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Lha Charitable Trust
Dharamsala H.P , India
Lha community soup kitchen opened on 6th July
November 04, 2011
Lha Community Soup Kitchen at Lha’s new building, the Ahimsa House, opened on 6th July 2011 commemorating the 76th birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. The day was celebrated
Lha’s 2011 Cultural Exchange Program a Success
November 04, 2011
Since 2002, Lha has been bringing groups of students from other countries to McLeod Ganj for a Cultural Exchange program. This year 82 students participated from six different academic
July 23, 2010
It is monsoon season here in the foothills of the Himalayas. This however has not stopped volunteers and students from coming together in the classroom. There are approximately
A Journey of Personal Growth
Lha Charitable Trust, by Dane Holding
May 20, 2012
I won't lie, I was fairly apprehensive about travelling to India for the first time. It would be the first time I'd left The United States in 24 years (save the occasional trip to the Butterfly Conservatory in Niagara Falls). I'd graduated from college recently, and was trying to evade the seeming inevitable necessity of submitting to the system in place in my country which requires me to give up all of my aspirations for the sake of a paycheck. A good friend of mine recommended that I travel to McLeod Ganj specifically to volunteer, and after a bit of research, I was able to locate Lha through The Volunteer Tibet Website.I was picked up by Lha's representative at Delhi international airport, and after a (rather brutal) bus trip to...
Volunteering with LHA in Dharamsala
Lha Charitable Trust, by Fabrice Dally
November 24, 2011
Bonjour a tous!Je suppose que tous les benevoles relatent leur experience en anglais. C'est peut-etre une bonne idee de le faire en francais egalement.J'arrive au terme d'un sejour de trois mois a MacLeodGanj; j'ai travaille pendant cette periode pour LHA en tant que professeur de francais et d'anglais.Une experience enrichissante, une ambiance tres chaleureuse au sein de l'equipe de volontaires issus de la planete entiere et venus ici pour donner de leur temps et partager leurs competences, et des etudiants tibetains en grande majorite motives par l'apprentissage d'une, deux, voire trois langues etrangeres, atouts indeniables pour eux dans la recherche d'un travail en Inde ou chez eux, au Tibet.La plupart des volontaires sont anglophones et l'organisation recherche constamment des francophones souhaitant donner de leur temps et enseigner le francais. Si...
Tibetan People are Wonderful
Lha Charitable Trust, by neil guidry
August 22, 2011
Originally came here to Learn . Came back to Help and learned so much more. Kept coming back and learning and helping and growing. Life is so Beautiful !
Open For Business!
Lha Charitable Trust, by Anoop Jain
July 17, 2011
I am incredibly happy to announce that the community kitchen for Tibetan refugees is finally open! We opened our doors last week and have been serving 30-40 refugees every day. Refugees can pay 90 Rupees for a weekly meal plan or 15 Rs for an individual meal. Many of the refugees that come to our kitchen qualify for free meals since they have no earning resource. We are only serving a small number of refugees right now because we are interested in monitoring what works well and what doesn't in the context of the functionality of the kitchen. Furthermore, we are only serving one meal a day right now in an attempt to start out small. As time goes on and our program expands, we hope to do two things. Open...
Losar-La Tashi Delek!
Lha Charitable Trust, by Anoop Jain
March 05, 2011
Happy Tibetan New Year! This is the year of the Metal Rabbit! I am feeling very good about this year and the work that we are doing with LHA.Kitchen construction is moving along steadily. We have been told by the construction manager that it should be done by May. That would be very good because the next batch of exchange students from Loyola and Tulane will be arriving shortly thereafter. We hope that they will be the first people to use the new facility and the first people to actually serve the refugee population!The education program is moving along nicely as well. Initially we had wanted to present the education program in English; we thought that it would be an additional forum for the refugees to practice their English. After...
