Lha Charitable Trust

Founded in 1997, Lha Charitable Trust is a non-governmental organisation based in Dharamsala, India working on refugees & migration, education, arts & culture +7 more.

Lha Charitable Trust is a registered Indian charitable trust founded in 1997 and based in McLeod Ganj, Dharamshala. It works with Tibetan refugees, local Indian communities and people from Himalayan regions, providing social services such as a soup kitchen, language and computer classes, vocational training, health and dental programmes, clean water projects and elderly care. It also runs a cultural exchange programme for international visitors, and promotes the Tibetan language and cultural heritage in exile. Lha is run by a Tibetan board, managers and staff, and relies on volunteers from many countries. Its Indian registration is under the District Magistrate of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, and it holds 12AA and 80G tax status.