TCV Enterprises
To give concrete education in arts and craft and to help seek gainful employment opportunities for young artists and craftsmen in exile, the need for “Handicraft Training Centre” became a must. Thus TCV Handicraft and training centres were established, first in Dharamsala in 1974 and later in Ladakh and Patlikuhl. Today, the Handicraft Centres are administratively autonomous bodie
s within the overall TCV organization, directly accountable to the central coordinating office. The Centres have produced more than 1000 skilled tailors, artists and craftsmen and have employed more than 200 staffs and co-workers. Achievements
TCV handicraft centres are proud of their achievements, be it in the field of providing education to the children or in the preservation and promotion of Tibetan cultural heritage. Our centres have become not only financially self sufficient but are also able to contribute their share of income to the mother organization. The centres take pride in the fact that over the years it has produced hundreds of artists and craftsmen who are serving the society today. Many of the centres’ top graduates are currently serving as master craftsmen in various handicraft centres in India and Nepal. Our handicraft centres also give training and provide job placements for new arrivals from Tibet who are too old to go to school or get an instant job. The centre at Dharamsala alone has trained 700 students in various trades to date. With intensive training and high demand on quality works from its trainees, the TCV Handicraft centres have fulfilled their objective of preserving Tibetan cultural heritage in the best possible way. Furthermore, the works of the centres are frequently displayed at various international museums and exhibitions.