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New Projects

„Pro Bhutan“ is preparing or discussing some new projects with the Royal Government of Bhutan::

a) On 18. June 2008, Harald Nestroy has signed, with Dasho Dr. Gado, Secretary of the Bhutanese Health Ministry, a project agreement for “Construction of a Canteen in the Punakha  hospital complex”: a canteen is urgently needed as in the village of Punakh there are no restaurants or shops. Therefore, hospital staff and family members accompanying patients treated in the hospital have to drive to the township of Kurutang at 5 km distance if they want to buy food or drinks. This costs valuable working time of staff and money for expensive taxis. Or they have to walk 10 km if they can not afford a taxi.

Any financial support for this special project would be highly appreciated: please see » How to support us

b) With the Bhutanese Minister of Education, Lyonpo Thakur Powdyel, Harald Nestroy is preparing an additional project for the hearing-impaired children in Drukgyel: the construction of a ”Department for pre-vocational education” in selected fields (for girls possibly as tailor, cook, book keeper; for boys possibly as carpenter, electrician, plumber). Already during the schooling period they would learn the basics of these professions in order to benefit to a maximum of their time in their special school and to prepare them better to get a job or formal professional training after leaving the school at Drukgyel. The Bhutanese Ministry of Education would second professional trainers, one each in the eventually selected fields. Another idea is to also attach “normal” children to these training courses of the new training centre. The idea is to also attach “normal” children to these special courses of the new department.

This would have the advantages

- to optimally make use the capacities of new facility,
- that the hearing-impaired children would benefit from observing
  and learning from the “normal” children in the different activities side
  by side at the work benches etc..
-to promote the “socialisation” between hearing-impaired and
  “normal” children.

Once the concept for this very attracting project has been finalized and agreed upon, and once the costs for it calculated, “Pro Bhutan” will endeavour to raise the necessary funds.

c)

Renovation and maintenance at our Punakha  hospital needed to preserve the buildings and installations now 12 -  years old - in order to improve the hospital etc. or prevent serious damage.



Once new projects have been defined, agreed upon, their financing secured, project agreements, based on the General Agreement of Co-operation concluded between „Pro Bhutan“ and the Bhutanese Government, will be signed.

  Project details

» Project index

» Project 1:
Construction of the Hospital at Punakha (phase I)


» Project 2:
Construction of the Training Centre for Technical-Medical Staff at Punakha


» Project 3:
Extension of the Punakha Hospital (phase II)


» Project 4:
Elaboration and execution of Master Plan for rehabilitation of National Institute for the Disabled in Khaling


» Project 5:
Construction of the first “School for Hearing-impaired (deaf-mute) Children with Hostels


» Project 6:
Re-construction of the roofed Cantilever Bridge at Punakha


» Project 7:
Secondment of German doctors to our Hospital at Punakha


» Other secondments of personnel

» Projects in support of young Monks and also Nuns in Bhutan

» New Projects