For the Himalayan Institute Humanitarian Initiatives, 2009 was an exciting and very busy year. Here is a timeline of major events:
Himalayan Institute Cameroon
Himalayan Institute & Tibetan Partnership
Himalayan Institute India
Himalayan Institute Mexico
January |
HI Tibetan Settlements
An in-depth planning trip is made to Rabgayling Tibetan Settlement in South India to begin Energy Farming program. |
February |
HI Cameroon
Himalayan Institute Cameroon launches new Total Health branch center in Mbveh. Read more. |
HI India
Himalayan Institute India campus in Allahabad hosts 100 guests from around the world as part of the Kamakhya spiritual excursion. |
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March |
HI Tibetan Settlements
The Energy Farming program launches at Rabgayling Tibetan settlement. A model Pongamia pinnata nursery with 8,000 seedlings and a 20-acre demonstration farm are established. Read more. |
April |
HI Cameroon
Himalayan Institute Cameroon launches new Total Health branch center in Jakiri. Read more. |
May |
HI Cameroon
Total Health Mobile Unit launches, reaching hundreds of villages in surrounding region. Read more. |
HI Cameroon
New Vision, a reading glasses program, launches, bringing affordable reading glasses to the people of Kumbo, Cameroon. Read more. |
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HI Tibetan Settlements
A Himalayan Institute delegation has a private audience with His Holiness the Dalai Lama at NYC Town Hall in celebration of the 50th anniversary of Tibetan exile. |
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HI Mexico
A Himalayan Institute team visits Puebla, Mexico, to begin preparations for bringing the Institute’s humanitarian projects to Mexico. |
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June |
HI Cameroon
Himalayan Institute Cameroon launches two community well projects in the Northwest Region of Cameroon. Read more. |
HI Cameroon
The Center for Carpentry & Construction launches its first training program in woodworking and furniture making. Read more. |
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Himalayan Institute Buffalo holds its 30th anniversary celebration. | |
Pandit Rajmani Tigunait goes on a weeklong lecture tour in Japan. | |
July |
HI India
Himalayan Institute India secures a new, 14-acre campus near the sacred shrine of Khajuraho in Central India, which will be developed into an educational retreat center. |
The Spirituality in Action Conference is hosted in Honesdale, PA, with delegates from around the world. | |
August |
HI India
Himalayan Institute India annually sponsors village schools and provides scholarships. |
September |
HI Cameroon
Himalayan Institute Cameroon’s annual scholarship program awards scholarships to 42 students. Read more. |
October |
HI Cameroon
Construction begins on Kumbo Public Library. The library is slated to open by the end of 2009. Read more. |
HI Cameroon
Himalayan Institute Cameroon Sacred Link Jewelry program goes mobile and launches its first mobile jewelry training course to over 30 women in Bamenda, Cameroon. |
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Pandit Rajmani Tigunait goes on a weeklong lecture tour and humanitarian scouting trip in Brazil. | |
November |
HI Tibetan Settlements
A Himalayan Institute team returns onsite to expand the Energy Farming project to three neighboring Tibetan settlements in South India. |
December |
HI Mexico
Himalayan Institute Mexico branch center is officially established; a Himalayan Institute team goes to Mexico to begin Energy Farming programs. |
Without the support of donors like you, these projects would not be possible. Thank you!