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Tong-Len is a partnership of two registered charities, Tong-Len Charitable Trust (Registered in India in December 2004: Charity Number 16284) and Tong-Len UK (Charity Number SC036383), based in Edinburgh, which was established in March 2005 to provide funds for the work in India.
Tong-Len Charitable Trust was founded by a group of Tibetan refugees living in McLeod Ganj, an old hill station in the foothills of the Himalayas, about half an hour's drive from Dharamsala. (McLeod Ganj is home to His Holiness the Dalai Lama and a large population of Tibetan refugees who were forced into exile following the Chinese invasion of Tibet). They wanted to give something back to the local Indian community who have welcomed and supported them during their time in exile.
Tong-Len Charitable Trust is administered from its projects office in Dharamsala:
Tong-Len Charitable Trust
Top Floor, Bank Of Baroda
Opp. Art Gallery
Kotwali Bazaar
Dharamsala-176215
H.P. INDIA
Telephone:+91 (0)1892 223930
Tel: +91 (0)9816438970
Email: info@tong-len.org
Tong-Len UK was founded in January 2005 to support the work of Tong-Len Charitable Trust. It received charitable status on 1 March 2005 (registration number SC032383). Three of the founding members had visited Dharamsala the previous year and were moved by the plight of the displaced Indian populations in this area. They identified with the desires of the founders of Tong-Len Charitable Trust to help these people but recognised that significant funding would be required. Tong-Len UK is administered as a Charitable Trust with currently 7 trustees. There are no paid administrators or staff and all money raised goes directly to support the work in India.
Tong-Len UK operates from the home of the Director, Anna Owen.
Tong-Len UK
7 Oak Lane
Edinburgh
EH12 6XH
Tel: +44 (0)131 339 1740
Email: anna@tong-len.org
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