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Running from Tenda Gyamar: A Volunteer´s Story of Life with the Refugee Children of Tibet
Lesley Freeman
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Description for Running from Tenda Gyamar: A Volunteer´s Story of Life with the Refugee Children of Tibet
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Leaving her job in London, selling her home, leaving family & friends, Lesley travelled to India to be a volunteer teacher in a vocational training centre in Northern India. She learnt of the struggles Tibetan children endure, escaping torture, violence and oppression by the Chinese authorities in their homeland, Tibet. They witnessed the torture and murder of parents, brothers and uncles. They are educated in Tibetan schools in India, many are orphans and destitute, For 2 years Lesley lived with the Tibetan community in the VTC and then a mountain village, Rajpur, undertaking voluntary work and raising sponsorship to support ... Read more
Leaving her job in London, selling her home, leaving family & friends, Lesley travelled to India to be a volunteer teacher in a vocational training centre in Northern India. She learnt of the struggles Tibetan children endure, escaping torture, violence and oppression by the Chinese authorities in their homeland, Tibet. They witnessed the torture and murder of parents, brothers and uncles. They are educated in Tibetan schools in India, many are orphans and destitute, For 2 years Lesley lived with the Tibetan community in the VTC and then a mountain village, Rajpur, undertaking voluntary work and raising sponsorship to support ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Ropley, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780998534
SKU
V9781780998534
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-19
About Lesley Freeman
Lesley Freeman left paid work, sold her home and belongings, left family and friends and travelled to India alone to live and work with the Tibetan community. She lived on 3 a week in a home provided for her by the Director of the Vocational Training Centre where she worked. Lesley has met the Dalai Lama many times and has ... Read more
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