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Wondering how our young people are engaging themselves during the outbreak of the pandemic? Here are the encourgaing stories shared by our young volunteers (Y-VIA) when their schools are closed and have to stay home ( fighting against COVID-19) 1.Mr. Rinzin Wangdi, Y-VIA member of Pemagatshel Dzongkhag. \ 2. Tshering Pelzom from Tashigang. “I am reading, […]
My Gakidh Village, or “My Happy Village”, is a joint initiative of the Bhutan Youth Development Fund, Aide et Action International, World Wildlife Fund Bhutan and UNDP Bhutan, the first of its kind in Bhutan with the overall goal to curb rural-urban youth migration by providing sustainable livelihood skills and opportunities to unemployed youth within […]
29th June 2021 1.Selected Candidate for the RTC-YDF Need-Based Scholarship 2021 YDF is pleased to announce the selected candidate for the YDF-RTC Need-Based Scholarship 2021. SL# Name CID Number Gender Remarks 1 Karma Dechen 11603000404 Female Selected Tashi Delek to the scholarship recipient! 23rd June 2021 2.Shortlisted candidates for YDF-RTC Need-Based Scholarship 2021 Royal Thimphu […]
The Youth Participation & Child Protection program enhances youth participation by providing youth with opportunities and platforms to build leadership skills and self-esteem through capacity building, trainings and participation in community development projects. Under this program, we also provide our stakeholders with the necessary knowledge and capacity to uphold child rights and protection. The program caters to the […]
Major changes are taking place in Bhutan. Rising rates of rural-urban migration have brought many young people off the land and into the cities, accelerating the breakdown of the extended family support system. In urban areas of Bhutan, young people must fend for themselves and they often experience alienation. Exposure to television, the Internet, and […]
To address the high youth unemployment rate that continues to straddle aspiring Bhutanese youth, YDF vigorously promotes skills development through training establishments like the Nazhoen Pelri Souvenir Centre, holistic community development projects like My Gakidh Village, and short term skills training in the vocational trades as well as entrepreneurship. The Nazhoen Pelri Souvenir Center The […]
YDF’s dedicated Fundraising team focuses on raising funds for our programs both internationally and at the local level. From school clubs to ad hoc community events to crowdfunding, we strive to further the mission of our NGO. We keep in constant contact with banking institutions for financial updates, and insure that our partners’ and donors’ […]
While the government provides universal public education for all children in Bhutan until class 10, many children still do not complete basic education. Children are often removed from school due to the socioeconomic needs of their parents. A majority of families in Bhutan depend on subsistence farming for survival, and they view more value in […]
In Bhutan, almost 10% of the population is part of the monastic system. The clergy plays an important role in the day-to-day lives of the Bhutanese and is a body that is well-respected by the people and an essential part of their being. Many of the children who become monks come from economically disadvantaged […]
