ABOUT SAN FRANCISCO REGIONAL TIBETAN YOUTH CONGRESS

The San Francisco Regional Tibetan Youth Congress (SFRTYC) is a local chapter of the global Tibetan Youth Congress, an organization that advocates for the independence of Tibet.

Role: Serves the Tibetan diaspora community in the San Francisco Bay Area, which includes a population of over a thousand Tibetan refugees.

Core Focus Areas

Political Advocacy: Organizes local protests, marches, and awareness campaigns—most notably the annual Tibetan National Uprising Day demonstrations—to oppose Chinese governance in Tibet.
Global Affiliation: Operates as an official chapter of the Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC), the largest international Tibetan non-governmental organization.
Cultural Preservation: Works to strengthen national identity and preserve Tibetan culture and language among youth living in exile.
Community Connection: Serves as a vital hub for the hundreds of Tibetan families living across the San Francisco Bay Area, utilizing platforms like Facebook to coordinate meetings and events.

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Our Vision:

To see a united, resilient, and empowered Tibetan youth community actively contributing to the preservation of Tibet’s unique identity, culture, and heritage, while working toward a free and independent Tibet.

Our Mission

TYC also organises cultural exhibitions and festivals to create awareness among the people of the world of Tibet’s culture. Social & Educational: TYC engages in a wide variety of activities aimed at helping those in need and alleviating some of the most urgent social and educational problems. These range from organisms broom squads to building public toilets, conducting health education programmes to blood donation, holding adult education classes to starting schools and planting trees.

Our Aims and Objectives

To dedicate oneself to the task of serving one’s country and people under the guidance of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the Spiritual and Temporal Ruler of Tibet.
To promote and protect national unity and integrity by giving up all distinctions based on religion, regionalism or status.
To work for the preservation and promotion of religion and Tibet’s unique culture and traditions.
To struggle for the total independence of Tibet even at the cost of one’s life.