The Bhutanese Australian Association of South Australia (BAASA) organized Bhutanese community annual program on 10th of May 2014 to celebrate the resettlement day in Australia. The Program was participated by majority of the Bhutanese resettled in South Australia. As one of the program activities, BAASA coordinated with the Foundation to organize the quiz program. The...
Background: The Central Bureau of Statistics, Nepal (2011) estimates 57.4% as the female literacy rate; this in contrast to 75.1% among males. The report also highlights that the female literacy rate in rural parts of Nepal is very low as women living below the poverty line is proportionally higher in villages. In an attempt to help...
Jana Kalyan Yuwa Samuha (JKYS) is a non-profit organization established in 1991. Operating in Jhapa district, eastern Nepal; its office is located at Birtamod. Since its inception, JKYS has been providing small-scale social services at local and community level. As of date, JKYS has been engaging in local activities through the contribution made by its...
By Thakur Amgai, Kathmandu Nepal (for detail report, click here) BACKGROUND: On June 27, 2011 a Tuin connecting Charaudi of Dhading District and Dhabadighat in Ghyalchok VDC of Gorkha district fell into Trishuli from which six persons among ten aboard fell into the river. A 13-year-old boy swam to safety, but five others were swept away...
Dr. Lakshmi Prasad Dhakal, Executive/Founding Director of the Punya Foundation discussed about the Foundation’s program with resettled Bhutanese in the United States of America. Three consecutive meetings are organised with the resettled Bhutanese in Lancaster, Pittsburgh and Ohio. The participants appreciated the programs of the Punya Foundation and expressed their support. Also, the registration of...
Implementing Partner : Bhutan Media Society (BMS) Project Coordinator : Tilak Niroula, BMS Sponsor: Punya Foundation Programme date/venue : 13 Nov 2012, Bhutanese Refugee Camp, Jhapa, Nepal Background: With an aim of empowering women in the Bhutanese refugee camps of Jhapa and Morang districts in eastern parts of Nepal, the Punya Foundation conducted its first empowerment...