Bhutan Youth Development Fund (YDF)
The Bhutan Youth Development Fund is an organization launched by Her Majesty Ashi Tshering Pem Wangchuck to provide psychosocial, educational and financial support to the youth of Bhutan.
- Affiliation
- NGO
- Contact No.
- (+975) 00975 2 327483
- Address
Tashi Choden, Sr. Development and Communication Coordinator, Bhutan Youth Development Fund, Post Box 255, Thimphu, Bhutan
- Email Address
- info@bhutanyouth.org
- Website
- http://bhutanyouth.org/
1. Source of funding
Government of India, UNDP, UNODC, UNICEF and others
2. Mission and Objectives
The Bhutan Youth Development Fund is committed to making every youth a leader. As Bhutan's leading youth organization, we are working to ensure that all youth have equal access to education, meaningful employment and opportunities to develop their potential and to address the growing needs of our youth.
1. To address disability rights, substance abuse prevention and treatment, education, and other important issues impacting youth.
2. To provide financial support for youth development activities like leadership skills, drug rehabilitation, special education, basic skills and vocational training, advocacy research and education.
3. Areas of work relating to youth employment
Skills development and Enterprise development
4. Partners and areas of partnerships
UN Women Guild, World Wild Life Fund, Helvetas/Swiss Development Cooperation, UNDP, UNICEF, UNODC, Bhutan Foundation
Swiss Development Corporation, DANIDA liaison of Denmark, SNV, Save the Children, USA, Government of India
Royal Government of Bhutan, Jaypee Group of India, Colombo Plan Secretariat, Prince of Songkhla University, Rai Foundation, India
Bhutan + Partners, Elysium Foundation
5. Potential or existing partnership with the ILO
6. Successful youth employment interventions
1. Simply Bhutan: A unique project that observes conservation of our culture and tradition while generating employment opportunities for young job seekers. The project provides visitors with exposure to Bhutanese culture and the project employs the youth of Bhutan.
2. The Nazhoen Pelri Skills and Training Centre (NSPTC): The NSPTC was established in 2005 to create opportunities for vulnerable girls. The girls are provided with skills and entrepreneurship training. Some of them are employed by organizations such as the Department of Adult and Higher Education as NFE instructors, NGOs and tailoring units, while few have started their own businesses.
3. Short term skills training in vocational skills.