Bhutan Transparency Initiative - BTI

07/08/2026

The Parliament of Bhutan in collaboration with Bhutan Centre for Media and Democracy, Bhutan Transparency Initiative, DW Academia, International IDEA, and Save the Children Bhutan successfully held the first ever Parliament-CSOs Meet today. This institutionalised one of the major mechanisms of engagement between the two institutions.

The meet was conducted with financial support from the European Union.

30/07/2026

The BTI concluded the 3-day intensive training on Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) for CSOs and CBOs at Paro today with awarding of certificates of participation to all the participants.

The training was conducted in collaboration with Save the Children Bhutan and RENEW with funding support from the European Union.

European Commission
Tarayana Foundation
Gross National Happiness Centre
Bhutan Taxi Association
Disabled People's Organization of Bhutan-DPO
Bhutan Centre for Media and Democracy
Bhutan Kidney Foundation
Organization for Youth Empowerment
Bhutan Cancer Society
Bhutan Association of Women Entrepreneurs
Royal Textile Academy
VAST Bhutan
Nazhoen Lamtoen
RSPN Bhutan
Handicrafts Association of Bhutan
Karzay Foundation /དཀར་ཟས་གཞི་ཚོགས།
Bhutan Stroke Foundation
Q***R Voices of Bhutan - Together Stronger
Pride Bhutan: "Celebrating Diversity"
JURWA The Change

28/07/2026

The BTI began the 3-day intensive training on Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) for 18 Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and 4 Community-Based Organisations (CBOs) at Metta Resort & Spa this morning in collaboration with Save the Children Bhutan and RENEW this morning.

The training is supported by the European Union.

European Commission
Tarayana Foundation
Gross National Happiness Centre
Bhutan Taxi Association
Organization for Youth Empowerment
Bhutan Centre for Media and Democracy
Bhutan Cancer Society
Bhutan Kidney Foundation
Disabled People's Organization of Bhutan-DPO
Bhutan Association of Women Entrepreneurs
Royal Textile Academy
VAST Bhutan
Nazhoen Lamtoen
RSPN Bhutan
Handicrafts Association of Bhutan
Karzay Foundation /དཀར་ཟས་གཞི་ཚོགས།
Bhutan Stroke Foundation
Q***R Voices of Bhutan - Together Stronger
Pride Bhutan: "Celebrating Diversity"
JURWA The Change
RPN

23/07/2026

Thank you for the mention, Bhutan Cancer Society. We are glad that your organisation is using the knowledge and skills acquired from our humble efforts to enhance society-wide good governance.

𝗢𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗲

As the mid-year passed, the BCS conducted a review of its progress for the period January - June 2026, against its Annual Workplan and the individual performance targets established in the beginning of the year.

The excercise provided an opportunity to assess achievements, and identify areas for improvement.

As part of the session, BCS' interns were introduced to the target-setting methodolody, performance measurement process, standard monitoring templates, and key performance management concepts used by the organization.

This learning builds on the knowledge and tools acquired through the Oraganizational Behavior Management training organized and facilitated by the fellow CSO Bhutan Transparency Initiative - BTI.

14/07/2026

Bhutan Transparency Initiative conducted a Validation Workshop today in Thimphu.

Building on the consultation and training workshops held earlier, the session provided an opportunity for participating CSOs to review and validate their draft Financial and Accounting Manuals. The consultant presented key recommendations and final technical inputs to further strengthen the manuals, while participants engaged in discussions on policy alignment, standardization, and practical implementation.

The workshop concluded with a shared commitment among participating CSOs to incorporate the final revisions, complete the approval process, and finalize and print their manuals in the coming weeks. This marks an important milestone towards strengthening financial governance, accountability, and institutional sustainability within civil society sector.

Save the Children Bhutan
RENEW
European Commission
EU in India
European Union in Thailand
EU International Partnerships

08/07/2026

Completion of Orientations on Parliament–Civil Society Organisation Engagement Guidelines

With the orientation on the guidelines to the National Council of Bhutan today, the BTI successfully completed the orientations to both the Houses of the Parliament and CSO as planned.

The guidelines was developed by the BTI with funding from the European Union under the on-going EU project implemented in partnership with Save the Children Bhutan and RENEW after the Parliament-CSO: Strategy Document was developed by International IDEA in 2023.

We remain ever grateful to the leaderships of both the Houses of the Parliament and the Secretariat offices, and all other stakeholders for their support and cooperation.

National Council of Bhutan
National Assembly of Bhutan
European Commission
European Union in Thailand
EU in India
EU International Partnerships

26/06/2026

The BTI Family and its Board of Trustees take pride in submitting our deep appreciation and Tashi Delek on the Anti-Corruption Commission of Bhutan’s launch of the 6th National Integrity Assessment 2025 Report today.

It was an hounour and a privilege for our Executive Director to attend the event.

26/06/2026

Happy to share His Excellency the Prime Minister’s address delivered at the launching ceremony of the Anti-Corruption Commission of Bhutan’s 6th National Integrity Assessment 2025 Reports today at Zhichenkhar, Centre for Bhutan & GNH Studies.

Video clip courtesy of Kuensel

17/06/2026

Appreciation for Participation

The BTI completed the three-day (15-17 June) training on Organisational Behaviour Management (OBM) for leaders and senior managers of 20 Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and two Community-Based Organisations (CBOs) at Paro today. All participants were awarded certificates of participation by the Executive Director.

The program was one of the activities conducted in collaboration with Save the Children Bhutan and RENEW and funded by the European Union (EU).

European Commission

Bhutan Kidney Foundation
Bhutan Cancer Society
Nazhoen Lamtoen
Bhutan Centre for Media and Democracy
Bhutan Taxi Association
Journalists' Association of Bhutan
Bhutan Association of Women Entrepreneurs
Tarayana Foundation
Clean Bhutan
Financial Institutions Association of Bhutan
Royal Textile Academy
Film Association of Bhutan
Ability Bhutan Society
Organization for Youth Empowerment
Chithuen Phendhey Association
Loden Foundation
Karzay Foundation /དཀར་ཟས་གཞི་ཚོགས།
Q***R Voices of Bhutan - Together Stronger
Happiness Centre

16/06/2026

The BTI in collaboration with Save the Children and RENEw is conducting a three-day (15-17 June) training on Organisational Behaviour Management (OBM) for leaders and senior managers of 20 Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and two Community-Based Organisations (CBOs) at Paro. The main objective of the training is to strengthen leadership and organisation management capabilities of CSOs.

Dr. Chencho Lhamo, Dean, Development and External Relations Department, Royal Thimphu College is serving as the resource person.

The event is funded by the European Union (EU).

European Commission

Save the Children Bhutan
RENEW
Bhutan Kidney Foundation
Bhutan Cancer Society
Nazhoen Lamtoen
Bhutan Centre for Media and Democracy
Bhutan Taxi Association
Journalists' Association of Bhutan
Bhutan Association of Women Entrepreneurs
Tarayana Foundation
Clean Bhutan
Financial Institutions Association of Bhutan
Royal Textile Academy
Film Association of Bhutan
Ability Bhutan Society
Organization for Youth Empowerment
Chithuen Phendhey Association
Loden Foundation
Karzay Foundation /དཀར་ཟས་གཞི་ཚོགས།
Q***R Voices of Bhutan - Together Stronger
Happiness Centre