ENVISIONAnnual Report2018-19

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About Us

Empowering the Vision Project (ENVISION) was set up in December 2007 as a Trust to strengthen the Tibetan community through youth empowerment. It is our vision to see truly self-reliant and dynamic Tibetans who are able to hold their own in the global world.

Patron: His Holiness the 14th Dalai LamaVision: To see a self-reliant and dynamic Tibetan communityMission: To promote and support youth empowerment

Tibet Relief Fund, UK is the core funder of ENVISION.

Our Goals

- To develop young leaders through mentorship and life skills training

- To provide employment to young people through guidance, fellowship and direct assistance

- To strengthen relations amongst young Tibetans and with other communities through networking

- To create young entrepreneurs through seed funding and supporting in market linkages

Board Of Trustees

ENVISION Staff Members

Arun Kapur (Chair) Dolma Gyari Tempa Tsering Dorjee W. Dewatshang

Philippa Carrick(Advisory Trustee)

Youdon AukatsangSonam TopgyalLynda Ongel Lepcha

Youdon Aukatsang(Director)

Apa Lhamo(Assistant Director)

Tenzin Topchen(Programme Coordinator)

Kelsang Choedon(Programme Coordinator)

Tenzin Nyima(Financial Administrator)

Tenzing Migmar(Programme Assistant)

Tashi Delek!

A warm welcome to the third edition of our Annual

Report. ENVISION is committed to paving paths for

young Tibetans to become self reliant, dynamic and

contributing members of the community. Our three

Programmes: Tibetan Career Services, Building Bridges

and Global Tibetan Professionals Network (GTPN)

have been instrumental in enabling us to work towards

achieving our commitment.

Being a small organisation, we have the flexibility to learn

quickly from mistakes, adapt and adopt new initiatives.

During this year, we were able to launch a few small

initiatives. Career Help Desk was set up at Samyeling

Tibetan Settlement, Majnu ka Tilla targeting unemployed

youth around the Settlement and is operational every

Wednesdays. We have also been able to set aside a

small fund to support aspirations and commitments of

Emerging Tibetan Generation. Two Tibetan University

students were supported this year through this initiative

- to publish a book and organise a festival. Another

initiative this year is Celebrating Tibetan Professionals

with the objective of creating platforms for Tibetan

professionals to share their work experience and

learnings with others.

Tibetan Homes School based in Rajpur, Dehradun joined

us as a new School partner under our School Exchange

Programmes. We found an Indian counterpart school for

THS Rajpur in Olympus High School, Dehradun. We also

found another Indian counterpart for TCV Selaqui School

in Cambrian Hall.

Northeast Career Exploration Workshop is another new

initiative of the year. Based on many interactions and

feedback from Tibetans from the North east region in

India, we felt a need to reach out to Tibetan schools in the

region. ENVISION team organised workshops for Class X,

XI and XII students in Sambhota Tibetan School, Sonada,

Central Tibetan School Darjeeling and Kalimpong

covering 117 students.

ENVISION’s external outreach events expanded to

include Tibetan Muslim School students from Kashmir

and University students from Taiwan.

ENVISION has always steered clear of traditional

methodologies of imparting trainings and workshops to

youth relying on interactive and creative approaches.

Through over 15 outreach events including

collaborations, our team was able to reach 697 young

Tibetans of which over 400 were school students.

Our work to serve Tibetan youth has been possible

only with generous support from our core funder,

Tibet Relief Fund (TRF). As TRF celebrates its 60th

anniversary this year, we would like to express our

indebtedness to TRF for its steadfast support and

commitment to Empowering the Vision Project in

particular and Tibetans in general.

We are also grateful for the cooperation and support

received from our Trustees, partnering schools,

organisations, Tibetan professionals and various

individuals. We would like to thank them all for their

generosity and commitment to our work with Tibetan

Youth.

