Building Bridges
Building Bridges Project is designed to bring together young people from the Tibetan and Indian communities to foster a better understanding of cultures and develop respect, learning and sharing. Under this project, we facilitate mentoring programme, summer camps and school exchange programmes.
School Exchange Programme
ENVISION’s School Exchange Programme was designed to bring together young people from Tibetan and Indian communities, to foster a better understanding of cultures, learning and sharing. School Mentoring and Exchange Program under the aegis of the Building Bridges project aims to expand comfort zones and broaden horizons as well as nurture friendships between Indian and Tibetans students.
Let’s Make A Difference (LMAD)
National Youth Conference ‘Let’s Make A Difference’ (LMAD), is the annual National Youth Conference organised by IofC (‘Initiatives of Change’) at Asia Plateau, Panchgani, Maharashtra for young people in the age group of 16 to 29 years. This is an eight-day residential training programme which starts on June 1 and concludes on June 8, every year. This Youth Conference is being conducted since 1995, attended by a cross-section of Youth from various backgrounds and states. It encourages every individual to find their own unique contribution to the transformation needed in the world – starting with oneself. It has helped many participants in getting direction for their lives, setting goals, improving family relations, career and their contribution towards society.
Summer Camp Programme
The pilot event of the Building Bridges Project was a summer camp for school children held in June 2013 at Upper TCV School, Dharamshala. The camp involved 18 students of class X from Vasant Valley school and 18 students from classes IX and X from Upper TCV School. The selection of the students was on a voluntary basis.
The programme was a collaboration between ENVISION, Ritinjali, Vasant Valley and Upper TCV School, Dharamshala.
Main Objectives:
- Compare and contrast personal family experience with their buddies – see differences and more importantly similarities
- Undertake a study of Indian and Tibetan communities in Dharamsala and identify key strengths and challenges
- Design and undertake a community action (service/awareness programme) on an issue of shared concern
