About Us | Clean Upper Dharamshala Programme (CUDP)

CUDP is a dynamic organization fueled by a passionate team of environmental activists committed to preserving the natural beauty of Upper Dharamshala. With expertise in organizing impactful environmental awareness projects and crafting innovative recycled products, CUDP is at the forefront of sustainable action in the region.

Driven by a deep sense of responsibility and purpose, our mission is to maintain a clean and healthy environment while educating the community on the importance of environmental protection and effective waste management practices. Through collaboration, creativity, and community engagement, CUDP is building a greener future for generations to come.

Know Our Amazing Team

and Their Message to the World.

I joined in 2022 as the Environment Coordinator

What I like most about my job is getting self-satisfaction and contentment at the end of the day, knowing that I am working for the well being of the environment in which we all live in.

I would like to tell the world to smile a bit more, plant some of your favourite flowers, share, forgive and have some nice walks in the nature, heal and be there for each other.

Tenzin Passang

Head of the Organization.

I joined the Paper Recycle Factory last October. I work as an artisan creating handmade products and participate in clean ups of the CUDP when they are happening.

What I like most about my job is that I have always dreamt

of working to help the environment so I find happiness in finally getting to do it. I love the people I work with aswell.

I would like to tell the world that life is precious so we should treat each other, animals and the environment with

care and be polite.

Tenzin Molam

Assistant cum Sales Person

Tentso

Artisan

I joined the Paper Recycle Factory in my mid-twenties in 1995, so I have been working here almost since the very beginning of the CUDP as an artisan. As such, I do the shaping, stitchery and painting of the products. Furthermore, I am responsible for entries in our office journal.

What I like most about my job is recycling paper and making beautiful things out of it. Starting with something that is declared trash and unusable, and at the end of the day you hold a piece of art in your hands. I just love to express my creativity in paper art.

I would like to tell the world that we should keep our environment clean in order to live a healthy life. Everyone should take responsibility for their own garbage.

Together with Tentso, I joined the Paper Recycle Factory almost in the very beginning, in 1995, just after I turned 20. Since then, I have been working as an artisan, recycling paper and making the products by hand, as well as participating in mass clean-ups whenever they are happening.

What I like most about my job is the work environment. Almost everyone has been working here for more than 20 years, so we know each other almost better than we know our husbands. I also appreciate the satisfaction I get from working with paper and making products by hand. Since I participate in the mass clean-ups, I see the entire recycling and artwork process from start to finish.

I would like to tell the world that there is no small work, as long as you do it with dedication.

Tashi Dolkar

Artisan

Zimba Tharchy

Artisan

I have been working in the Paper Recycle Factory of the CUDP for more than 25 years now. I started out as what nowadays would be a green worker, and eventually moved on to recycle paper and working as an artisan. Today, the core of my work is designing new products and cutting templates for them, and at the end, do quality checks on the finished products.

What I like most about my job is recycling paper and doing paperwork in general. I really like working as an artisan and thus live out my creativity as an artist.

I would like to tell the world that, since we are living all over the globe as Tibetan refugees, we should strive to maintain a good relationship with the domestic people and behave accordingly as guests.

I joined the Paper Recycle Factory of the CUDP as an artisan in 1999 and have enjoyed it every day since. I recycle paper in the factory itself and furthermore create handmade products from the recycled paper for our Green Shop.

What I like most about my job is that I get to gain new work experience with every order we get. Time and time again producing new ideas that later turn into real products is always challenging me and never gets boring.

I would like to tell the world that people should really think about what they do and how they act in their daily lives. Responsibility is the key word. Responsibility towards our environment, towards ourselves and towards our future generations.

Sonam

Artisan