The 17th Karmapa, head of Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, has acknowledged the Tong-Len Charitable Trust for their work on educating and empowering underprivileged Indian children in Himachal Pradesh. He was speaking on the Trust’s 11th anniversary. Tong-Len’s three major programmes focus on providing hostel facilities, ten schools, and health care for children from poor families. Currently, 150 students are under the benefit of their programmes.