Tibetan Children's Villages' 50th anniversary

Tibetan Children's Villages or TCV is an integrated community in exile for the care and education of

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, destitutes and refugee children from

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. It is a registered, nonprofit charitable

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with its main facility based at

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, North

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. TCV has a network spread across India with over 12,000 children under its care. From 1964 until 2006 the TCV has been presided by

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, sister of 14th

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. In 2009, The TCV established the first Tibetan college in exile in

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(

) which was named “The Dalai Lama Institute for Higher Education”. The goals of this college is to teach

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and

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, but also science, arts, counseling and

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to Tibetan students in exile. The Tibetan Children's Village continually contributes today. Over 60% of co-workers in different TCV branches are alumni members, and a significant number of graduate students are serving in various departments of the exiled government. Also, it has expanded and currently operates centers in Upper Dharamshala, Lower Dharamshala, Bylakuppe, Gopalpur, Chauntra, Suja, Ladakh, and Selakui. The Village also operates Youth Hostels in Delhi and Bengaluru. The Mission of Tibetan Children's Villages (TCV) - is to certify that all Tibetan children under its care receive a sound education, strong cultural identity, and become self-reliant and contributing members of the Tibetan community and the world at large.

Locations

*Lower Dharamsala *TCV Selakui *McLeod Ganj *Upper Dharamsala *TCV Bylakuppee *TCV Chauntra *TCV Gopalpur *TCV Ladakh * Suja

References

External links

Official Tibetan Children's Villages website
*https://www.globalministries.org/tibetan_childrens_village Children's charities based in India Educational organisations based in India Tibetan diaspora in India Tibetan international schools Organizations established in 1960 Orphanages in India Child refugees {{Charity-stub