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UNICEF presents a Plaque of Commendation to Bhutan for outstanding achievements made in the lives of children and young people
Joint Press Release, The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade and the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) celebrated the 50 years of Bhutan-UNICEF partnership today. The celebration was marked by lighting a thousand butter lamps at Changangkha Lhakhang, followed by a High Tea showcasing key milestones....
Article
Taking early learning opportunities to every child
Every month, Kelzang Pelden travels for about four hours, on foot and in hired cars to meet a six-year-old child and her parents in Wama, one of the most remote villages in the far eastern district of Mongar. Kelzang is an ECCD facilitator at Silambi village who conducts home based intervention programmes for chil...
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Growing up in COVID's shadow
UNICEF Bhutan Representative Dr Will Parks in conversation with author and founder of Loden Foundation, Dr Karma Phuntsho about the impacts of COVID-19 on children and young people at the Bhutan Dialogues. Bhutan Dialogues is a space for critical and civil conversations with thought leaders and changemakers drawi...
Photo essay
Learning during the coronavirus pandemic
From television to smart phones and self-instructional materials, children in eastern Bhutan are availing various mediums available to them to continue learning from home during the pandemic. A child holds a phone to his ear Tashi Dhendup,5, is enrolled in an ECCD centre at Trashigang but is today learning from ...