In an attempt to spread the word about the organization’s services and as part of our enrichment program, staff are given the opportunity to travel abroad or locally to attend conferences and workshops.

In August 2017, Lha’s general secretary Dorji Kyi and Contact magazine editor, Tenzin Samten, attended a workshop entitled Sharing Civic Experience: NGO and Global Citizenship Education from August 22nd to 25th at National Chiao Tung University in Taiwan. The workshop was co-organized by the Global Education Centre at the National Chiao Tung University, the New Zealand Centre for Global Studies, and the Paulo Freire Institute. Thirty-five participants from 10 Asian countries took part in the workshop, in which NGO representatives presented their work. Lha’s representative Dorji Kyi spoke about situation within Tibet and in exile, as well as about Lha’s services and projects. The workshop also created a great learning experience for the participants by inviting high profile key speakers including: Carlos Torres, UNESCO Chair in Global Learning and Global Citizenship Education and professor at the University of California; Lucas Welter, chief organization development officer of AFS Intercultural Programs in the United States, and Adrian Macey, board chair of New Zealand’s Centre for Global Studies.

In April 2016, Lha’s director, Ngawang Rabgyal, traveled to the United States and Mexico for a month where he renewed old friendships and made many new contacts for the organization. In 2015, our director visited the United Kingdom and Switzerland to raise awareness of the organization and its activities. During these visits, he met and paid tribute to the organizations that work in partnership with Lha and which continue to be involved in Lha’s work. The support and participation from the many organizations around the world enable us to carry out our social services. During his trips, Ngawang visited many organizations, universities and other communities to speak about Lha’s Cultural Exchange Program.

Lha’s deputy director, Lobsang Rabsel and general secretary, Dorji Kyi attended a three-day conference, Strengthening Tibetan Civil Society, at Tenrabling in Dehradun in April 2016. The conference was co-hosted by SOIR-IM, The Tibet Fund, and The Tibet Relief Fund. Around 35 participants from 20 Tibetan civil society organizations (CSO) and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) took part in the conference. The conference focused on identifying and assessing the capacity requirements of the participating organizations. A strengthening initiative was also launched by the organizers.
In 2015, Lha’s environment and health officer, Demay Tsering, attended a four-day HIV counseling training from November 9th to 12th in Chennai. It was organized by the Department of Health at the Central Tibetan Administration in collaboration with the Christian Medical College at Vellore. The 20 participants included nurses, health workers and social workers from the Tibetan community in-exile. The training covered an overview of HIV counseling, pre- and post-test counseling, counseling family members of HIV patients, universal precautions, and home care management. This was the second time that Demay had taken part in this program.

Mentioned above are only the most recent events in which our colleagues have taken part. However, over the years, there have been many other former staff members who have also been given opportunities to travel both domestically or internationally to develop their skills. We, as an organization, take great pride in assisting our employees’ individual growth to realize their long-term career goals.