by Tong-Len UK | Dec 6, 2016 | Celebration, Hostels
Tong-Len celebrated its 12th Anniversary and Thanks Day on the 19th November, this being the date on which the first hostels were opened by His Holiness The Dali Lama in 2011. Since the tenth anniversary in 2014, it has been the custom to present Tong-Len awards to...
by Tong-Len UK | Mar 19, 2016 | Child Sponsorship, Fund Raising, Hostels, International
A group of 26 international students from America, Mexico, Germany and China were so impressed with Tong-Len’s hostel and the kids themselves on a visit to Dharmasala last year that they made the decision to raise money to sponsor a slum child from Charan for...
by Tong-Len UK | Jan 1, 2016 | Celebration, Hostels
The hostel children usually celebrate the New Year in their own homes in Charan, but this time the children brought in the New Year at the hostel with a party. The children show pictures and describe this happy event on their own web site makingconnection.org in the...
by Tong-Len UK | Nov 17, 2015 | Hostels
His Holiness the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa inaugurated the new hostel on the 19th November. This fine building complements the first two hostels that were completed in 2011 and will enable an additional 48 children to be accommodated and allowing them to attend full...