Tibetan Culture

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About the project

Tibetan Culture

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

RUCHI NGO

💼 What the programme involves

The volunteers would visit Tibetan monasteries, museum, schools and join language classes with Tibetan monks. The Tibetan schools will tell stories of their fleeing and about Tibetan culture. There is a likelihood that we may take up some cleanliness work or some other activity. Otherwise, this visit will be more of touristic with leisurely walks and culture sharing. Through this project we aim to provide volunteers with an enriching (rural & urban) experience where they would participate in our ongoing rural community development initiatives aimed at uplift of marginalized people and later move to McLeodganj, Dharamshala where Tibetan Government in exile has its head quarters. Volunteers here would get chance to increase their understanding about Tibetan Culture, their movement and their ongoing struggle to keep their identity alive.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Volunteers will stay in a private Guest House in Dharamkot, 2 km away from main McLeodganj market on twin/triple sharing basis. Bed and beddings are provided. Simple basic amenities will be available. Though cooked authentic Indian vegetarian meals will be served volunteers are expected to assist the cook.

📍 About the location

Dharamkot in McLeodganj, Dharamshala, the headquarters of Tibetan Government in exile in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. Dharamshala is well known as a much sought after tourist attraction. The volunteers can visit a water fall in Bhagsu, visit a church, Lord Shiva Temple and many other monasteries.

⚠️ Requirements

As the project requires lot of walking and sight seeinb, the volunteers is required to have full physical mobility. Otherwise, no specific skills are required excepot interest in other cultures.

ℹ️ Additional information

This is a group project with open dates which can be decided mutually between the partners. The duration of the group workcamp is 7 days including arrival and departure dates.

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