Lha depends on the goodwill of volunteers and monetary and material donations for it to provide essential rehabilitation resources to the exiled Tibetan community. Lha is a non-profit organization solely dependent on monetary contributions from philanthropic corporations and generous individuals. In India, even a little goes a long way, and a lot goes very far!

Account Name: Lha Charitable Trust
Account Number: 2517000101008335
Swift Code: PUNBINBBPAR
Bank Name: The Punjab National Bank
Branch: Mcleod Ganj, Dharamsala, H.P

Payable to: Lha Charitable Trust
Lha Office Temple Road, Mcleod Ganj, Dharamsala, 176219
Distt Kangra, Himachal Pradesh

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Application Invited for Clean Water Project

Since 2011, Lha Charitable Trust has facilitated Clean Water Project (R.O System) to schools in both the Tibetan and local Indian community. The Clean Water Project aims not only to provide clean and purified water, but also to improve the overall health and nurturing of children in schools. Within these three years, with an expenditure of over 15 lakh rupees, we have successfully installed nine Clean Water Projects ensuring that around 4,000 people have access to clean drinking water. According to our survey report of September 2013 conducted in these schools, around 74% of the staff and students have said there has been consistent improvement in children's health. This positive report has encouraged us to continue with this project.


In 2014, we are planning to install five more water filters in different schools in Himachal Pradesh and Uttaranchal, India. The Clean Water Project includes a 500 liter stainless steel storage tank which acts as reserve water supply in the event of power cut or water shortage. The system is able to filter 100 liters of water per hour.


Schools in need of such water filtration R.O system may contact Lha office.


Requirements to apply for filter water systems for schools:

  • The number of students in the school should be in between (300-500).
  • Applicants should be from a registered school or institution.
  • Applicants must send written information regarding the background of their school, the number of staff and students who would be using the system.
  • Applicants should supply (in Tibetan or English) the reason why they are applying for water filter system.
  • Schools should have a regular water supply and no water shortage problems.

If there are more than five applications, we will make the selection according to the need, conditions and requirements of the school.
Kindly submit applications before 25th April 2014 to Lha Charitable Trust office by post or email. Details are given below:


Address: Lha Office, Temple Road
McLoed Ganj, Dharamshala - 176219. Distt Kangra. HP India
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For any queries- 01892-220992/ 9816689222

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  • Financial Report
  • Annual Reports
  • General Report
  • Review of Achievements
Lha is a non-profit, non-governmental, grassroots social work organization located in Dharamsala, India. Lha was founded in 1997 and in 2005 was registered as a non-profit and charitable trust in Himachal Pradesh. Every year we submit our income statements to the Indian Income-Tax Department and undergo an audit. The following are our financial statements from 2005 to 2011 fiscal years, which have already been reviewed. Following the financial statements are graphical representations of some of the key aspects we would like to highlight.

Lha's commitment is to help the Tibetan people survive and prosper in their new home of Dharamsala and to preserve their profoundly unique culture. The means to which we have been able to accomplish these goals has changed over the years. In 2005, as a young organization, Lha had few assets. Lha has steadily grown since then, and now occupies two buildings, which house our classes, soup kitchen, social services and volunteer and exchange student group accommodations. In 2005 Lha had seven full time employees, which has since expanded to nine. The notable increase in wage expenses between 2009 and 2011 reflects the decision to provide a livable wage to the Tibetan employees.

Lha took on the responsibility to pay rent for the operations building during the 2009 financial year, after the purchasing of the new Ahimsa House building, and becoming more financially stable. Since 2005 we have slowly been accumulating assets for the language classes, computer courses and social services which function out of the building, such as computers for our offices and classes, and books and teaching resources for the community libraries.

In 2007 Lha began the process of acquiring a four story building, the Ahimsa House, to house a community soup kitchen and volunteer accommodation. In May 2011 Lha used the remaining funds from the corpus receipt and capital fund to make the final payment on the Ahimsa House. This will be reflected in the financial statement for the 2012 financial year. We began working on the community soup kitchen project in 2010 and officially opened it in 2011. Since 2007 Lha has also purchased many furnishings and appliances for the volunteer accommodations. The donations from Exchange students and volunteers staying in Lha’s accommodations have also created a new source of income for Lha. In the future, Lha hopes that the donations raised from visitors in these accommodations, in conjunction with cultural exchanges and visitors services, will create a stable and sustainable financial foundation for the organization.

The Annual Report, written by Lha’s Director, Ngawang Rabgyal, sets out the aims of the organization, the year’s developments and the latest financial position. It also illustrates the diversity of the social programs provided, and the numbers of students who have benefited from these services. These achievements could not have been reached without the generosity of the volunteers and the dedication of the students and Lha’s employees.

Lha’s primary goal is to provide meaningful social services, such as free education, computer skills courses, vocational training, health and environmental education and service, volunteer coordination, cultural exchanges, free books, medicine and clothing distribution. The services of Lha are open to Tibetan refugees as well as the local Indian population and people from the Himalayan regions.