Chu Sum : Tibetan Political Prisoner’s Movement
By Lodoe Gyatso / August 24, 2018
The Gu Chu Sum (Nine Ten Three) Movement takes its name from three months in 1987 and 1988 during which a series of peaceful demonstrations by Tibetans in Lhasa were violently supressed by the Chinese regime. Many of those who took part were imprisoned, savagely beaten and inhumanly tortured and read more →
Bringing Education to the Village Children
By Lodoe Gyatso / June 21, 2018
Back in 2004 Philip Adams, a far-sighted British national living in Gamru, Dharamshala, noticed that many of the local children were not attending school. He decided to do something about the situation. He started the Gamru Village School “to provide free high-quality education to any children who encounter serious barriers read more →
Delek Hospital: Serving the Community
By Lodoe Gyatso / May 28, 2018
This article about Delek Hospital is the first in our new series of articles about the NGOs (non-government organisations) in the Tibetan exile community. Contact is launching this series of articles to highlight the actions, achievements and concerns of the NGOs – to support them in their work and to read more →