Lha is the Tibetan word for our innate nature of fundamental goodness. It describes the awakened state of mind, the Primordial Pristine Awareness.
Lha Charitable Trust is a non-profit Social Work Organization based in Dharamsala founded in 1997, and was registered under the District Magistrate of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, Government of India (Regd. No. 240, Regd. Year. 2005, Book No. 1) in 2005 as a Charitable Trust. Lha serves as a vital resource center for the community. The primary goals of Lha are:
· to provide meaningful multi-social services to the community, such as education, vocational skills training, health services and environmental awareness;
· to facilitate an easy transition for the Tibetan refugee community to India; and
· to provide long-term rehabilitation resources for the Tibetan refugee community in India.
The services of Lha are open to Tibetan refugees as well as the local Indian population and people from the Himalaya regions. Lha also offers tourists many volunteer opportunities, cultural exchanges between US university and Lha students, meditation, yoga, reiki, Tibetan language courses, Tibetan cooking classes, Tibetan art classes, and massage treatment and courses.We regularly update our News section, so if you would like to learn about what’s currently happening at Lha, please check our News page!

New Building
Lha is planning to purchase a new building in the near future. The new building will give Lha bigger classrooms, more computers, and more rooms to provide services and classes such as yoga, reiki, massage and Tibetan cooking. Although Lha has raised part of the purchase price, it still requires further funding to buy this new building. See our New Building page for more information. Any donations that will help us towards our goal of purchasing the new building will be gratefully received.

Volunteering
If you are interested in volunteering at Lha, please see our volunteer page or email us.
We are also always grateful for any professionals (doctors, nurses, journalists, etc) who would like to contribute by volunteering. We can set you up with another NGO in Dharamsala or arrange for you to give a lecture or workshop to the local Tibetan community. Furthermore, we would greatly appreciate any help that web designers or web developers could give to Lha, particularly anyone with knowledge of the Joomla! CMS web program.
And, as always, English conversation teachers are always needed!