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Press Release – Bhutan Democracy Forum

BCMD/PRESS-04/2021/021 · Date: 05/03/2021 Press ReleaseBhutan Democracy Forum 2021Being Apolitical in Democratic Bhutan When: Wednesday, 10 March 2021 · Where: Dusit, Thimphu · Time: 9:30 AM – 1:00 PM...
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Thinkers Say Tough Road Awaits Bhutan’s Economic Recovery

15 October 2020 Bhutan has a tough road post-Covid-19 economic recovery, as India is one of the hardest hit economies. This is according to the chief of Global Economic...
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Rethinking Education

September 25, 2020 Last week, thousands of students returned to school after a long Covid-19-forced break. Parents, students and even teachers are relieved that the schools, although only for...
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Children Require Social Media Literacy

August 25, 2020 As online education becomes the need of the hour during pandemic times, Bhutan Centre for Media and Democracy (BCMD) shares the importance of media literacy to...
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More Than 100 Youth Attends Youth Summit in Tashigang

December 12th, 2019 Youth Summit continues to provide opportunities for youths in Eastern Bhutan to hone their social consciousness through mapping community issues and assets – a process critical...
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Mikhung in Paro: building better communities

Lamgong in Paro is an accident-prone area. Bhutan Centre for Media and Democracy’s (BCMD) “Project Mikhung”, an asset-based community mapping (ABCM) programme, involves residents in identifying the assets of...
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News and media literacy resource book in Dzongkha and Braille

Pema Seldon Tshering, Paro Aug 10, 2019 The Bhutan Centre for Media and Democracy (BCMD) released a News and Media Literacy Resource Book in Dzongkha and Braille in Paro...
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More than 100 youth attend youth summit

The 5th Youth Summit held at Royal Thimphu College concluded yesterday evening with a gallery walk on six different issues. The issues were global warming, women empowerment, divorce and...
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A campaign, “I am My Community” launched in Paro

Sangay Chezom, ParoJul 1, 2019 Residents of Paro and Paro Dzongkhag launched a campaign, “I am My Community” to create awareness on Paro Town’s vision, mission and strategy on...
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Building sense of community ownership in Paro

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Documentary on Bhutan’s democratic journey

A documentary on Bhutan’s democratic journey, ‘Bhutan’s Democracy: A Decade On’ was launched in Thimphu yesterday. The 39 minutes documentary is produced by the Bhutan Centre for Media and...
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Growing democracy among youth

Facing the social media wall Christiane Berthiaume, former spokesperson and Public Information Officer for the UN World Food Programme and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, has contributed this...
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October Newsletter

Working Towards Better Collaboration The summit touches on opportunities to collaborate with the government. The two-day Civil Society Leadership summit was marked with an intensive journey into personal leadership...
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Press Release

Civil Society Leadership Summit 2018: Working towards more collaborative culture Thimphu, Bhutan, 4 October 2018: As Bhutan prepares to move into next cycle of development planning, civil society organisations...
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Monthly Newsletter (September 2018)

News and Democracy Guidebook in Braille Reproduction of the guidebook will help reach out to visually impaired persons. Bhutan Centre for Media and Democracy (BCMD) is going to reproduce...
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Monthly Newsletter (August 2018)

Children get photography to express Photography is a space for adolescents to express themselves creatively. Bhutan Centre for Media and Democracy (BCMD) with support from UNICEF Bhutan conducted photography training...
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Activities build stronger communities

Being the change-maker in democratic setup Students from Gomtu and Norbuling present their project on the final day of the Youth Summit. Thimphu, 14 July: Participants of 4th Youth...
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4th Youth Summit Press Release: BE THE CHANGE

When: 11-14 July. Time: 9AM. Where: Royal Thimphu College. Place: Thimphu, Bhutan. BE THE CHANGE Dreaming an ideal Bhutan Thimphu, 9 July 2018: About 110 students from schools across...
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Inspiring active citizenship

Think Critically When Consuming Information Participants found the News and Media Literacy most relevant in the age of digital information. Increasing number of people including the members of civil...
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