Links
Community Groups
Institute of Tibetan Thangka Art: This non-profit offers a free five-years course to students, training them in the traditional art of Tibetan thangka painting. They are run entirely on donation.
Learning & Ideas for Tibet: L.I.T. is a non-profit volunteer based organization in Dharamsala, India working to teach Tibetans and their supporters about Tibetan culture whilst also providing a place for everyone to share their ideas about the Tibetan issue; in order to help provide
Friends
Mercy and Sharing Foundation: Their mission: MSF is currently focused on Haiti, an island nation of over 8 million population where almost 75% of the population is children. Haiti is universally acknowledged to be the poorest nation in the western hemisphere, as environmental degrada
Piyara Kutta: Started by an American friend, who had also volunteered in Dharamsala, this non-profit, which means ‘Beloved Dog’ in Hindi, helps provide for vaccination and the neuter/spay of street dogs.
Save Zanskar: A project supported by Built on Respect, to preserve Tibetan heritage in Zanskar.
Miscellaneous
Built On Respect on Facebook
Heidi’s Daily Pictures from Dharamsala
Resource
Cry of the Snow Lion: An AMAZING educational documentary. It’s also available on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxCD4Xu15ck
Fire Under the Snow: First hand account by political prisoner, Palden Gyatso.
Free Burma Alliance: Free Burma Alliance is a coalition of human rights and humanitarian relief organizations dedicated to bringing freedom to the ill-treated and oppressed women and children of Burma.
Free Tibet: To learn more about the situation in Tibet.
International Campaign for Tibet: Great resource for reports and news updates.
Laogai Research Foundation: An amazing resource for information on China’s forced labor camps, the One Child Policy and more.
Minx’s blog for Huffington Post Impact: Concentrating on people making a difference, and looking to find projects that are really something you can do, or be involved in.
Save Tibet: A great resource for information on Tibet.
The Tibet Post: Based in Dharamsla, a great outlet for Tibetan news.
Tibet House, NY: Beautiful art and cultural programs which further the understanding of Tibetan culture.
Tibet Network: TN coordinates the global Tibetan movement, working with many member organizations.