Lha depends on the goodwill of volunteers and monetary and material donations for it to provide essential rehabilitation resources to the exiled Tibetan community. Lha is a non-profit organization solely dependent on monetary contributions from philanthropic corporations and generous individuals. In India, even a little goes a long way, and a lot goes very far!

Account Name: Lha Charitable Trust
Account Number: 2517000101008335
Swift Code: PUNBINBBPAR
Bank Name: The Punjab National Bank
Branch: Mcleod Ganj, Dharamsala, H.P

Payable to: Lha Charitable Trust
Lha Office Temple Road, Mcleod Ganj, Dharamsala, 176219
Distt Kangra, Himachal Pradesh

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Group photo with Tibetan political leader Sikyong Dr. Lobsang Sangay & Mexican student group after his lecture

The new look of Lha's New Building Ahimsa House after paint

Group Photo with Lha’s exchange students from Mexico and Tibetan NGO leaders after the Informal interaction

Lha’s cultural exchange student group from Mexico, it's led by three teachers with 19 university students.

Free eye exam for 108, free quality glasses for 80 and free medicines for 37 people of Lha’s clear project 2012.

Lha's English conversation class where volunteers and students are sharing thoughts and informal talk  from 4-5pm Monday-Friday

Lha's soup kitchen during the serving meal on 16 Oct-2012 and everyday serves 40-50 needy Tibetan refugees.

Lha's soup kitchen cooks are preparing meal on 16 Oct-2012

Lha have successfully installed a brand new water filtration system at Tibetan model school on 18th Oct, 2012.  

On 27 Sept,2012 Tulane University Professors and social work student cultural exchange group on their last day at Lha.

Cultural exchange students from Loyola University in New Orleans with Lha's students at Ahimsa House

Lha's new cultural exchange group of 11 adults from Kentucky, led by Professor Ken Casey, joined Lha at Ahimsa House.

Lha Installs Water Filtration System in Sambhota Model Gangkyi Day School

Lha Installs Water Filtration System in Sambhota Model Gangkyi Day School

Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche signing his book, “Uncompromising Truth for a Compromised World,” in a student’s hand.

Professor Samdhong Rinpoche visited at Lha  Ahimsa House to deliver a lecture on Buddhism and nonviolence to Lha's exiting student group.

The group from Tulane University celebrated their last night at Lha  in McLeod Ganj

Lha's news social services started on 7th of June 2012 during the H.H the Dalai Lama’s teaching

Tibetan Parliament Speaker, Mr. Penpa Tsering, gave a lecture to Lha's cultural exchange students.

Lectures on Tibetan Human Rights by a researcher from the Tibetan Center for Human Right s and Democracy

Beginner computer class at Lha, March 2012

Volunteer and staff Christmas party at the Ahimsa House, December 2011

Tibetan refugees having nutritious meals at the Lha Soup Kitchen, November 2011

Hallway leading to the classrooms in the main Lha building .

Students in the Beginning English class working on a writing assignment .

A Pre-Intermediate English Class working hard at a grammar lesson .

Beginning English Class on the rooftop of Lha .

Students working hard in the Intermediate Computer Class.

Lha’s Mass Clean-Up of Upper Dharamsala on World Environment Day 2011-11-08 .

Students from a 2010 Lha Massage Course proudly show their new certificates .

Volunteer and staff Christmas party at the Lha's office rooftop , December 2009

Many thanks to all our wonderful volunteers in 2010!  .

Lha Charitable Trust is a grass-roots, 12AA & 80G non-profit and one of the largest Tibetan social work organizations based in Dharamsala, India. Lha is a resource of education and knowledge that provides meaningful, multi-leveled social and educational services for the benefit of others.
Our Cultural Exchange Program provides Tibetan students with the opportunity to practice and improve their English conversational skills while giving international volunteers a meaningful experience connecting with local refugees. Click for full program details.
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Dear Friends and Visitors,

Welcome to Lha's website and thank you for your interest in our work supporting the Tibetan community. Founded in 1997, Lha continues to be inspired by the compassion of its generous supporters and the hard work and dedication of its volunteers from around the globe.

