31 Mar:THANK YOU TCVAA KATHMANDU
As appealed to our Alumni members from the President for fund raising on Gothia Cup, TCVAA (Kathmandu) have planned to organize a fund raising concert and have sold many tickets in advance, but due to the recent uprising, unrest and chaos in Tibet. This program has been called off and to which they felt unfortunate. However, they have generously donated Indian Rs:50000:00 for the Gothia Cup from their scanty fund. TCV Head Office would like to THANK all the alumni members of Kathmandu chapter for their support.
The training for the Gothia Cup football tournament will start from April to June 2008 and will be trained at TCV Gopalpur. All the players are from TCV schools. The team will leave for Sweden in July 2008.
Sonam Choegyal an Ex-TCVian was in Kathmandu, and was facing mental problem. TCVAA has taken the initiative in helping him, but wasn't at their reach to help him. So, they have requested his case for rehabilitation to the President - TCV, and he has been sent to Bangalore for treatment. We hope he will recover soon.
Alumni Desk
25 Mar:THANK YOU TCVAA POKHAA, NEPAL
The second Global Family Program with 10 students from TCV Dharamsala went to Nepal for a month's long tour during the school winter break in 2007. The program was organized and funded by TCVAA Pokhara (Nepal). All the students are from Class IX, and are specially selected on the grounds; Orphan, Not been for holidays etc.
The students felt much joy like a dream come true knowing the world outside the school. They were in Pokhara for 3 weeks, distributed to various Tibetan families, and about a week in TCVAA families in Kathmandu for them to experience and relish the valuable family life, besides many other tour and pilgrimage programs.
The tour has not ended here after returning from Nepal. They were again taken to Agra to see the Taj Mahal - One of the Seven Wonders of World. All of them were given a set of photo album of the whole tour. We hope that this tour has certainly instilled pride and confidence for these destitute students.
Alumni Desk
21 Dec: Global Family Program (2007 Winter)
Global Family Program was started last year 2006 with sponsorship from the TCVAA (Tibetan Children's Villages Alumni Association), Pokhara - Nepal. This program is designed for destitute children of TCV, who had never been to vacation and out of school.
For this year 2007 winter, 9 destitute children from class IX and 1 escort were selected for this program. It is of a month's duration tour to Nepal. The group of 10 students started their much awaited dream journey on December 21, 2007 by Train from Pathankot to Gorakhpur. It is the first time for most of them traveling in Train. On reaching Nepal, they will be taken to Lumbini - the birthplace of Lord Buddha and then head to Pokhara. They will be taken for various pilgrimage and historical sites. They will be allocated to various Tibetan families including families of our Alumni brothers and sisters. With this program, they will be exposed and experience life outside TCV, and elevate their morale by the love, care and the warmth of those caring families.
After much ecstasy and satisfaction at Pokhara for couple of weeks, they will head to Kathmandu where they will once again enjoy the warmth and hospitality from our Alumni brothers and sisters in Kathmandu, and experience the life there in first hand.
After a fun-filled and breathtaking trip to Nepal, the group will return via Delhi, where they will stay for several days. They will be taken for tour around Delhi, and most probably to Agra visiting Taj Mahal. They will return home (TCV) by the end of January 2008, after a month's long exhilarating and marvelous tour with full of life and experience.
TCV Head Office would like to THANK each and every members of TCV Alumni Association, Pokhara - Nepal for this thoughtful program.
