La Ngonpo

Welcome to the Blue Pass. Welcome to La Ngonpo.

Welcome to the global development education project. By participating in it, you can learn more about Czech teenagers and about the Czech Republic.

Perhaps you know something about Czechs - you may have heard something on the radio, on TV, you may have read something in books or on the Internet. Is everything you heard about these people true? What are these people like in reality? Are they the same or different than you? What can they teach you? What can you teach them?

Join us through the La Ngonpo project.

La Ngonpo means the Blue Pass

It is said as such in the language of Ladakhi people, the inhabitants of northern India. But this is not an entirely clear-cut explanation. 'La' means a mountain pass. The adjective 'Ngonpo' can be found in a dictionary as a word for the color blue. However, when we translate the phrase 'La Ngonpo' to the locals, they often ask what it means. Ngonpo also has another meaning in the Ladakhi language. It means the color green when speaking about things connected with nature, vegetation and harvest.

Moreover, the meaning of these words and the phrase can been perceived differently by the older and younger generation. The older generation of Ladakhis imagines the spring greenery and pastures in the pass, which for them means joy, food, but also a lot of effort. The younger, more urban generation imagines some rather unreal, heavenly blue, turquoise, or a dreamy pass.

La Ngonpo means a journey.

The journey from a traditional way of life to a life influenced by unrestricted development of science and technology and progressing globalization.

La Ngonpo means an opportunity to learn something about the Czech Republic and its inhabitants. How?

• Your class takes part in the project

• As a teacher, you will start teaching according to the La Ngonpo methodology

• You will download and play our film