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International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Contents Women 2017 Livelihood Skills Training Program Vision and Mission IV RENEW Micro Finance Message From V Executive Director I Decide Campaign Awareness cum RENEW celebrates DAISAN Initiatives Testing Programme for 01 Foundation Day DAISAN expansion in last fve Women working under Bringing youth to Dzongkhags in 2017 Public Work celebrate International Department (PWD), Women’s Day through Community Based Support 37 Ministry of Work and 03 flm festival titled System (CBSS) STRENGTH Human Settlement & “Celebrating Voices ACROSS BHUTAN 677 community members over Silence” Volunteers!

Launch of the Guideline DAISAN STRENGTH ACROSS RENEW HeForShe 07 Book BHUTAN 662 Volunteers! continues to with campaigns...

RENEW core services Strengthening community 19 services

Mental Health Financial Statement 23 Facilitators Training RENEW continues with Circle of Compassion 2017 41 HeForShe campaigns... 4TH Biennial Bhutan 25 Counseling Conference

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Message

From Executive Director Tandin Wangmo Executve Director

VISION and the Child Protecton Capacity was enhanced Kuzuzangpo la! among the CBSS Volunteers.

2017 was a very eventul and a partcularly fruitul A major achievement was the publicaton of a booklet A Gender - Based Violence Free Happy Society year for us here at RENEW. on “Disseminaton of Social Messages in Local and Natonal Festvals” in collaboraton with Dratshang 2017 began very eventully with the Film Festval for Lhentshog and RAPA. Henceforth, most mask dances the Young People as a kick-start event to mark the in the Tshechus will be explained with some relevant Internatonal Women’s Day. About 8 short flms were social messages. The book was launched by His selected to enter the flm festval under the three Holiness the 70th Je Khenpo Trulku Jigme Choedra at themes of: the Buddha Point on 6th October, 2017.

1. Sexual Reproductve Health and Rights The frst batch of 147 counselors from across the 2. Gender Equality country was certfed by RENEW-BBCC supported by 3. Women Empowerment NBCC. This begins the journey of the counselors as recognized professionals in Bhutan. The winning flm makers were awarded cash prizes during the Internatonal Women’s Day celebratons A day that will be marked in the history of RENEW on 8th March at Terma Linca which was graced by was the Internatonal Day for Eliminaton of Violence our beloved President Gyalyum Sangay Choden Against Women-25th Nov. 2017 when those Wangchuck. volunteers who served for more than 10 years were awarded recogniton and appreciaton certfcates. The High Level Advocacy on “Priority Public Health The frst exhibiton on products from recycled paper and Social Issues” led by our President, which began and textle at the event was graced by the Australian in 2016 contnued on in the 14 Dzongkhags and High Commissioner HE Harinder Kaur Sidhu. met about 37,292 students, teachers, civil servants, businessmen, public from the gewogs and people As a recommendaton from the 3 day Natonal from vulnerable groups. Among many other issues, Symposium in 2016, work began in 2017 on the MISSION the advocacy focused on the growing social concerns Consensus Building Initatve in collaboraton with of suicide, teenage pregnancy, substance abuse, life- the JSW School of Law and BNLI. style diseases, HIV/AIDs and Domestc Violence. By the end of the tour of the 20 Dzongkhags, voluntary All in all, it has been a year when volunteerism was To better the lives of survivors of Gender-Based networks of MSTF-CBSS was strengthened with strengthened, new networks forged and new roads proper M&E mechanisms in place supported from paved for the future. Violence and reintegrate them as economically and MoH and the 20 Dzongdags. Happy Reading!!! socially productively members of the society The expansion of DAISAN network was completed in 20 Dzongkhags following the High Level Advocacy,

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with the global theme

“Women in the Changing World of Work: Planet 50-50 by 2030”

his year’s Internatonal Women’s Day was jointly organized by Natonal Commission for Women and Children (NCWC), Bhutan Network for Empowerment of Women (BNEW) and RENEW with the global theme “Women in the Changing World of Work: Planet 50-50 by 2030” on 8th March. The inaugural Ceremony was graced by Her Majesty Gyalyum Sangay Choden Wangchuck, Tthe Founder and the President of RENEW. Among the guests were His Excellency the Prime Minister, Her Excellency, the Minister of Ministry of Works and Human Setlement (MoWHS) who is also the Chairperson of NCWC, His Excellency, Minister of Health, His Excellency Minster of Educaton, Eminent Members of Parliament, Secretaries, Internatonal Dignitaries, CSO representatves, Volunteers (MSTF-CBSS, DAISAN), youth and ofcials from diferent agencies.

