by Tong-Len UK | Dec 10, 2022 | Communities
Tong-Len is working with The Dharamshala Municipal Corporation (DMC) to provide housing in a new housing development near the old Charan Khad slum as part of the Integrated Housing and Slum Development Programme (IHSDP) under the Government of India Ministry of...
by Tong-Len UK | Oct 16, 2021 | Vocational Training
We are so pleased to be able to share with you photos of our tailoring course within our brand new Vocational Training Centre. We currently have 10 trainees who are learning a host of skills that we hope will lead them to paid work, freeing them from a life of...
by Tong-Len UK | Sep 8, 2021 | Vocational Training
The Tong-Len Vocational Training Centre has now trained 30 students on its Construction Electrician Course. The curriculum and facilities have been inspected and approved by NSDC (National Skill Development Corporation of India). Our first batch of trainees are...
by Tong-Len UK | Aug 18, 2021 | Communities
Work has started on building new shelters for the residents of the Chetru slum who lost their homes and meagre belongings to the flood waters. The local authority has allowed new shelters to be built on a piece of land close to Sarah village, not far from the Tong-Len...
by Tong-Len UK | Jul 15, 2021 | Communities
You may have seen in the news that there has been terrible weather in the Dharamsala area leading to flash flooding and landslides. The Chetru slum has been very badly affected, with many families’ homes and possessions swept away by flood waters. These marginalised...
