DEVI's Programmes: What We Do
The Dharamshala Earthville Institute (DEVI) offers a variety of activities to provide education and job skills for Tibetan refugees, to help international visitors 'break through the tourist bubble' and develop meaningful connections with the Dharamshala community, to facilitate cross-cultural understanding and appreciation, and to catalyse altruistic activity in general.
Our main activities include:
- Education and training including English classes, computer education and vocational training for Tibetan refugees
- Volunteer opportunities for anyone who wants to make a difference
- Sunday@Sunset public talk series at KhanaNirvana Community Café, featuring former Tibetan prisoners of conscience and other topics of interest
- Showings of documentary films on India and Tibet as well as other topics of regional, global and spiritual interest
- Dharma talks and interfaith dialogues
- Petition drives to support human rights
- Concerts and performances including a weekly 'Open Stage' ('open mic' without the mic) featuring music and poetry from around the world
- 'I Love Dogs' campaign, which has vaccinated hundreds of street dogs against rabies and other diseases, helping to stop an epidemic rabies outbreak and saving the lives of dogs and humans.
For more information, visit DEVI's office in KhanaNirvana Community Café on Temple Road (halfway between the main McLeodGanj bazaar and H.H. the Dalai Lama's temple, above Western Travels), or contact us here.