Empowerment of women is one of the objectives of the Punya Foundation. Giving continuity to the last year’s women empowerment program, this year the Foundation has in collaboration with the Kanere News started empowerment of rape victims and other forms of Gender Based Violence (GBV) through development of life skills. Background: In the Kakuma refugee camps,...
The Punya Foundation’s scholar reflects his past Abishek Bardewa, The United Kingdom I always had excellent academic results throughout my whole school life and have always shown my curiosity in Education. Besides this, I took part in all sorts of extra curricular activities in school like acting, singing, dancing and drawing. I also love taking...
Dear donors, well-wishers and friends, The Foundation has already started the groundwork to plan and implement its program activities. As in the previous years, this year we are planning to: Select deserving Bhutanese and African refugee children and provide scholarships for the academic year 2014-2015. Select deserving students from the refugee affected areas in Nepal...
Background: The Kakuma refugee camp was established in 1991. The camp has three major sections. During the early stages of its inception, it was designed to accommodate Sudanese refugees fleeing conflict and violence. From 1990’s the camp started receiving tens and thousands of refugees periodically from across; East and Horn of African, Central Africa Republic,...
In an attempt to assist in the integration process, the Foundation has been doing some activities targeting the resettled Bhutanese community. The Foundation organized a martyr salvation program bringing Bhutanese together in Atlanta and Seattle Washington in 2010, it organized poem recitation and invited Bhutanese to express their views through write ups in 2009 and...
Year 2013 in brief In 2013, with a modest budget of nearly $4,000 USD, Punya Foundation programs accomplished wondrous life-affirming changes for vulnerable, often traumatised young children, high school students, women, and families. This annual report describes program activities in the Bhutanese Diaspora and in refugee camps in Nepal and Kenya. Also covered are new...