With Best Wishes,

Youdon Aukatsang

Director

From The Director

Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

I. TIBETAN CAREER SERVICES a. ENVISION Fellowship Programme 2018

b. Leadership Workshop 2018

c. Mission Admission Workshop

d. CareerHelpDeskatSamyelingTibetanSettlement

e. NorthEastCareerExplorationWorkshop

f. EmergingTibetanGeneration

II. BUILDING BRIDGES a. School Exchange Programmes

b. Lets’MakeaDifference2018

c. Other Outreach Events

III. GLOBAL TIBETAN PROFESSIONALS NETWORK a. GTPN Role Model Visits b. GPTN Networking Events c. CelebratingTibetanProfessionals

IV. EXTERNAL EVENTS

Executive Summary Empowering the Vision Project (ENVISION) was set up in New Delhi in 2007 as a non-governmental and non-profit

organisation dedicated to empowering youth of Tibetan origin between the age group of 15-35. It is our vision to have

self-reliant, dynamic and contributing young Tibetans in the community.

During this year, ENVISION was able to reach 697 Tibetan youth under the aegis of its three broad programme: Tibetan

Career Services(TCS), Building Bridges, and Global Tibetan Professionals Network (GTPN). Of these beneficiaries, 444

were school children, 73 were university students and 54 GTPN members and professionals and 126 unemployed Youth.

ENVISION gives ongoing career guidance and services to Tibetan youth via phone, social media and in person under

its Tibetan Career Services. ENVISION’s online virtual presence continues to be a strong medium in reaching out to

students, schools, unemployed youth, employers and professionals.

ENVISION Fellowship Programme was able to recruit 10 candidates for the first time since the Fellowship programme

was set up in 2014. Candidates who were selected through a two-step screening process were granted Fellowship to

advance their career interests and hone their employability skills.

Mission Admission Workshop 2018 was held on 24-25, June at Tibetan Community Hall, Majnu Ka Tilla, New Delhi

by ENVISION with support from student volunteers - Students General Improvement Group (SGIG), Global Tibetan

Students Union (GTSU) and Student Council, Rohini Tibetan Youth Hostel, New Delhi. The two-day Workshop

started with an orientation session on the Delhi University (DU) admission process followed by a session with Tibetan

Professionals in the afternoon. On the second day, ENVISION invited Ashutosh Bharadwaj, Deputy Dean of DU Foreign

Students for an interactive session. Students were taken on a north campus college tour after which the workshop ended

with a feedback/evaluation session.

Career Help Desk initiated by ENVISION in Tibetan Samyeling Settlement, Majnu ka Tilla operating through the office

of Regional Tibetan Women’s Association (RTWA) every Wednesdays targets unemployed youth in and around the

Settlement. Not only were youth seeking employment helped with career guidance and job preparedness, we were also

able to connect a few who were unable to continue formal education with skills training institutes.

To support university students in pursuing their passion, innovation and commitment, ENVISION started a small

initiative this year under Emerging Tibetan Generation project. Under this banner, we supported publication of a book

by a university student and organisation of Milestone

2019- A Cultural Festival led by a Tibetan student in

Delhi University.

ENVISION also initiated its first Career Exploration

Workshop for students in the north east region with

Sambhota School Sonada and Central School for

Tibetans, Darjeeling and Central School for Tibetans,

Kalimpong covering 117 students. During the feedback

session, many students expressed that they had never

participated in self-exploration activities before and

that it was the most useful session of the workshop.

Tibetan Homes Rajpur became our new school partner

under Building Bridges School Exchange Programme

during this year. The other school partners are TCV

Selaqui and STSS Poanta, and our Indian school

partners are Guru Nanak Mission in Paonta, Cambrian

Hall and Olympus High School in Dehradun. 169

Tibetan students and 312 Indian students participated

in the school exchange programme this year.

2018 Annual Leadership Workshop for class XII

students of STS Poanta and TCV Selaqui focusing on

inner leadership skills had 126 participants. In addition

to having Tibetan artists lead sessions on assertiveness

and critical thinking, the second day’s sessions on

self-exploration and goal setting were led entirely by

ENVISION team.

ENVISION supports 10 Tibetan students each year to

participate in Let’s Make a Difference Conference (LMAD),

an Annual National Youth Conference organised by

Initiative of Change and held at Asia Plateau, Panchgani,

Maharashtra for young people in the age group of 16-30

years from 1st - 8th June.

An interactive workshop on Self Exploration with Tibetan

Muslim students from Kashmir, facilitation of two Tibetan

law students to participate in the International Summer

School programme in Delhi and an Informal interaction with

a Taiwanese students/Teacher group were some external

outreach events of the year.

