Tong-Len
A Charitable TrustWe help displaced communities in North India achieve a secure and sustainable future by addressing the root causes of their poverty and ill-health through a range of education and health-based projects
Taking on humanity, one step at a time...
Tong-Len is a small charity working with displaced Indian communities in the area around Dharamsala. Most families live in a state of desperation within slum camps.
Tong-Len aims to help these homeless communities gain access to basic human rights. The main focus is to break the cycle of deprivation through education. To this end, Tong-Len has established its own school and provides hostel accommodation for those children in most need. .
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About Us
Tong-Len Charitable Trust was registered in December 2004, with a vision to help destitute Indian children, seen begging in the streets and scavenging in the rubbish dumps, gain access to education. Tong-Len UK was founded in March 2005 to raise funds for Tong-Len Charitable Trust.
In some projects, especially health, Tong-Len works in partnership with the Dalai Lama Trust.
Jamyang, a refugee Tibetan monk, was moved by the plight of the young Indian children he saw begging in the street and scavenging in the rubbish bins. He discovered they were living in terrible conditions in a slum camp with no access to clean water, sanitation or education.
Jamyang shared his concerns and his vision to help these children go to school with a few other Tibetan refugees and Western volunteers who helped him establish the charity in India.
The name Tong-Len comes from the Tibetan words meaning ‘give’ and ‘take’, the idea being that through compassion one shares in the suffering and pain of others whilst simultaneously giving out love and kindness. For more of Jamyang’s story, click here.
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Education and support in the slum communities
Tong-Len has been very concerned to provide education and support for the children of the families that were evicted from their homes in Charan Khad in June 2016. In addition to taking more children into the hostel programme, Tong-Len has ensured that as many as...
Tong-Len health team support the evicted Charan community and Himachal Pradesh slums
The Tong-Len health team of five have been working hard to support the families evicted from their homes in Charan Khad in June 2016. Regular clinics are being held in all the places where the Charan community have relocated, mainly in the vicinity of Chetru close...
Tong-Len students present their projects on promoting secular ethics to His Holiness The Dalai Lama
On May 19th, Tong-Len students had an audience with His Holiness The Dalai Lama (SEE VIDEO HERE). This was an opportunity for them to discuss with His Holiness the two projects that they have developed on secular ethics. One project concerns interacting with local...
Mother’s Day celebrated in the hostel
The children organised a special event in the hostel to celebrate Mother's Day on the 10th May. They wanted to express their gratitude to their mothers for their kindness. As well as providing entertainment and food, the hostel children talked about the importance...
15 children start classes in Dayanand School
A number of young children have joined the hostel since their families were evicted from Charan Khad in June 2016. During their first few months in the hostel, these children have been receiving support from a teacher who has been specifically employed by Tong-Len to...
Workshop on Conflict Resolution
26 hostel students from classes 8 and above took part in a three day workshop on Conflict Resolution. The workshop was conducted by the Tibetan Centre for Conflict Resolution over the period April 12th to April 14th, 2017. The aim of the workshop was to help the...
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Tong-Len in the UK
Tong-Len UK (Charity Number SC036383),
7 Oak Lane, Edinburgh, EH12 6XH
E-mail: anna@tong-len.org
Tong-Len in India
Charity Number 16284, Tong-Len Hostel, V.P.O., Tehsil Dharamsala District Kangra,
Himachal Pradesh 176215 INDIA
E-mail: jamyang@tong-len.org