News & Media | Organization for Youth Empowerment - Part 8

BJTF successfully conducted a two days advocacy and awareness program as part of the project ‘Enhancing Youth Employability through Meaningful Engagement’ funded by European Union with support from Helvetas at Punakha and Wangdue Dzongkhag. The advocacy and awareness program covered TTI Khuruthang, Punakha Central School, Ugyen Academy and Bajothang Higher Secondary Schools. The advocacy program

BJTF successfully kicked off its first program by visiting TTI Thimphu as part of its project Enhancing Youth Employability Through Meaningful Employment and Awareness (EYETAME) funded by Helvetas and European Union. A team of six officials was led by Mrs. Chime P. Wangdi (Vice Chairperson, BJTF). They conducted an informative session at the TTI conference room

Hon’ble Dorji Khandu, Member of Parliament (Bhutan) and SAF Alumni was invited to deliver  the 4th UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Madanjeet Singh Memorial Lecture on 16th April, 2019 at Pondicherry University, India on the theme “The Role of Young Parliamentarian in the Regional Cooperation”. URL link for the Memorial Lecture by Hon’ble Dorji Khandu  . http://dorjikhandu.com/madanjeet-singh-memorial-lecture/  

The 2019 call for nominations is now open for UNESCO-Japan Prize on Education for Sustainable Development. Funded by the Government of Japan, the UNESCO-Japan Prize consists of three annual awards of USD 50,000 for each recipient. The Prize Statutes (Annex II of the letter) can be accessed here. The Prize and award winners recognize the

BJTF signed a Memorandum of Agreement(MOA) with HELVETAS Swiss Inter cooperation on 29 December 2019. With this MOA, HELVETAS will provide funding for a project, to “Support to Civil Society in Bhutan (SCSB)” from the European Union (EU).  

Madam France Marquet, Chief Trustee, SAF attended the 14th Round Table Meeting (RTM) from 12-14 March 2019 in Thimphu, Bhutan. The RTM is the highest forum for policy dialogue between Bhutan and its development partners. The 14th RTM provides an opportunity for the RGoB to share their development experiences and to apprise the development partners on the

Mr Yogesh Dahal was bestowed the prestigious gold medal for his meritorious achievement in masters of Green Energy Technology at the 26th annual convocation at the Pondicherry university held on 15th February 2019. He was declared as the university topper of the 2015-17 batch in his field of study. At the University of Pondicheery, the