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Tibet Foundation to celebrate 21 years of supporting the people of Tibet and Mongolia

Tibet Foundation, London - 17 November 2006

Tibet Foundation is celebrating its 21 st anniversary of helping the people of Tibet and Mongolia next month. The British Tibetan charity, founded in 1985 works toward creating greater awareness of all aspects of Tibetan culture and the needs of the Tibetan people.

The annual event enables supporters of Tibet Foundation to hear directly from the charity's Board of Trustees about the work and achievements during the past year, as well as its future endeavours. The Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre will host this annual event on Saturday 2nd December from 2.30pm, which is supported by SOAS's Centre of Buddhist Studies, University of London. The event includes a screening of two films on Tibet - "Garden of Peace" and "Aid to Tibet: In the Land of Khampas".

This year, Tibet Foundation is very honoured to invite Kasur Mrs Rinchen Khando Choegyal, former Minister for the Tibetan Government-in-exile from India, as the Guest Speaker who will give an inspiring talk on Education and Healthcare: Tibetan Refugee Communities in India and Nepal . Rinchen Khando Choegyal was a former member of the Kashag (Tibetan Cabinet), served as the minister of Health and Home from 1993-1994 and then as the minister of Education from 1994-2001. She was one of the most active members of the Tibetan Women's Association (TWA) in exile and served as its President from 1984-1993.  

The former Minister for the Tibetan Administration in Exile will highlight how Tibetan refugees continue to maintain their Tibetan identity and culture through the Tibetan education system whilst catching up with the modern world of science and technology. For more than 47 years in exile, the Tibetan refugee community, under the leadership of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, has made remarkable progress in education and healthcare, sustaining their culture in the Indian sub-continent.

Tsegon Kawang, a renowned Tibetan singer will perform some of his favourite songs and musical pieces including western opera to conclude the formal programme. Tsegon is well known in the Tibetan world for his acclaimed single 'Aro Khampa' and has recorded several successful albums. He comes from a very rich musical background, who from an early age was very interested in traditional Tibetan music. He completed four years of training in a highly reputed Music School in Beijing. From 1993 to 1998, he joined the Tibetan Dance Troupe in Lhasa and later continued his career with the Centre for National Chinese Dance Performance. Tsegon has performed extensively in Tibet, China, Greece, Italy and Japan before coming into exile in Switzerland in 2002.

For further information, please contact Tsering Passang:

Tibet Foundation , 1 St. James's Market, London SW1Y 4SB (UK)

Tel: +44 (0)20 7930 6001  Fax: +44 (0)20 7930 6002

Email: tsering.passang@tibet-foundatio n.org

www.tibet-foundation.org