It is my great pleasure to congratulate you on the 25-year celebration of Contact magazine. This celebration gives me joy and sorrow because Contact magazine is the only long-time free monthly publication English magazine in the exile Tibetan community with Information and Broadcasting registration with the government of India, and recognised by leading international travel books such as Lonely Planet. It has played a vital role in diverse community connections, platforms, and for voices for justice and truth for Tibet issues for the last 25 years. Nowadays, almost everything is happening online and we are changing with the times.
I was very fortunate to get involved with Contact and it has been an unforgettable experience. When we at Lha started working on Contact we aimed to raise the standard of the publication and increase the coverage of news and issues. Lha transformed the magazine, set up a new website, improved the layout and added more news coverage from both inside and outside Tibet, along with coverage of issues, events, and international headlines, stories, interviews etc. Lha also increased the size of the magazine and the number of copies for distribution.
Lha’s purpose in taking over the magazine was to spread more widely accurate news and events about Tibetan issues in English to inspire an awareness about Tibetans’ peaceful and nonviolent movement under the compassionate guidance of His Holiness the great 14th Dalai Lama. We are proud to have reached and inspired thousands of readers and writers and value this great opportunity to create awareness of Tibetan issues.
There are many stories about the success of the publication. One of the main factors is that we have been fortunate to have many volunteers who have contributed significantly to the success of Contact. Jenny James has volunteered for Lha and Contact magazine for over ten years. As the editor-in-chief she is responsible for every news article, editing and proofreading, as well as planning and commissioning alongside our staff editor. She is a diligent and a dedicated volunteer; with her tireless effort and skill in editing, and for that we have been able to achieve what we have today. I appreciate everything you do; Lha is very fortunate to have you on our team. I am so very thankful for other volunteers who have written and helped with the magazine in so many ways. Furthermore, I sincerely appreciate the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy’s generosity in funding the project since 2013. Finally, I sincerely thank all of Lha’s former and current Directors, staff and advisors for their hard work and dedication to making our vision a reality.
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