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Lack of infrastructure and services in public buildings – BCMD’s advocacy event
BCMD convened two- rounds of consultation with six CSOs on the 8th and 17th of April 2024 to co-create the programme on Empowering Service Providers: Advocating for Inclusive Service...
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BCMD trains teachers to encourage youth participation in democracy
A Training of Trainers (ToT) Workshop on Nurturing Student Representatives was conducted from 6th – 8th May in Tsirang...
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Druk Journal conversation discusses effectiveness of LG
The government spends up to Nu 2 M as grant for each gewog every year. It means, for 205 gewogs, the spending can go up to Nu 410...
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GNH-based planning for LGs
Local leaders and their staff were trained on how to be democratic, inclusive and consultative in conducting public consultations...
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Need for a Youth Centre in Tsirang
Youth are considered the driving force for change. And for them to bring about that change, they need platforms to come together and spend their time productively. As such,...
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Empowering youth to build child-friendly LG
Most of the young people at the first youth summit in Tsirang called for an integrated youth service centre in Damphu Town. According to them, a safe space like...
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GNH-based planning for LGs
Local leaders and residents of nine gewogs in Thimphu and Paro successfully participated in a series of capacity-building workshops, and developed plans using the Gross National Happiness (GNH)-based planning...
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Media Literate LG for Well-informed Societies
To help local government (LG) leaders use social media productively and be smart consumers, 26 LG leaders from 12 gewogs in Tsirang attended a two-day media and democracy...
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Equipping Local Leaders with Media Literacy Skills
From initiating developmental activities to providing various public services, local leaders play a vital role in disseminating information to the people in their gewogs. But with social media platforms...
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Bhutanese economy should move from resource-driven to productivity-driven
With only hydropower dictating the economy of the country, Bhutanese economy is facing the risk of becoming a mono-line economy, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs’ chief...
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