12th Anniversary Celebrated

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...

Children bring in the New Year in the hostel

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...