Service From The Heart
Over 20 Years Of Rural Transformation

About Tarayana Foundation

Tarayana Foundation was founded by Her Majesty The Queen Mother Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck and formally launched on 4th May 2003, by His Majesty The King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, the then Crown Prince. Tarayana is a Civil Society Organization (a Public Benefit Organization), registered (Registration No. CSOA /PBO-08) with the Civil Society Organization Authority of Bhutan.

 

Tarayana Foundation is governed by a Board of Directors and advised & supported by an Executive Committee. The Board provides overall guidance at the strategic and leadership policy level, while the Executive Committee supports the Secretariat in implementing the activities approved by the Board. Currently, we have 33 dedicated staff including 13 field officers covering 20 Dzongkhags. The Secretariat plans, coordinates, monitors and rolls out all interventions through a network of programme and field officers.

Since its establishment, Tarayana sought to bridge the gaps between larger national initiatives and local grassroots requirements and focuses on working in remote, rural villages to bring about holistic community growth and development by serving vulnerable and disadvantaged communities. Tarayana Foundation with its focus on grassroots development lends itself well to serving the small and remote communities, one community at a time.   The incremental cost of reaching the benefits of development is particularly challenging for remote and isolated communities and the Foundation has sought to overcome this via social mobilization and empowerment of local communities to take charge of development initiatives in their own localities.

As a CSO, Tarayana is mandated to work based on our strategic plans, support the government initiatives to achieve their and the Five Year Plan objectives as well as the national goal of Gross National Happiness and also contribute towards achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Improved Houses

2555

Green Technologies

124

School Clubs

131

Total Beneficiaries

300000

Stories of Rural Transformation

From Foraging to Farming
Even Out The Farming Field
A Couple’s Income Aspiration

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Vacancy Announcement

Tarayana Foundation is seeking motivated individuals for the post of Adm/Accounts Assistant. Applications with complete CV and relevant transcripts/ certificates should be submitted online via

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Her Majesty Visits Eastern Districts

As part of the Foundation’s 20th Anniversary Celebrations, Hon’ble Founding President, Her Majesty Gyalyum Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck is visited Tarayana sites in the four eastern

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