by Tong-Len UK | Oct 2, 2015 | Uncategorised
The 146th Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s birth was celebrated in the hostel on 2nd October. Renu and Mamta talked to all the children about Gandhi’s life and the relevance of his message in today’s world. When the hostel was built, the children...
by Tong-Len UK | Aug 31, 2015 | Uncategorised
The hostel children had a great time on their annual sports day. A wide range of sports was held with activities for all ages. These included 500 metre races, tug-of-war, hurdles, a banana race and a balloon race. For more information see the hostel children’s...
by Tong-Len UK | Jul 21, 2015 | Uncategorised
Thanks to the generosity of the Fontana Foundation (Switzerland), a third hostel has been built on the site of the other hostel buildings in Sara, near Dharamsala. This will accommodate about 50 children. More children will be taken in to the hostels from the slum...
by Tong-Len UK | Jul 15, 2015 | Uncategorised
The Tong-Len children received training by specialists in how to cope with emergencies such as fire and earthquakes. Hands on training was given by the specialist team in the use of fire extinguishers which are located throughout the hostel complex. The children...
by Tong-Len UK | Jun 5, 2015 | Uncategorised
Environment Day was celebrated on the 5th June by the hostel children through a wide variety of events to illustrate the importance of the environment in our lives and how we should care for the environment. The children engaged in artwork using recycled materials...
by Tong-Len UK | Mar 14, 2015 | Uncategorised
Jamyang visited Farsley Farfield Primary School in Leeds during his visit to Europe to raise awareness of Tong-Len’s work. The children sang for Jamyang at the school assemby as they watched the video made by the teachers who had visited the Tong-Len hostel...