GTPN Role Model Visit this year was conducted at STS

Poanta and THF Rajpur where four GTPN members from

diverse field shared their experiences with students of

Classes IX, X, XI and attended to their queries. ENVISION

organised annual GTPN picnic, a Delhi by Bike Tour event

for Tibetan professionals in Delhi and also an interactive

session on leadership with Tashi Gyaltsen, TRF Trustee

under our Celebrating Tibetan Professionals Forum to

celebrate successful Tibetan professionals and provide

a platform for learning and networking amongst Tibetan

professionals in Delhi.

During this financial year, ENVISION invested INR

45,01,517 for the implementation of the aforementioned

programmes and initiatives including administrative costs.

TotalProgramme

Budget

14,52,560 INR

11,02,668 INR

15,07,942 INR

4,38,347 INR

Tibetan Career Services (TCS)Empowering the Vision Project [ENVISION] offers career related services to all Tibetans in the age group of 15-35.

293 clients approached ENVISION for various career related services. Of these, 10 were given fellowship to pursue

their career interests, 121 were given job placement assistance including interview preparation and resume writing,

117 participated in career exploration workshops, 43 clients were provided guidance on college admission, while

two candidates were given internship and training opportunities including enrolment in Ritinjali’s Second Chance

Programme.

TCS Clients Breakdown

ENVISION Fellowship programme initiated in 2014 awards

financial support to 10 young Tibetans aspiring to enhance

their employability skills and explore career interests

through short-term courses or internships in chosen fields.

10 candidates were recruited for the year 2018 through a

two-step screening process including an interview. Of INR

4 Lakh allocated for ENVISION Fellowship, INR 379,229

were spent for short term courses and INR 20,000 for an

internship for a duration of four months.

•Mr. Sonam Gyatso from Bylakuppe Tibetan settlement,

finished a three-month Spa therapist course at VLCC,

Bengaluru in July and is currently in Bylakuppe pursuing

to be a freelance spa therapist at Urban Clap –an app that

provides services at door steps.

•Mr. Tenzin Palden, from Odisha Tibetan settlement,

is pursuing an eight-month short-term course on

Animation at MAYA PRO, Connaught place, Delhi and

completes in May 2019.

•Ms. Kalsang Butok from Pokhra, Nepal finished her

three- month short term course on digital Marketing

from EXCEL Range Media Group in Delhi in September

2018 and is currently in her final year Master degree at

Prithvi Narayan Campus, Nepal.

•Mr. Tsering Dhondup, from Delhi started a four-

month Internship at Ishan Khosla Studio in September

and completed in December, currently working as a

Freelance Graphic designer based in Delhi.

•Mr. Tsering Dhargyal from Sonamling Tibetan

settlement, Ladakh is pursuing a six month short-

term course on Graphic Design Course at ADMEC

Multimedia Institute which ends in May 2019.

•Tenzin Aruktsang, who came from Tibet at the age

of 13, is pursuing a six month Diploma in Clinical

ENVISION Fellowship 2018

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Assistance

Optometry in Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, started in

January and ends in June 2019.

•Tenzin Lhanor, Dharamsala, started a course in Tattoo

Art in February at RIP Tattoo Studio, scheduled to

complete his course in May 2019.

•Tashi Gyatso, Dharamsala, one month course in Music

Mixing and Mastering at Spin Guru Academy based in

Netaji Subhash Place, New Delhi. He completed his course

on 30th January, 2019 and is currently employed at Tibet

Theatre based in Dharamshala.

•Tsewang Choezom, from Ladakh pursued a three-month

short-term course on Special Needs Education at ADAPT,

Mumbai which ended in April 2019. She is scheduled

to join ADAPT as an employee in September 2019.

Meanwhile she is working on her action plan as part of the

course in Ladakh.

•Chemi Kyizom, from Kathmandu, Nepal is pursuing a

three month course in Digital Marketing at Skills Circle,

CP, New Delhi which will end in May 2019.

Reports from the fellows are shared as blogs on our website http://www.empoweringvision.org/blogand social media platforms.

I am aware that we, Tibetans have innate

business skills but lack the knowledge to

develop our business. I felt that through

my course in digital marketing, I can learn

how to expand business spheres.