Kitchen Village
Lha Charitable Trust, by Anoop Jain
February 08, 2011
I am back! Back in Mcleod Ganj working on the kitchen project. Things are going mighty fine here. The construction of the kitchen is moving along slowly, but surely. I am hopeful that it will be done in the next 1-2 months.We have also been working hard on the nutrition class curriculum. Our hope is that we can offer at least one class before the kitchen opens. That will give some context to the purpose of the kitchen and make it more relevant to the community and those who decide to take the class. Right now we envision the class being a 6 week course and participation is voluntary; it is intended for those members of the refugee community who want to learn about diet and health.There is a lot...
Busyness Trip
Lha Charitable Trust, by Anoop Jain
February 02, 2011
I am back in India. It is always funny to me how just 24 hours ago I was in a totally different part of the world. When I came to India last summer, there was a certain degree of poignancy associated with that trip. I knew that I would be discovering an awful lot about myself and about the work that I eventually want to dedicate my life to. That poignancy seems to have vanished. I know exactly why I am here this time around. i have a very firm agenda, and I know exactly what needs to get done. In a sense, this trip is like a business trip. I landed in India and within a couple of hours was on the phone and email setting up meetings. It is...
Palyul Choekhorling Monastery
Lha Charitable Trust, by Nick Sherman
January 03, 2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pzGaiJeQyo&hd=1This latest project is a video I've been working on as a volunteer effort with Professor Neil Guidry, of Tulane University and Lha Charitable Trust for the Palyul Choekhorling Monastery in Bir, HP. For a collective three weeks, I stayed with the monks in order to best capture their spirit on the camera. Truly, these are some of the most compassionate people I have ever met. I was very privileged to be able to spend such an amount of time with them and I am very proud to present to you the product of our efforts.This video will be used as a DVD & booklet combo to help raise donations in America for the monastery's much needed projects. If you feel...
Demolition!
Lha Charitable Trust, by Anoop Jain
November 18, 2010
I am extremely happy to report that construction has finally started on our community kitchen! Demolition began early last week and the building that was will no longer be. The LHA purchased a big building in 2008 with 12 bedrooms for volunteers. 2 of those bedrooms are currently being demolished in order to make space for the dining room of the community kitchen. I am so excited that this process has finally started. We are hoping that the demolition and subsequent construction will all be finished by late January or early February of 2011. We will finally be able to open our doors and start feeding the refugee population.
Almost There!
Lha Charitable Trust, by Anoop Jain
October 13, 2010
It feels like Christmas Eve. All the excitement and anticipation of what the next morning is going to bring.But I am not talking about Christmas. I am talking about the community kitchen we are trying to build for Tibetan refugees. All the money is there and the final architect plans are almost in place. We are just waiting to file some last building code papers to get filed and then we can start construction! I am extremely excited about this.Once construction begins, we hope that it will take about 3-4 months before the kitchen will actually open and we can start serving members of this incredible community.
Time Flies When You're Having Fun
Lha Charitable Trust, by Anoop Jain
September 10, 2010
It's hard to believe that I have been in India for 2 months and that I am gearing up to head back home in a couple of days. I remember thinking about what my biggest fears were prior to landing in New Delhi; that I wouldn't have enough time to get my work done and that I wouldn't be as productive as I would like to be.I can safely say that I didn't have enough time, BUT, I was definitely far more productive than I thought I would be. The kitchen project is moving along very nicely and I am so excited by its potential. In the beginning, it started out as just a kitchen that would serve one very cheap, nutritious meal to Tibetan refugees every day. I am...
Here Goes Nothing...
Lha Charitable Trust, by Anoop Jain
June 28, 2010
I just quit my job. It feels weird to be sitting at home on a Monday morning, when I could be in some meeting. For the past year, I have been working at an engineering company in Chicago. But for the past year, I have also been working to raise money to build a community kitchen for Tibetan refugees in northern India. While I am extremely appreciative of the opportunity gave me, I finally feel like I am following my passion. The reason I quit my job is to turn this "side" project of mine in to a full time job. Service work has always been the biggest part of my life, and I am so happy that I can finally dedicate every day to it. So here goes nothing. Today is the...