Amchi Thokmey’s Story
By Tenzin Samten / January 20, 2020
Amchi Thokmey [Amchi is the Tibetan word for Doctor] has become a household name at Dr Lobsang Dolma’s Memorial Clinic. I went to see him at the clinic at Dolma Chowk, McLeod Ganj, Dharamashala. The small clinic is always buzzing with patients from all parts of India and local Tibetans read more →
Teaching German and English while Learning about Life
By Kirstin Reil / December 28, 2019
Volunteer job at Lha: German Teacher September 16, 2019: it’s around noon and my plane from Delhi is slowly reaching Gaggal Airport down in the Kangra valley. Looking out the window I can see the mountain range in the distance which had caught my eye more than a year ago read more →
Tibet’s Future at Stake: Message from an Activist
By Ben Byrne / December 28, 2019
LobsangYangtso is the Asia region campaign coordinator at the International Tibet Network in Dharamshala. She agreed to meet me to tell me about her work, which involves organising climate strikes and raising international and local awareness of issues relating to the Tibetan environment. Lobsang was born in the shadows of read more →
Solidarity in Exile
By Tenzin Choekyi / November 25, 2019
Volunteer job at Lha: French Teacher In the late 1990s when the internet was available only in cyber cafes or offices, Lha provided a few computers with the educational Mavis Beacon Typing Game. It was free to locals who wanted to learn typing. So, as a small girl who enjoyed read more →
The TYC’s Path to Independence
By Aparna Ramachandran / October 17, 2019
The building sits on the side of the road and if it weren’t for the yellow board, my gaze would have gone right past it. I walk up a small flight of steps that seem rather unassuming. As I push open the glass door, I see several desks, computers, and read more →
Tibet World Moves to New Premises
By Lodoe Gyatso / October 17, 2019
Yeshi Lhundup, Director and Founder of the Tibetan non-government organisation Tibet World, is a man on a mission. “I want to make a contribution to make the world more peaceful and happy. If I cannot reach the whole world, then I want to at least make a difference to the read more →
Teaching German and Having Fun
By Kyra Heeg / October 3, 2019
Volunteer job at Lha: German Teacher In Germany I was studying to become a special needs teacher. When I was on vacation in south India at the end of March, I fell in love with the country and that’s why I didn’t hesitate to say “yes” when a friend from read more →
Secular Ethics for a Changing Tibet with Kunchok Tenzin
By Okechukwu Onwunli / September 13, 2019
For a culture and diaspora under rapid change, we look at the role of secular ethics for Tibetans inside and outside of Tibet. Okechukwu Onwunli – Contact‘s writer met with Kunchok Tenzin to speak about his research into secular ethics, supported by Lha Charitable Trust and the Tibet Fund. Contact: read more →
“I am eager to return to McLeod Ganj”
By Jailel Barr / August 30, 2019
Volunteer job at Lha: English Teacher and news writer for Contact My four months working with this organisation has been the best part about visiting India for my first time. I started my volunteer quest in December 2018 joining the global engagement program: Omprakash, which allows people from all over read more →
Does a passionate educator have to come from a happy schooling background?
By Lodoe Gyatso / August 14, 2019
As I sit opposite Nyima, Special Education Consultant at the Tibetan Ability Center (TAC), it strikes me that the answer is a resounding no. Nyima was born in the Amdo Ngawa region of Tibet to a nomadic family, one of nine siblings. He herded yaks in the spring and summer: read more →