Kelsang Butok Digital marketing Course

Leadership Workshop

ENVISION’s Leadership Workshop focuses on

developing inner leadership of Tibetan school students

through self-exploration, creativity and other interactive

approaches.

For the past two consecutive years, this workshop is

being held at the Tibetan Private Industrial Training

Institute (ITI) Selaqui, formerly known as SOS Vocational

Training Centre for Tibetans. The two-day workshop

began with an orientation and welcome dinner on

Friday, 6th April for 126 students from TCV Selaqui and

Sambhota Tibetan School, Paonta including 12 students

from ITI on the request of the institute. Participants

were divided into four groups to foster better interaction

within themselves through the course of the workshop.

Bhuchung D. Sonam (Poet & Writer), Karma Sichoe

(Tibetan Thangka Painter & Artist) and Tenzin Tsundue

(Writer & Activist) were invited as resource persons.

While Bhuchung emphasized on the need for space

for discussion, debate and critique for any form of

art to excel, Karma opined that education should not

necessary be inclined to conventional methodology but

also should involve students’ participation in creativity,

self-awareness and imaginative activities through artistic

engagements. Tsundue shared his passion for story-

telling and need for critical thinking in our community.

Their presentations on myriad facets of leadership

particularly passion, creativity and critical thinking

enabled students to explore and think out-of-the-box

in leading their career and lives with self-realization of

their core values.

The two-day workshop concluded with ENVISION’s “Let’s

Make a Difference” (LMAD) session during which students

share their commitment to make a difference. This

session is the most significant session as students not only

implement what they learned from the workshop but go

beyond to think how each of them can make a difference.

Students’ commitment(s) varied from becoming less

judgmental to reading books, writing journals, to

reaffirming self-potentials at the end of the day.

During the feedback and evaluation session, students

expressed how they could relate with the speakers, their

“unconventional interest/passion,” the power to express

self through drawing, writing, and theatre.

Check the Youtube link.... https://www.youtube.com/

watch?v=aw7WQEOrQqk

At first I thought this

workshop would be like any other

workshop, but I am glad it turned out

quite unique and enlightening for me

as I never thought about linking art and

leadership.

Tenzin YontenSTS Poanta Sahib

Mission Admission Workshop for Tibetan high school

graduates was held on 24-25, June at Tibetan Community

Hall, Majnu Ka Tilla, New Delhi by ENVISION with support

from student volunteers - Students General Improvement

Group (SGIG), Global Tibetan Students Union (GTSU) and

President of Tibetan Youth Hostel, New Delhi. The two-day

Workshop started with an orientation on DU admission

process followed by a session with Tibetan Professionals

in the afternoon. The second day began with an interactive

session with Ashutosh Bharadwaj, Deputy Dean of DU

Foreign Students Office, and ended with a north campus

college tour and a feedback/evaluation session.

During the course of the workshop various topics

including DU college eligibility criteria, top colleges

of DU in corresponding to concerned subjects and

faculties, necessary documents to be prepared, hostel

accommodation facilities, and general etiquettes of a

college-going student in Delhi- challenges, opportunities

and experiences – were covered. Participants were taken

through a demo run of DU form filling practice as well.

An interaction with Dr Ashitosh Bharadwaj, Deputy

Dean of Foreign Students at Delhi University, and

his team is a conscious effort to ensure a first hand

information and interaction on foreign students quota

application procedures and to maintain connection

between the Foreign Students Office and Tibetan

students.

As a follow up to the Workshop, ENVISION in

collaboration with Bureau Education Officer (DOE,

CTA) and Volunteer Student Groups guided Tibetan

students through admission processes at the DU

Foreign Students Office for two consecutive days on

4-5th July, 2018. This was a step towards ensuring

that all Tibetan students aspiring to join DU had

the necessary guidance and support on the day of

admission.

MissionAdmissionWorkshop

Tenzin Youdon, CST ShimlaLakshmibhai College, New Delhi

The session on admission procedure was

illuminating because I was not aware of what are

the next steps after filling the online application

form. I feel assured, now that I am clear with the

next proceedings.

Empowering the Vision Project (ENVISION) held its first Career Exploration Workshop in the North east of India from

October 26-28 in three schools: Sambhota Tibetan School, Sonada, CST Darjeeling and CST Kalimpong. All the three

schools have no assigned Career Counselors except for a North east Career Counselor who visits the schools twice a

year.

