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The background

In summer 2001, the Summer Training Exchange Programme was organized and four Tibetan youth leaders, Kalsang Dorjee, Namgyal, Sonam Dechen, Nyima Wangmo were sent to the UK to experience a six-week intensive informal education training programme and to participate in three Jewish summer camps. The programme was a massive success. The Tibetan youth leaders gained new skills and understanding as well as a lot of new friends and support for the project. On their return, they organize residential camps by themselves and since then, every year Longsho run two residential camps in summer and winter. The story of Longsho then begins….

 

ACTIVITIES

Longsho, Dharamsala is the head office of Longsho youth movement. Since its inception,  it has conducted some 15 training camps and no of traveling and mini camps.  The lobgsho Dharamsala  has so far trained some 700 school children and 100 college youths and the number is on the rise. The details of Longsho past activities are as following.

President: Kelsang Dorjee, youth worker Namgyal (2000 - 2002)

• 7 volunteer leaders
• 1 Pilot Activity with 60 children
• 4 Camps with approximately 60 children each
• 10 new leaders recruited
• 2 Exchange trips to the UK for 11 leaders
• 4 Jewish Volunteers to India
• 1 full time and 1 part time paid office staff
• Participated schools include TCV Dharamsala school, TCV Gopalpur, THF Mussourie, STS Dickeyling and TCV Suja School
• Sources of funding: The Private Office of HH the Dalai Lama, The Tibetan Welfare Office; Dharamsala, Tibet Relief Fund (TRF), UKJAID, The One To One Children’s Fund

 

President Tsering Phantok , youth worker Tenzin Namsey (2002 - 2004)

• 18 volunteer leaders
• 4 Camps with approximately 60 children each
• New activities implemented:  Travelling Camps and Communal Activities
• 1 Exchange trip to the UK for 6 leaders including 1 leader from Dickeyling  
• 7 Jewish Volunteers to India
• Dickeyling branch office set up with 1 paid office staff and 8 leaders
• New schools reached include CST Chauntara and Clementon NMS school
• Feasibility study conducted in Darjeeling
• Sources of funding:  Tibetan Relief Fund (TRF), The Gere Foundation,

President Tenzin Gekhyong, youth worker Karma T. Gyaltso (2004 - 2006)

• 12 volunteer leaders in Dharamsala,
• 5  new leaders recruited
• 3 Camps with approximately 60 children each
• 1 Exchange trip to the UK for 5 leaders, including 2 from Dickeyling and 1 from Darjeeling  (Separate budget: funded by TJYE UK)
• 4 Jewish Volunteers to India
• One Mini camp organised with 46 kids from three Tibetan schools.
• New schools reached CST Paonta, CST Shimla, CST Dalhousie, CST Bhuntar and TCV Chauntra.
• Two photo exhibition at Tsuklag khang and TIPA
• One Cultural dance programme at TIPA
• One Youth meeting at Dhasa Community Hall
• Sources of funding: Own raised fund through photo exhibition, fete and cultural dances

President Lhundup Woesar, youth worker Chonzom & Jayang (2006 - 2008)

• 6 volunteer leaders in Dharamsala,
• 3 Camps with approximately 60 children each
• One traveling camp at Kalimpong
• Sources of funding: National Endowment for Democracy (NED),Tibetan Jewish Youth Exchange and personal donation

President Jayang Dorjee (2008 - 2010)

• Set up Longsho branch office at Kalimpong
• Conduct Winter camp at Dharamshala
• Conducted first ever residential training programme at Ladakh
• Longsho registrated under Indian society act.
•  Launch new Longsho website
• Sources of funding: National Endowment for Democracy (NED),Tibetan Jewish Youth Exchange and personal donation

 

MEMBERS

Longsho has so far three different types of members. On is the office workers, another is volunteer leaderss and third is the advisory board who normally constitute of ex longsho youth leaders. So far more than 50 volunteer youth leaders have served in Longsho, however due to unavailability of membership database, some of the members are yet unknown. Besides many of the even known members are yet out of touch due to unavailability of contact address.  We request leaders to submit their names update their email addresses through contacting us.

We believe the hard work of our past youth leaders towards the preservation of Tibetan culture need to be acknowledged and that’s why, we are displaying their names in this Longsho website. We are in the process of further updradation of this section by publishing their pictures and their contribution in Longsho.

Longsho request all our past members to always keep in touch with us and stay as one big family. Where ever we are, our life long commitment the vision of His Holiness The Dalai Lama in preserving Tibetan cultural identity should not die out. Your support and mail will encourage us to do more.

 

Present Members: 2008 to 2010

Jayang Dorjee: (President)
Tenzin Pempa
Lhundup Woeser
Tenzing Sangmo
Gonpo Chomphel
Nyima
Dhundup Gyalpo
Lobsang Dhargyal
Tenzin Tsundue
Tenzin Sherab (advisor)

 

1st Batch, (Founding members): 2000 – 2002

Kalsang Dorjee
Dawa Tsering
Namgyal Tsering
Sonam Dechen
Ngawang Phuntsok
Nyima Wangmo
Choedak
Tsering Dorjee

 

2nd Batch members: 2002 – 2004
Tsering Phantok
Tenzin Namsey
Kalsang Gyatso
Kalsang Dolma
Yanki
Tsering Tashi
Dickey
Tenzin Wangmo
Tenzin Zessey
Kunchok Youdon                       
Passang Dolma                           
Rabten
TenzinYangzom
Tsewang
Sonam Tso                                   
Namgyal Phuntsok

 

3rd Batch members: 2004 to 2006

Tenzin Gekyong
Karma Sonam Gyatso
Nodup Thinley
Tenzin Jayang
Dicki Dolkar
Lobsang Dawa
Tenzin Gyaltsen
Tenzin Yedok
TenzinTashi
Kelsang Tsering                           
Lobsang Dawa
Diki Yangzom
Ngawang
Tenzin Tsering
Tenzin Sherab

 

4th Batch members: 2006 to 2008
Lhundup Woeser
Tsering Chonzom
Jayang Dorjee
Karma (Jr)

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