Clean Upper Dharamsala Project
The Clean Upper Dharamsala Project (CUD project) was established in June 1994 when the local Tibetan Settlement Office initiated an innovative environmental programme to…
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Stipends for the elderly in Lodrik settlements
Tibet’s former freedom fighters, now elderly and unable to support themselves, faced an uncertain future when the previous charity providing stipends suddenly withdrew support. When…
Dekyling Handicraft Centre – Dekyling, Dehradun, India
Tibet Relief Fund has supported the Dekyling Handicraft Centre since 2004. Here the Centre’s manager, Mr Kesang Wangdu, gives some background to the Centre and its work.
Library of Tibetan Works & Archives
The Library of Tibetan Works and Archives was founded in 1970 by the Dalai Lama with the aim of preserving Tibet’s the culture of Tibet.…
Gunsa Bridge
As well as the ongoing programmes we support, Tibet Relief Fund receives many one-off requests for a wide-range of projects throughout India, Nepal and Tibet.…
Tenzingang creche
The remote Tenzingang Tibetan Settlement, located in Arunachal Pradesh, north east India, has few employment opportunities. The primary source of income for women is in…
Gu Chu Sum School and Workshop
The Gu Chu Sum movement supports former political prisoners, many of whom are monks and nuns who were imprisoned and tortured in Tibet for doing…
‘Cows for Kids’ Project, Sonada
Tashiling Tibetan refugee camp in Sonada, was established in 1965 in the hostel attached to Sonada School; with the aim of caring for Tibetan refugee…
Dolls4Tibet – employment and training for Tibetan women living in exile in India
The Dolls4Tibet workshop in Dharamsala makes the unique Tibetan Bopa Dolls, which are uniquely named individually by the women who make them . The dolls…