North East Career Exploration Workshop

The Career Exploration Workshop had three main objectives:

•Create self-awareness by helping students in exploring their values and interests

•Provide information on college options/career choices/scholarship opportunities

•Share information on ENVISION’s programme

Our workshops covered 117 students of which 35 were Class IX & X students of Sambhota Sonada, 38 were Class

XII students of Darjeeling and 44 were Class XII students of Kalimpong. The workshops were facilitated by Youdon

Gyatso, Class IXSambhota Sonada

I was thinking of discontinuing my studies

but after attending this workshop, I gained

clarity on what to do in life and about

various career options.

Aukatsang, Director and Tenzing Migmar, Executive

Assistant on behalf of ENVISION.

In all the three workshops, students were given ample

space to introspect and explore their values and interests

using various tools and activities. ENVISION team also

dwelled on college options based on streams of study and

emerging careers.

In the feedback session, many expressed that they have

never participated in self-exploration activities before and

that it was the most useful session of the workshop.

ENVISION initiated a Career Help Desk at Samyeling Tibetan Settlement, Majnu Ka Tilla every Wednesdays from the office of Regional Tibetan Women’s Association to reach out to unemployed Tibetan youth living in and near the Settlement which became fully operational in March. Most of the drop ins are young Tibetans unsure of career paths to pursue including some who were not able to continue their formal education after Class VIII and IX. ENVISION team attends to all drop ins and assist them with career guidance, job linkages and job readiness skills including cover letter and resume writing. ENVISON has been able to assist 15 young Tibetans so far through this outreach. While five youths applied for various jobs and are still awaiting confirmation, four needed help with resume writing and two were seeking scholarship guidance. Another two young Tibetans have been enrolled in training programmes with ENVISION’s facilitation- one in Tibetan Private Industrial Training Institute in Selaqui for a one year Cooking Course and the other in Second Chance Programme at Ritinjali where he will be focusing on computer studies and life skills development for two years and also work on completing his class 10th board examination.

Apart from studying various life skills at

Ritinjali, I have also enrolled for a computer

course. It has been more than a month

since I joined and I have adapted well to

the environment here, and have also made

some good friends.

ENVISION has also started a small initiative this year to

support emerging young Tibetan leaders to pursue their

passion, innovation and commitment. The need for such

an initiative was discussed at the Global Vision for Young

Tibetans Conference 2017 held in Bylakuppe, Karnataka.

Bhuchung Kata was a participant of Global Vision

Conference 2017 who approached us last year with his

book project. Bhuchung’s perseverance and commitment

to the project was not only able to pursue young

Tibetans to submit their writings but was also able to find

a publisher and the book became a reality. ENVISION

financially supported Bhuchung Kata with INR 24,000

to publish his book ‘Unfolded Secrets’ which documents

aspirations, challenges, and hopes of young Tibetans in

exile.

ENVISION also supported Lobsang Yeshi, President of

International Student’s House, Delhi University with

20,000 INR in his fund raising project for the 55th

Annual Cultural Fest ‘Milestone – 2019.’ He was not only

instrumental in organising the entire festival but also

led the Tibetan contingents in one of the events “Many

nations in one house” a platform to engage and interact

with students from different countries, background, and

culture, through cultural performances and exhibitions.

Lobsang Yeshi is an ENVISION beneficiary who had

earlier participated in the National Youth Conference at

Asia Plateau.

Career Help Desk

Emerging Tibetan

Generation

Bhuchung Kata Lobsang Yeshi

Karma GyurmeySecond Chance Programme, Ritinjali

Building Bridges ProgrammeENVISION has facilitated various exposure and exchange opportunities to bring together youth from Tibetan and Indian

communities with the objective:

●To foster a better understanding of cultures, learning and sharing

●To expand comfort zones and broaden horizons of young Tibetans

●To nurture friendships between young Indians and Tibetans

School Exchange Programme is designed to bring

together young school children from Tibetan and

Indian communities, to foster a better understanding

of cultures, learning and sharing. It is also an effort

toward facilitating exposure and learning for the Tibetan

children.

