Together with the Society Switzerland Bhutan, the Association of Friends of Bhutan Austria is supporting the construction of a classroom and a library at the Gayshing Gaon Primary School in Phuntshopelri Gewog in Samtse. This will also enable children with special needs or disabilities to have equal access to school education. Read more
Education and life-long learning
Cultivating Healthy Social Media Habits
Friends of Bhutan Austria, together with the Society-Switzerland-Bhutan and the German-Bhutan-Himalaya Society, supports the Bhutan Center for Media and Democracy to create awareness in the communities through parent and youth education on safe and responsible use of the digital space.
There are 13 youth centers in the country providing safe space catering to children’s and youth’s recreational and social needs outside of the school system. The project will benefit the youth center coordinators, parents, youth and children residing in the communities around the center through imparting digital media literacy.
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