Our Mission

Empowering Women

Nature and Biodiversity

To empower women through classes on financial literacy and vocational as well as skills training. And to provide women with avenues for earning through their own local skills and crafts

To provide inclusive education for children from indigenous and nomadic communities that takes into account their unique cultural roots and stories. And to develop learning models that are community-owned keeping parents as an equal partner in their child’s educational journey

Shaped by decades of experience within Haiti's communities and with its educators, we affect change by bringing together real-world solutions, policy expertise, sustainable financing and collaborative partnerships.

Children Education

To develop a research center in Changthang that takes into account the area’s unique flora, fauna and geological aspects.

Our Vision

As people of Changthang, we shall endeavor to always work towards the well-being and upliftment of our peoples. We believe every child in Changthang deserves an education that takes into account their unique cultural roots.

Our Values

Our Team

A graduate of Punjab University, Dolma has served as the president of SAVE Changthang for two consecutive years. She successfully led cross-cultural dialogues between students of Changthang and other communities of Ladakh. Given her drive to improve access to education for children of Changthang and also to empower the indigenous and tribal women of the region, she served as one of the most pivotal leaders for local student and community groups. As one of the co-founders of Lhagsam, she will continue her efforts in education and women empowerment in Changthang.

Tashi Gyaltsan

A successful entrepreneur, ex-president of SAVE (Students Association for Village Education), Tashi is a resident of Nyoma village in Changthang and has worked on large-scale projects such as: setting up of the first ice hockey rink in Nyoma School in collaboration with Ladakh women’s ice hockey foundation, and raising funds for several SAVE projects. Culturally conscious, he spearheaded efforts to publish a booklet on local folk songs. At Lhagsam, he leads community campaigns and hopes to impart his expertise in the fields of micro-entrepreneurship and education.

david@unitis.com

Tashi@unitis.com

Apala is a lawyer and a Young India Fellow. She has worked closely with locals in Changthang to serve as a counselor, teacher, researcher and an advisor. She handles the research, environmental policy and curriculum design components for Lhagsam.

Apala Chaturvedi

natacha@unitis.com

Nurboo Dolma

“The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery.”

– Mark Van Doren