Category Archive: Stitches of Tibet

Feb 02 2012

Observational Report on Stitches of Tibet

Economic Empowerment of Tibetan Women

Observational Report on STITCHES OF TIBET

October 2011 to January 2012

Since October 2011, with major funding support from Horizon Foundation, Stitches of Tibet (SOT) has been running successfully with a new separate class room for …

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Oct 06 2011

TWA holds opening ceremony for new 2011-12 Stitches of Tibet program

Dharamsala, October 6: Yesterday morning Tibetan Women’s Association held the opening ceremony for the new Stitches of Tibet (SOT) classroom and beginning of the 2011-12 program. The guests of honor at the ceremony were Khenpo Lopon Sonam Tenphel, the deputy speaker of Tibetan Parliament -in- Exile and Louise Garrett from Horizon …

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Oct 04 2011

TWA welcomes new Stitches of Tibet manager Tsering Wangmo

Dharamsala, October 4: As of Monday 26 September, TWA are delighted to welcome the new member of staff, Tsering Wangmo. Wangmo will work as a full-time manager of vocational training program Stitches of Tibet (SOT), teaching English and computing as part of the new expanded 2011 curriculum, …

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Sep 03 2011

TWA is Hiring: Grants cum Capacity Building Manager

Job Position: Grants cum Capacity Building Manager

Job description:

You will administer and magnate TWA’s Grants and Funding programs

You will manage the Stitches of Tibet (SOT) project of TWA

You will teach English, basic maths and basic computer lessons to the SOT students

You will strengthen TWA’s …

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Aug 10 2011

TWA looks back on 16 years of Stitches of Tibet and plans for the future

Stitches of Tibet (SOT) was created in 1995 and extended in 1998 to sell handicrafts produced by the trainees. Around 10 Tibetan women (with priority given to refugees and those from a low socio-economic background) spend 18 months learning handicrafts as well as studying Tibetan and English.

This year, 2011, we …

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