This year we have a new School partner in Tibetan

Homes School Rajpur in addition to TCV Selaqui, and

Sambhota Tibetan Society School, Poanta. The Indian

school partners are Guru Nanak Mission Public School

in Paonta, Cambrian Hall and the newly added Olympus

High School both based in Dehradun.

140 Tibetan students and 239 Indian students

participated in the exchange programme. Tibetan

students visited Indian schools in the month of

August and September with the return visits in

October and November. In addition to the ENVISION

facilitated school exchange programme, schools are

discussing further engagements including inter- school

competitions.

One of the highlights of the school exchange programme

is the buddy activity wherein a Tibetan student is paired

with an Indian counterpart as soon as the programme

School Exchange Programme

This was a great opportunity to learn about

each other’s culture, community and exchange

of ideas on various aspects including school

and student life.

Dorjee LhamoTibetan Homes School, Rajpur

starts. The buddies are then together throughout the

day from the school campus and classroom tour to

activities and refreshment. Few students have taken

their friendship forward and are meeting each other

during their school outings. Students also interacted

with each other through participation in skits and

basketball and football matches.

This year we did a questionnaire survey with the

Tibetan Students to have a better understanding of

their experiences and also to seek inputs from them to

make the programme more useful and impactful.

Findings based on the survey conducted with Tibetan students during the programme:

More than half of the students have never interacted with Indian Students before

Through this programme, each Tibetan student on an average interacted with 11 Indian students and made five new friends.

Buddy activity was found most useful and engaging.

Annual National Youth Conference (LMAD) is organised

every year from 1st - 8th June by Initiative of Change (IofC)

held at Asia Plateau, Panchgani, Maharashtra for young

people from all over India in the age group of 16-30 years.

The 24th LMAD 2018 conference saw 270 participants

including 10 Tibetan participants.

ENVISION facilitates 10 young Tibetans each year from

across India with the purpose of contributing towards

broadening their horizon and expanding their comfort

zones. This year the 10 students including six girls were

from universities based in Delhi, Baroda, Ooty and

Bangalore.

This conference provides them ample opportunity to

deliberate, exchange, share, strategize and present their

individual and collective voice. Through different exercises,

activities and accomplished speakers from diverse fields, the

conference encourages every individual to find his/her own

unique contribution to the transformation needed in the

world.

Annual National Youth Conference: Let’s Make A Difference (LMAD)

Dhondup Gyaltsen student of JSS College, Ooty

I have never been part of a conference

with Indian participants before. As such, it

was initially difficult to interact with other

participants but towards the end of the

conference, I was more comfortable, open

and even made few friends.

International Summer School ProgrammeENVISION facilitated the

participation of Tenzin Yangphel and

Tenzing Soepa to the International

Summer School Programme held

at Nehru Memorial Museum and

Library, New Delhi from 24th June

to 3rd July 2018. They were among

34 students from 19 countries in this

programme which was organised

under the banner of Incredible India

campaign launched by Government

of India to promote International

goodwill and cross-cultural dialogue

amongst promising young individuals,

developing their potential as future

leaders in government, business and

civil society.

Interactive Session with Tibetan Muslim StudentsIn coordination with Kalsang Jigme, a

professional photographer and GTPN

member, ENVISION hosted a lunch and

an interactive session with 15 Tibetan

Muslim students from classes VIII-X

of Tibetan Public school in Srinagar,

Kashmir. This is the first time ENVISION

has reached out to the Tibetan Muslim

community. The students were very

receptive and two Tibetan graduates

from Kashmir later approached the office

for job assistance.

Informal interaction with a Taiwanese Students GroupENVISION Team led an informal

interactive session with a group of

students and Professors from Fu Jen

Catholic University, Taiwan on 29th

January. The group came in contact

with ENVISION last year through

one of their University Professors.

ENVISION staff interacted with the

group and attended to their queries

on the organisation and Tibetans in

exile.

Other Outreach Events

Global Tibetan Professionals Network (GTPN)Global Tibetan Professionals Network (GTPN) is a platform where Tibetan professionals from diverse backgrounds can

network with each other and find creative ways of contributing to the community, mentoring young Tibetan aspirants

academically and/or professionally.

ENVISION engaged with 54 GTPN members including some new members through its networking events including a

collaboration with GTPN Member in the form of Delhi by Bike event. GTPN Members contributed their time to mentor

young Tibetans through GTPN Role Model School Visits and Mission Admission Workshop.

