Origin
The setting up of this chapter is considered very important to Longsho as it holds the vision of His Holiness The Dalai Lama. In 2001, Longsho leaders got opportunity to meet with His Holiness The Dalai Lama, where His Holiness expressed his wish for Longsho to work in the Northeast region of India. Tibetans there are much assimilated into local environment that couldn’t speak Tibetan properly. Since then, efforts are made to establish a chapter there. Few traveling camps and feasibility study were conducted however due to unavailability of fund, the main work was passed on from one batch to another. Finally during the forth term under Presidentship of Jayang Dorjee, the northeast chapter was set up on October 2008 with funding assistance from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED).
Activities
Although the formal Longsho office with youth leaders couldn’t be set up at the Northeast region before 2008 however few series of activities were implemented. They are Mini camp in 2003 during Phandok and Namsay term Feasibility study cum traveling camp in 2005 during Gekyong & Karma’s term Mini camp in 2007 during Lhundup Woesar & Jayang Dorjee and Sonam dorjee’s term.
Members:
Sonam Tsring (President)
Tsering Yahgchen (Accountant)
Jampa Namgyal (Office assistant)
Dolma Chonzom (Members)
Lhundup Younten (Members)
Kalsang Cholek (Members)
Jigme Wangden (Members)
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