| Description | Grant file containing correspondence, minutes, agendas, grant overviews and funding requests relating to the Tibet Information Network (TIN). Funding source(s): Barrow Cadbury Trust. Applicant overview: TIN is an independent news and research service that collects and distributes information on what is happening in Tibet. It was set up by Robbie Barnett and Nicholas Howen in 1987. TIN is based in London with news-gathering centres in India and Nepal. TIN has no political agenda but is committed to ensuring that any decisions relating to Tibet, whether political or developmental, are taken in full and public knowledge of the facts, and of genuine concern to the Tibetan people. TIN's main objective is to provide a systematic, comprehensive and impartial news and information service for journalists, development agencies, human rights groups, governments, non-governmental organisations and international organisations as well as academics and other interested parties. TIN became a registered charity in 1996. Nature of support: In 1996 the Trust agreed to offer three annual grants of £10,000 to TIN. This grant was rescinded in 1997. In 2001 the Trust approved three annual grants of £25,000 towards core costs of TIN. Minutes: BCT 285, BCT 512, BCT 1093. Notes: File organised roughly from newest to oldest. File not numbered. |