Consequently, over the past fifty years, thousands of Tibetans have chosen to leave their homeland in pursuit of the human rights that have been denied under Chinese rule.

The Trust's Outreach Program aids the wider Indian community through self-sustaining clean water projects, environmental initiatives, and donations of medicine, books, and clothing.

Local partners include the Central Tibet Administration, Dharamshala Rotary Club, and Delek Hospital, as well as many Tibetan NGOs.

Lha serves an average of 250 people daily, hosts between fifteen and twenty-five volunteers, and provides up to nineteen programs and services.

In order to fund the monthly cost of the soup kitchen, Lha has partnered with St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States (U.S.).

These improvements will help alleviate some of the water-borne illnesses children commonly suffer from in this region, especially during the monsoon season, and will contribute to maintaining a high level of general health among students.

Contact Magazine is a recognised and registered publication under the Registrar Office of the Newspaper, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting Government of India.

Contact keeps readers up-to-date on current issues and events, and provides networking, education and volunteer opportunities, as well as social services information.

To make the writings, speeches and teachings of His Eminence Professor Samdong Rinpoche freely available to the general public, Lha launched a bilingual website (Tibetan and English).

The website contains many researched articles, audio and video clips on Buddhist teachings, Tibetan culture and language, democracy, non-violence, and the situation of Tibet, and receives over 11,000 viewers per month.

Professor Samdong Rinpoche, an eminent and distinguished scholar, teacher and philosopher, is a lifelong campaigner of Gandhian principles, and works closely with the Dalai Lama.

Lha incorporates simple health information into its English language classes to help Tibetans effectively communicate with doctors and pharmacists.

All of the books were distributed to Tibetan and local Indian schools, charitable organizations, libraries and individuals in Dharamsala and surrounding regions.

Lha also publishes posters, brochures and leaflets in three languages: English, Tibetan and Hindi in observation of World Environmental Days.

Lha also publishes posters, brochures and leaflets in three languages: English, Tibetan and Hindi in observation of World Environmental Days.

In an effort to raise awareness and educate the global Tibetan community on the importance of environmental issues and Tibet's fragile ecology, Lha created a Tibetan-language website.

Students were engaged in social work projects within the Tibetan refugee and the local Indian communities, and their cultural exchange program was born.

Lha has been welcoming growing numbers of visiting University and High school groups each year, with a total of 1,229 students to date [3].

The program provides unique insight into the rituals, traditions, and general family life of Tibetan refugees in Dharamsala and McLeod Ganj.

Our McLeod Ganj library is well stocked with teaching aids for volunteer teachers and also houses a good collection of novels and non-fiction literature.

Lha Charitable Trust celebrated its 20th anniversary of providing social services for the Tibetan community, local Indians and people from Himalayan regions.

The anniversary function commenced with the lighting of the butter lamp and offering of a traditional Tibetan scarf to the Dalai Lama's portrait by the Chief Guest.

The NGO's 20 years: An Incredible Journey and Achievement report in Tibetan and English was launched by the Chief Guests, and a short documentary on Lha's projects was screened during the gathering.

Ngawang Rabgyal, Lha's Director, briefly introduced the organisation, its activities and achievements to date in Tibetan, followed by Dorji Kyi, General Secretary, who read the same in English.

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