Mr. Bhishan Das

Tibet Charity India bade farewell to Mr. Bhishan Das who has worked as the Dog Catcher and attendant to the Vets in our Animal Care Section.

He joined us as our staff in November 2005 and from then till the date of his resignation, he has been very good at his work. He has earned appreciation from everyone he worked with.

But citing personal reasons he decided to resign from this job w.e.f. 1st January 2010.

A special farewell dinner was organized in his honor by the staff of Tibet Charity India. The Director thanked him for all the good works he did for our Animal Care Section.

In his speech Mr. Bhishan Das recalled the good times he had with Tibet Charity and he thanked Tibet Charity for providing him with this wonderful opportunity. He promised his help to our Animal Care Section whenever required.

We wish him best of luck in whatever he does in his life.

Mr. Tashi Norbu

In the meantime Mr. Tashi Norbu has volunteered to take his place. We hope he will be able to carryout his work with great dedication and efficiency.

Mr. Jampa Thupten, Director Tibet Charity Nepal visited Tibet Charity India from 20th November to 27th November 2009.

During his one week’s stay he took time

to interact with staff of Tibet Charity India and exchanged ideas. He also attended the meeting of the Tibet Charity Education Centre besides attending some of the English lessons here so as to gain more experience on the functioning of the Education Centre here in India.

A simple farewell tea party was organised in his honour and we here in Tibet Charity India appreciated the good work he has been doing for the poor and needy Tibetans in Nepal in spite of the volatile political situation there. We urged him to continue his good work and we on our part expressed our full cooperation whenever it is required.

He in his farewell speech introduced

the workings of TC Nepal and he applauded the activities undertaken by TC India. He said that he felt much enriched by the short visit.

We on our part wish him and all his staff in Tibet Charity Nepal very best of luck in whatever they do.

We thank Tibet Charity Denmark for making this visit possible.

30th November 2009

We are greatly honoured to receive Mrs. Elisabeth Zimmerman, the Chairperson of Save Tibet Austria and her husband during their visit to Dharamsala in October this year.

They have been long time friends and supporters of Tibet and its people. They and Save Tibet Austria have for many years supported Tibetan schools, institutions and individuals with sponsorship and developmental projects. For the last five years they have very kindly supported Tibet Charity in its endeavor to help the poor and needy Tibetans.

During their stay here they took time to visit the house of the first beneficiary of Tibet Charity Emergency Medical Fund supported by Save Tibet Austria. They enquired after his health. They were thrilled to see how much this help has

meant for this man who could not have seen the light of the day, if not for their kind support. He in turn thanked Save Tibet Austria for giving him a new life.

They also visited the house of Mr. Tenzin Tashi who is doing Fine Arts course in Chandigarh with the kind support from Eva Trippl through Save Tibet Austria. His mother had to sell some of her precious ornaments to meet the fees of the Institute. Thanks to Save Tibet Austria and the individual sponsor, the boy is now able to do his course without becoming too much of a burden on the mother.

Mrs. Elizabeth Zimmerman also gave us fund to support the toilet project at CST Paonta Sahib. This kind support will surely go a long way in making the school more clean and hygienic. She also left some more money for the

Ladakh Solar Project with which we hope to bring solar light to the homes of nomads in the remote Changthang region of Ladakh.

We thank Save Tibet in general and Elisabeth Zimmerman in particular for all their support. We thank them for taking time to visit us in spite of her highly busy schedule.

We also thank Ms Eva Trippl for taking time to visit the family of Mr. Tenzin Tashi and for supporting him.

- 29th October 2009

Most venerable Lakha Lama, the founder and Chairman of Tibet Charity visited Dharamsala from the 11th October to 16th October 2009.

During his visit he was accompanied by his wife Mrs. Pia Lakha and some members of Tibet Charity Denmark.

During his stay in Dharamsala he visited various Departments of Central Tibetan Administration and the Tibetan parliament in Exile.

He was invited to Tibetan Astrological and Medical Institute where he was received by the Deputy Director of the Institute. He also interacted with the parents of those students receiving sponsorship through Tibet Charity Denmark.

He took time to visit Tibet Charity House in India on the 14th where he met the students of Tibet Charity English and computer classes. He explained the nature of Tibet Charity activities and urged the students to make the best use of their time here in the school. He also advised them to do something for one’s own community once they become self-sufficient. He thanked all the volunteer teachers and veterinarians for spending their precious time and expertise here for the benefit of the people and the animals of the region. Thereafter a dance show was presented in the honour of the visitors by the dance group of the Bawa Association.

In the afternoon he went to Jampa Ling Old People’s Home where there are some elders receiving sponsorship through Tibet Charity Denmark. There he and the group joined the elders for their daily afternoon prayer. He asked the elders to spend the remaining time of their life doing prayers and good deeds to earn more merit that can be taken to one’s next life. He also requested them to pray for Tibet Charity so that it can continue serving people with need.

On the 16th, Lakha Lama had a private audience with Samdhong Rinpoche, the Prime Minister of Tibetan government in exile.

We were highly honoured to have Lakha Lama and the group here with us. We thank them for their kind visit and we wish them happy onward journey to Nepal and back home.
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- 15th September 2009