Tong-Len

A Charitable Trust

We 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

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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 aim 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.

When Jamyang, a refugee Tibetan monk, arrived in Dharamsala, north India, he witnessed young children living in miserable slum conditions. He discovered that none of these children were attending school. Jamyang was convinced that the only way of breaking the cycle of poverty for these children was through 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.

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.

Our News

Rinku starts his degree course in Mechanical Engineering

Aug 31, 2015

Congratulations to Rinku on being accepted to study for a degree in Mechanical Engineering at Punjab's 'Lovely Professional University'. Rinku has been one of Tong-Len's outstanding students consistently gaining high marks in his examinations including the state board...

Ravi and Sunny start their degree course in Travel and Tourism Management in Kerala

Aug 10, 2015

Congratulations to Ravi and Sunny on being accepted to study for a Bachelor in Business Administration degree in Kerala (south India) at Sharaf College. Their specialism is in Travel and Tourism Management. During their study Ravi and Sunny will be gaining work...

Nisha Kumari starts university degree course in journalism and media

Aug 9, 2015

Many congratulations to Nisha Kumari in gaining a place at a prestigious Indian university to read for her bachelor's degree (BMS) in journalism, media studies, politics and economics. Nisha has done fantastically well. She had an overall mark of 76% in her final...

Third hostel building completed

Jul 21, 2015

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...

Safety training

Jul 15, 2015

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...

Hostel children celebrate Environment Day

Jun 5, 2015

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...