another death due to drug over dose
Last week there was another death due to drug over dose in Dharamshala. He was from Amdo Naba and he is 26 years old. he came to India at the age of five and he has never seen his family since then. He studied in TCV school and studied thanka Painting from TCV vocational training center pathlikul, in North India. A monk friend of him was telling me he has never spoke to his mother for last four years due to dialect issue(since he could not speak in Amdo dialect ).
Last year he was being rehabilitated at Zhedhe Khangsar, Dharadun. He was discharge earlier this after the completion of his rehabilitation program. We at kunphen has been talking to him and trying to help him ever since he came here. We offered him a job in our paper project but he didn’t turn in. Its very breaking when some one dies of own made death. Read more
KUNPHEN commemorate 23rd world AIDS day on 1st December 2011
On 1st December 2011 in Mcloed ganj, Dharamshala, Kunphen center for substance dependence and HIV/Aids commemorate 23rd world AIDS day. The theme of this years world AIDS is “Getting to Zero – zero new HIV infection, zero discrimination, and zero AIDS related deaths.According to some AIDS activist and our general assumption, approximately 83,000 Tibetan refugees in India could be categorised as high-risk group for HIV infection due to high mobility, poverty, and lack of access to healthcare facilities. It is very important to such organization like us, Choice and Dept of Health to work together to make this (Getting to Zero – zero new HIV infection, zero discrimination, and zero AIDS related deaths. )a promise kept. Like wise this years world AIDS was commemorated on same platform with own capabilities.
The day was begin with a formal function for CTA staffs and general public at Gangchen kyishong (Where CTA is located). During the function Mr Damchoe talked about how he and his family has been stigmatize and discriminate in Society for being HIV positive. after the formal function there was a street play from Tibet Theatre.
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