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The Bhutan Youth Development Fund (YDF) champions the potential of young people across Bhutan—bridging modern education, environmental stewardship, and cultural heritage to cultivate a generation of confident, self-reliant citizens. Guided by Gross National Happiness principles, YDF empowers youth through holistic programs in Climate Action, Health & Wellbeing, Education, Skills Development, and more.

142 tonnes

of annual greenhouse gas emissions avoided through green enterprises

Climate Change

Nature-Guided

Therapy and Pranic Healing to support those with Substance Use Disorders

Health & Well-being

1,000+ Scholarships

awarded under the Queen Mother Tseyring Pem Wangchuck Scholarship.

Education

Nearly 450

youth entrepreneurs trained

Entrepreneurship

Evidence Based

decision making requires a lot of research and study

Research

9,000 Youth

Volunteers mobilized via Young Volunteers in Action (Y-VIA) Expanding leadership and civic engagement programs nationwide

Skills Development

"The way we handle the development of youth will have a crucial bearing on every development goal that this nation has set collectively."
Her Majesty the Queen Mother Ashi Tseyring Pem Wangchuck

"To ensure that our future is in the hands of responsible and productive citizens, YDF recognises that young people are partners and important stakeholders in this development goal."
Her Royal Highness Ashi Chimi Yangzom Wangchuck, Vice President, YDF

Recent Blog Post

Recent Announcement Posts

Her Majesty Queen Mother Tseyring Pem Wangchuck Conferred Honorary Doctorate by Murdoch University

𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮, 𝟵𝘁𝗵 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 – Her Majesty Queen Mother Tseyring Pem Wangchuck, President of the Bhutan Youth Development Fund (YDF), was conferred an 𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗗𝗼𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲 by 𝗠𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗼𝗰𝗵 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 (𝗠𝗨),

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President’s Message

“The youth comprise more than half of our total population and thus form an important target group. Therefore, the way we handle the development of youth will have a crucial

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