About Tarayana

Tarayana Foundation is a non-profit organization working to uplift and enhance the lives of vulnerable individuals and communities in Bhutan. Tarayana complements and supplements the efforts of the Royal Government in poverty reduction by espousing the national goal, Bhutan 2020: A Vision for Peace, Prosperity and Happiness.

Tarayana was established in 2003 by Her Majesty the Queen, Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck, to help bridge local needs of disadvantaged remote communities with larger national initiatives.

Despite the pro-poor development strategy of the government, small communities in the remote corners still lag behind on many socio-economic development indices. The Foundation thus established to help these communities achieve self sufficiency through small and targeted inverventions through the process of true local empowerment.

Vision

A happy and prosperous Bhutan

Mission

To help the vulnerable and the disadvantaged help themselves

Motto

Service from the Heart

Core Values

Compassion, Dignity, Integrity

Objectives

1. Help the poor rural communities become self reliant and self sufficient through the initiation and establishment of income generating activities.
2. Promote artisan skills through the establishment of training centres and facilitation of sale of products.
   Enable children from disadvantaged and poor families to pursue education through support grants, midday meals and needs based tertiary scholarships.
3. Provide greater economic security and dignity of life to vulnerable individuals.
4. Instill the values of volunteerism in the Bhutanese youth.
5. Support needy patients to receive medical care: facilitate access to medical services.
6. Support the establishment of micro enterprises and micro-finance.

annual reports

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Annual Report 2006 - 2007 (pdf 1.4Mb)

Annual Report 2005 - 2006 (pdf 408kb)

Annual Report 2004 - 2005 (pdf200kb)

Annual Report 2003 - 2004 (pdf 404kb)

Background Documents

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Articles of Incorporation (pdf 996kb)

Inaugural Speech (pdf 16kb)

Background Speech (pdf 12kb)

Strategic Plan 2005-2007 (992 kb)

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