We are extremely thrilled and privileged to announce that we have been able to start three different short-term vocational courses in August under Lha’s Livelihood Programme 2019.

Cookery Course
Under the Livelihood banner, Lha started the first batch of its Cookery Course on August 1 with eighteen participants: the classes are being held at Lha’s Community Soup Kitchen. The course will cover; Oriental cuisine (Asian/Chinese/Thai); Indian; Japanese; Korean; Italian; Tibetan and Bhutanese cuisine during the three months period. The Cookery Course class is led by Mr Tenzin Lekphel, who has over ten years of experience in the field and over two years of teaching experience.

Three Months Bartender Course
The three months Bartender Course under Lha’s ‘Livelihood Programme’ has been started on August 20 at Cocktails and Dreams, School of Bar and Beverage Management, Delhi. Four students are being trained by Miss Sani, and their course details include: basics of alcoholic beverages; wine insight; beer basics; bar operations; basics of mixology and working flair.
The students’ accommodation is arranged at the Tibetan Youth Hostel in Rohini.

Massage and Spa Course
The second batch of Tibetan Traditional Massage and Basic Spa course students successfully completed their one-month intensive training on August 16 and received their certificates from our Deputy Director, Tenzin Sherab and their trainer, Tashi Lhamo. Seven students have taken part in the second batch and the third batch is scheduled to begin from September 9. The students have been trained in Traditional Tibetan massage and introduced to Swedish and Thai massage. For the next two months, the students will be starting their internships at local massage and spa centres to gain hands-on experience.
While asking the students to share their experiences and feedback on the course, one of them said, “There is no drawback to this programme and it gives lots of advantages to people who have missed the opportunity to study from childhood.” When asked about future plans after the completion of the full course, they spoke with one voice, saying that they plan to continue their profession in the field, and hope to open their own ‘Wellness Centres’. Lha wishes them luck and prosperity in their future endeavours.

The Livelihood programme is organised by Lha Charitable Trust and funded by the Tibet Fund, US. We remain humbly grateful to Tibet Fund for their monetary support, and to other partners including Tibet Health Spalon, Cocktails and Dreams and Tibetan Youth Hostel for their cooperation.

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