In 2015, the Punya Foundation established a partnership with The School Management Committee Federation of Nepal (SMC Federation) to implement a project targeting to empower the children living in the earthquake hit districts in Nepal through provision of scholarships for their education and to help them become independent. To start with, the scholarships shall be provided...
Like past years, the primary source of income of the Foundation has been through individual donations, mostly from the Bhutanese refugees resettled in different western countries. Mr. Rajendra Timsina, resettled in Canada has been very generous to provide scholarships to 4 Bhutanese refugee students attending higher secondary education in Jhapa, Nepal. The Punya Foundation receives...
The Punya Foundation partners with the Kanere and implements empowerment en education programs in Kakuma, refugee camp, Kenya. The Kanere, is a group of Ethiopian, Congolese, Ugandan, Rwandan, Somali, Sudanese and Kenyan refugee journalists operating in Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya. For project details, click the following links: Life skills and life stories initiative, Africa: 2013 Empowerment Program for victims...
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...
Our primary income source continues to be donations mostly from Bhutanese refugees resettled in third countries. Click here for donation list. Major Donors: Mr. Rajendra Timsina, a Bhutanese asylee in Winnipeg, Canada, generously provided scholarships to four students attending secondary school in Jhapa, Nepal. Mr. B. M. Khaling, a resettled Bhutanese refugee in Atlanta, Georgia,...
In April 2011, the foundation organised a stakeholder analysis to identify the needs at community level. Present in the discussion program are community leaders, representatives of youth organisations, social workers and volunteers Mr. Vidhyapati Mishra of Bhutan Media Society, facilitated the discussion program. The participants welcomed foundation to organise empowerment program. During the interaction program, a...