Our regular programs include:

I invite you to explore the Lha website to learn more about the many opportunities which we offer in support of the Tibetan community. If you wish to participate in any of our programs, please contact us for more information.
Our website links to Flickr, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, blogs and RSS feeds. We have also added a Google translator and search function to make it easier to find out about our volunteer opportunities, social work programs, projects, resources, announcements and publications. As part of our long-standing commitment to learning and improvement, we welcome your feedback.
Ongoing contributions and other support have made it possible for us to help many people in our community. Through first-hand experience, I firmly believe that each person has the ability to make positive changes in the lives of others through loving kindness, dedication and effort.
Thank you once again

Sincerely,
Ngawang Rabgyal (Trust Chairman)

 

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Lha’s Annual Report 2012

Season's Greetings from Lha Charitable Trust We wish you a happy holiday season and a safe and prosperous New Year! Lha Charitable Trust has just released our 2012 annual report. It has been a… read more

Job OpenIing at Lha

Lha Charitable Trust has a job opening for a one year, contract staff member as a Office Secretary. The main objective of Lha Charitable Trust is to provide various social services and education for… read more

CTA Seeks Qualified English Instructor

Central Tibetan Administration Seeks Qualified English Instructors and Other Professionals for Upcoming Summer Training The Central Tibetan Administration is currently seeking volunteers to serve as… read more

Volunteer Teacher Needed

The Tibetan Medical and Astrological College in Dharamsala is urgently seeking a Certified English Teacher to serve from July 3rd to November 11th, 2012. Accommodation will be provided by the… read more

Creative Writers

Creative Writers are very helpful to Lha, both as contributing authors for Contact Magazine and as writers for a number of other projects. Volunteers with good writing abilities can help in the… read more
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The Annual Report, written by Lha’s Director, Ngawang Rabgyal, sets out the aims of the organization, the year’s developments and the latest financial position. It also illustrates the diversity of the social programs provided, and the numbers of students who have benefited from these services. These achievements could not have been reached without the generosity of the volunteers and the dedication of the students and Lha’s employees.
Lha’s primary goal is to provide meaningful social services, such as free education, computer skills courses, vocational training, health and environmental education and service, volunteer coordination, cultural exchanges, free books, medicine and clothing distribution. The services of Lha are open to Tibetan refugees as well as the local Indian population and people from the Himalayan regions.
Lha is a non-profit, non-governmental, grassroots social work organization located in Dharamsala, India. Lha was founded in 1997 and in 2005 was registered as a non-profit and charitable trust in Himachal Pradesh. Every year we submit our income statements to the Indian Income-Tax Department and undergo an audit. The following are our financial statements from 2005 to 2011 fiscal years, which have already been reviewed. Following the financial statements are graphical representations of some of the key aspects we would like to highlight.

Lha's commitment is to help the Tibetan people survive and prosper in their new home of Dharamsala and to preserve their profoundly unique culture. The means to which we have been able to accomplish these goals has changed over the years. In 2005, as a young organization, Lha had few assets. Lha has steadily grown since then, and now occupies two buildings, which house our classes, soup kitchen, social services and volunteer and exchange student group accommodations. In 2005 Lha had seven full time employees, which has since expanded to nine. The notable increase in wage expenses between 2009 and 2011 reflects the decision to provide a livable wage to the Tibetan employees.

Lha took on the responsibility to pay rent for the operations building during the 2009 financial year, after the purchasing of the new Ahimsa House building, and becoming more financially stable. Since 2005 we have slowly been accumulating assets for the language classes, computer courses and social services which function out of the building, such as computers for our offices and classes, and books and teaching resources for the community libraries.

In 2007 Lha began the process of acquiring a four story building, the Ahimsa House, to house a community soup kitchen and volunteer accommodation. In May 2011 Lha used the remaining funds from the corpus receipt and capital fund to make the final payment on the Ahimsa House. This will be reflected in the financial statement for the 2012 financial year. We began working on the community soup kitchen project in 2010 and officially opened it in 2011. Since 2007 Lha has also purchased many furnishings and appliances for the volunteer accommodations. The donations from Exchange students and volunteers staying in Lha’s accommodations have also created a new source of income for Lha. In the future, Lha hopes that the donations raised from visitors in these accommodations, in conjunction with cultural exchanges and visitors services, will create a stable and sustainable financial foundation for the organization.