Crossland, Jill

Ellen Besso is a coach, counsellor and social worker specializing in women's issues. Ellen has traveled and volunteered extensively throughout India. She worked for the Tibetan Women's Association, facilitating an English and women's empowerment program for new arrivals from Tibet, editing refugee stories, and leading mixed-gender conversation classes at the Tibet Hope Center. She and her partner Don are currently sponsors in the Canadian Tibetan Resettlement Program, which expects to bring 1000 displaced Tibetans to Canada over five years. Ellen writes about her experiences in An Indian Sojou...