ENVISION’s GTPN Role Model School Visit is an effort to engage Tibetan professionals with the community and harness

their skills to inspire and encourage Tibetan students to explore different career choices and make them aware of

opportunities and challenges that lie ahead in the future.

In the last two years, GTPN members engaged with students of TCV Selaqui, Sambhota Paonta, Tibetan Homes

Foundation and Central School for Tibetans, Mussoorie. Sambhota Paonta School and Rajpur Tibetan Homes school were

the two schools where GTPN Role Models visit took place. Rajpur Tibetan Homes School has joined us this year as a new

School Partner.

Four GTPN members- Ms Ogyen Palmo (Chartered Accountant, Deloitte), Ms Kelsang Tsomo(CEO Third Pole Venture

Link), Mr Kalsang Jigme(Photo Journalist) and Dr Tenzin Namdon (Doctor, Delek Hospital) participated in this visit. They

interacted and attended to 168 students of classes IX, X, and XI of the two schools.

Professionals shared their personal journeys from a student to their current positions as professionals including their

struggles, challenges and opportunities as Tibetans. They also encouraged students to always look at the infinite

possibilities that life has to offer. Following their presentations, students were divided into four groups based on their

interest/career choice to join a professional where lively discussions took place on career options, opportunities,

challenges and struggles.

GTPN Role Model School Visit

“ThisismyfirsteverinterfacewithTibetanProfessionals.Ifeelinspiredandmotivatedtostudyhardandaimhigher.”

Tenzin Choyang, Class X, Tibetan Homes School Rajpur

GTPN Picnic

25 Tibetan professionals with family members gathered for the annual

GTPN picnic celebrating GTPN’s launch anniversary on 4th November

in Lodhi Gardens. The picnic is also an opportunity to bring Tibetan

professionals living and working in Delhi together to celebrate common

heritage and discuss ways to extend our collective commitment and

responsibility toward the community.

Tibetan Professionals from diverse backgrounds ranging from health

and fitness to academics to social workers to sales marketing to

government employees were at the picnic. We enlisted Thinley Norbu,

Tsering Namgyal, Khando Wangmo and Deki Dolker as new GTPN

members.

Celebrating Tibetan ProfessionalsTashi Gyaltsen, TRF Trustee and Project Officer at Swansea University

led an interactive workshop on leadership at ENVISION Office on 30th

June, 2018. Of the 30 participants, 10 were university students and the

rest were Delhi based professionals. The interactive workshop made

participants to dwell deep into what leadership meant to them; where

do they see themselves in five years’ time and explore ways to becoming

resilient in the journey, both in life and career.

Delhi by Bike

In collaboration with Tenzin Gyalpo,

GTPN member and Social entrepreneur,

ENVISION facilitated Delhi By Bike tour

for GTPN members on 24th March, 2019.

The Bike Tour took 16 participants

including ENVISION staff members

cycling through the heritage sites of

old Delhi. Professionals were charged a

subsidised rate by Delhi by Bike Founder

and ENVISION hosted a brunch in the

Tibetan Settlement.

GTPN Networking Events

External Events

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• Youdon Aukatsang, ENVISION Director was

invited as the Guest of Honour to the Valedictory

Ceremony for CII 2018 graduates by Dr Mithu Alur,

Founder Chairperson, ADAPT from April 11th-13th.

ENVISION agreed to be CII Partner for Knowledge

Hubs on Inclusive Education.

• Apa Lhamo, Senior Programme Officer represented

ENVISION at the Workforce Development

Meeting held from May 11-12 organised by Youth

Empowerment Support Desk, Department of Home,

Central Tibetan Administration (CTA).

• Tenzing Migmar, Executive Assistant attended a

Leadership Development Training for women grassroots

workers at Indian Institute of Public Administration

(IIPA), New Delhi from 18 – 22 June 2018 under Women

Empowerment Desk (WED), SARD, Department of

Finance, CTA.

• Youdon Aukatsang, ENVISION Director was invited to

speak on Nurturing Tibetan Professionals in the Five-

Fifty Forum: Towards a resilient Tibetan community

conference organised by the Department of Finance,

Central Tibetan Administration from 13-21 September

2018.

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