by Tong-Len UK | Sep 21, 2020 | Celebration, Hostels
On September 21st the hostel children celebrated World Peace Day. They learned about building peaceful societies and the importance of living a non-violent life, accepting of others. These teachings are crucial parts of the Tong-Len School curriculum which strives to...
by Tong-Len UK | Sep 5, 2020 | Communities, Health
In recent weeks, the pandemic has been gaining momentum in India. In response to this alarming trend, Tong Len has rolled out its ration distribution program to over 150 people in order to encourage families to stay isolated and to endeavour to contain the spread of...
by Tong-Len UK | Aug 13, 2020 | Communities
Covid-19 has had a devastating impact on the poorest communities, and access to work is often an insurmountable challenge. However, in recent weeks, the ‘Tong-Len Social Enterprise’ project, led by two of our alumni, has found work for 16 people. Much of this work is...
by Tong-Len UK | Apr 23, 2020 | Communities, Health, Tong-Len Video
From the 20th March to 23rd April Tong-Len has been distributing food to the slum people. For the first few days it was only possible to help those families in most urgent need – they received cooked food from our nursery tent. Thanks to donations into our emergency...
by Tong-Len UK | Mar 22, 2020 | Hostels, Tong-Len School
Because of the Covid 19 pandemic, all schools and hostels in Himachal Pradesh have been ordered to close. There are confirmed cases in Dharamsala. We have successfully appealed to the government to keep our hostels open because of the vulnerability of our hostel...
