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Building Leadership Capacity of the New Women Representatives of Local Governments

Deeply entrenched gender-stereotyped social norms, attitudes, and mindsets continue to pose challenges for women to gain the confidence of...

Closing the gaps: Enhancing Civic Voice and Participation to Reduce Inequalities and Vulnerabilities in Bhutan

To enable vulnerable/marginalized groups to share their needs and suggestions to strengthen civic voice and participation; Bhutan Centre for...

Stories From The Mountains and more

Due to the remoteness of villages, schools, and settlements, children in these remote areas are often not given the...

Enhancement of Local Governance in Thimphu Thromde through Citizen’s Engagement

Bhutan Transparency Initiative (BTI), implemented Social Accountability in Thimphu Thromde. Citizen Participatory Audit (CPA) was piloted in the two...

Developing the Interface between Civil Society and Media

Bhutan Media Foundation is the first to successfully publish seven well-researched stories, including two visual stories, on civil society....

Face mask production by women in Bhutan

Voluntary Artists Studio

Voluntary Artists Studio, Thimphu popularly known as VAST was set up in 1998 by a group of professional artists...

Helping themselves and their community

Self-help groups (SHGs) served by the Tarayana Foundation in Lhuentse, Monggar and Pema Gatshel will be supported to improve...

Bees buzz to strengthen community group

43 (12 M, 30F) members of the Shingyer Beekeeping Group of Shingyer village in Bumthang, intends to strengthen their...

The Lhomon Society

The Lhomon Society (Samdrupjongkhar Initiatives- SJI) through their project is targeting to empower women and youth in the villages...

Women’s empowerment through social enterprise

SABAH Bhutan and Serchok Women’s Group of Gelephu are working towards setting up and operating a food processing unit...

Respect, Educate, Nurture and Empower Women

Respect, Educate, Nurture and Empower Women (RENEW), through their project “Stimulating smooth and responsible sexual and gender-based violence services...

Sustainable management of community resources

The NWFP (Non-wood forest products) group of Pheluma of Samdrupjongkhar Dzongkhag is managing their community forest resources and enabling...

NWFP Group, Batasey

A similar group, with a different focus. The NWFP group of Batasey, Tsirang is working together to “manage their...

Providing meaningful reformative and rehabilitative services to the children in conflict with the law

    Nazhoen Lamtoen, through their 12-month project “Building social protection system for vulnerable children and youth in Bhutan”...

Improving the ability of the persons with disabilities

Draktsho Vocational Training Center, the first and the only center providing vocational training skills to persons with disabilities in...

Advocacy and legal assistance program

Bhutan Transparency Initiative’s (BTI) project “Advocacy and legal assistance program” (ALAP)’s objective is to translate the concerns of the...

Processing indigenous sheep wool in the highlands

The Bhuchu Kewa Zangpo Amtshu Deythen (BKZAD) of Merak, a highland herder community group wants to conserve the indigenous...

Community action towards prevention and control of kidney related diseases

Bhutan Kidney Foundation (BKF), seeks to establish a circle of networks to disseminate the information of prevention and control...

First ever pilot on initiating Palliative care services in Bhutan – Compassionate Transition

Bhutan Cancer Society, through the 12-month CSO grant project is testing a means to institute holistic palliative care services...

Strengthening democracy in Bhutan through enhancing civil society space and inspiring active and engaged citizenship

Bhutan Center for Media and Democracy (BCMD)’s project “Strengthening democracy in Bhutan through enhancing civil society space and inspiring...