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Empowering The Vision Project
Founded2007
TypeNGO, Non-profit,
Location
  • First Floor, C-72, East of Kailash,New Delhi-110065,India
FieldsYouth Empowerment, Career, Social Welfare
Executive Director
Youdon Aukatsang[1]
Websitehttp://www.empoweringvision.org/
File:1st Tibetan Global Professional Summit,2010.jpg
1st Tibetan Global Professionals Summit, 2010 September 6th - 8th

Empowering the Vision Project (ENVISION), established in 2007 with the mission to strengthen the Tibetan community through youth empowerment. Tibet Relief Fund in 2003[2] initiated a Youth project which led to the emergence of Envision. ENVISION help individuals in gaining self-confidence to discover themselves; so they can be able to make right choices in life thus become self-reliant and dynamic. Envision aims to educate requisite qualification to Tibetan youth by organizing workshops, training opportunities, exposure visits and other activities so they can easily be employed. The beneficiaries of Envision are currently spread out in nine different states in India with most of them residing in the Delhi area. His Holiness the Dalai Lama is the patron of ENVISION.[3]

Functions and Programmes

ENVISION has programmes that are designed primarily for young Tibetans from the age group of 13-30 irrespective of their background. The services provided by Envision are not limited only to assisting career choices and supporting vocational training courses, but also contributing to the overall development of young Tibetans through exposure programmes and exchange visits. With the long term vision to establish a mentoring programme for school and university students as well as to facilitate Tibetan professionals’ engagement in community development programmes, ENVISION initiated the Global Tibetan Professionals’ Network (GTPN)[4] in 2008.

Building Bridges Project

Building Bridges Project[5] is an exposure and exchange programme which is designed to bring together young people from Tibetan and Indian community to foster a relationship of respect, care, learning and sharing. The project is aimed at expanding comfort zones and help broaden horizons. It also hopes to nurture friendships and relationships between communities, institutions and individuals. Under this project, summer camps, school exchanges and mentoring programmes are being facilitated. ENVISION has collaborated with Vasant Valley School[6] and American Embassy School[7] as well as NGOs like Ritinjali[8] and Initiatives of Change.[9]

Tibetan career services

ENVISION partnered with TechnoServe[10] and Department of Home,[11] Central Tibetan Administration(CTA)[12] in a USAID funded economic development for Tibetans (EDOTS)[13] programme to counsel, train and place Tibetans in jobs in 2012. Under this project, Envision has offered counseling, job readiness trainings and job placement assistance to unemployed youth. This was followed up with a six month project with the Department of Home, CTA which ended in July 2014. ENVISION provides career guidance in the form of individual counseling as well as employability skills trainings. Envision is gradually working towards building job linkages, providing subsidised trainings and promoting apprenticeship.

Global Tibetan professional's network

The Global Tibetan Professionals Network (GTPN)[14] was launched on November 1, 2008 to provide a platform for Tibetan professionals worldwide to network with each other and find creative ways of contributing to the Tibetan community.[15]

References

  1. ^ "At the crossroads". India-seminar. Retrieved 2014-09-21.
  2. ^ "empowering the vision". Tibet Relief Fund. 2012-04-09.
  3. ^ "ABOUT US". Empowering The Vision. Retrieved 2014-09-11.
  4. ^ "GTPN Founding Day Celebration". Empowering The Vision. Retrieved 2014-09-11.
  5. ^ "'Building Bridges' Summer Camp". ritinjali.org. Retrieved 2014-09-21.
  6. ^ "Buliding Bridge Summer camp". empowering the vision. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  7. ^ "Exposure Tour and Cultural Exchange Programme". empowering the vision. Retrieved 2014-09-23.
  8. ^ "'Building Bridges' Summer Camp". Ritinjali. Retrieved 2014-09-23.
  9. ^ "National Youth Camp 2012". empowering the vision. Retrieved 2014-09-23.
  10. ^ "about us". technoserve.org. Retrieved 2014-09-11.
  11. ^ "Home Secretary Meets Participants at Second Chance Programme". tibet.net. May 20, 2013.
  12. ^ "Central Tibetan Administration". mcllo.com. Retrieved 2014-09-11.
  13. ^ "USAID/India's Economics Development of Tibetan Settlements (EDOTS)". devex. Retrieved 2014-09-11.
  14. ^ "His Holiness the Dalai Lama Meets Tibetan Professionals". dalailama.com. 2009-09-08.
  15. ^ "Global Tibetan Professional's Summit" (PDF). empowering the vision. 2010-09-08.
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