Following the inauguraton, a three day seminar on Women in Governance was conducted led by BNEW.

RENEW Celebrates Foundation Day

RENEW celebrates the 14th Foundaton Day at Dolma Lhakhang as an tribute to Her Majesty wishing Her Majesty for a long and prosperous life. It was the tme when staf, RENEW well wishers Partcipants during Internatonal Women’s Day, 2017 at Thimphu and development partners came together to pray for well being of sentent beings. Simultaneously, RENEW organized a mega fair to raise fund for Women’s Fund. Though there was a The CBSS and DAISAN member from Bumthang also celebrated disrupton in between due to heavy snowfall, the fair 14th RENEW foundaton on the 11 May, 2017. The day is a special ended well. tribute to its founder, Gyalyum Sangay Choden Wangchuck, the Founder and President of RENEW. RENEW CBSS volunteers across the country also observed the day in their own litle ways. The schools began their day with introductory speech on its signifcance during the morning assembly.

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“Celebrating Voices over Silence”

ith joint support from IPPF EC champions, UN women and UNFPA, RENEW hosted its frst ever short flm festval “Celebratng Voices over Silence” on 4th March 2017 Wat Le Meridian Hotel, Thimphu. The flm festval was a youth based programme to kick start events leading towards the Internatonal Women Day, 8th March 2017. The event was graced by Her Royal Highness Gyalsem Ashi Euphelma Choden Wangchuck, the Vice President of RENEW. The dignitaries present were Ministers, Secretaries, Hon’ble Members of Parliament, representatves from CSOs, CBSS volunteers, Teachers & Students. Bringing Bhutanese youth between the ages 17-29 were encouraged to submit their flms to RENEW for the “Celebratng Voices over Silence” open competton. From the total submissions, youth to 8 short flms were shortlisted to enter the fnal festval round. The flms were based on the following three themes; HRH Gyalsem Euphelma Choden Wangchuck celebrate International eproduct ve al R He xu alt Se h an d R ig h t W men’s s

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This was RENEW’s frst endeavor to engage with The winners were awarded prizes by Her Majesty Gyalyum young people through flm medium. Through this Sangay Choden Wangchuck on 8 March 2017, International initatve, RENEW aimed to encourage youth to use their creatvity and teamwork at the fullest Women’s Day. The winners among the Eight Films while also making them conscious of social issues around which the festval themes’ are based. Domestc Violence, Gender Based Violence, Gender Equality, and Sexual & Reproductve Health & Rights are issues that can be prevented. Working with youth, were RENEW seeks to ensure that such negatve practces and norms are nipped early on. Cash prizes and certfcates were awarded to the Panel of Judges during the festval Empower Her Awakened In My Boots winners in each category and additonal prizes were given to the winners of the viewer’s choice and jury’s choice. GEndER EqualiTy- “aWakEnEd” Mr. Namgye Phuntshok, age 23

WomEn EmpoWERmEnT- “EmpoWER HER” Mr. Namgye Phuntshok Mr. Jampelyang Dorji, age 24 Winner in the Gender Equality category & also SExual REpRoducTivE HEalTH & RiGHTS- viewer’s choice “in my booTS” Mr. Galey Wangchuk, age 25 “Empower Her”, the winner under the Gender Guests during the festval JuRy aWaRd-“in my booTS” Equality Category Mr. Galey Wangchuk, age 25

viEWER cHoicE aWaRd-“aWakEnEd Mr. Namgye Phuntshok, age 23

IPPF (International Planned Parenthood Federation) and European Commission funded the initiative.

Lyonpo Dorji Choden awarding a winner The the young flm makers on the panel discussion

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His Holiness launches the Guideline book ttled “Tsechui Garcham Gyi Shepa”

Team from Dratshang Lhentshog, RAPA, RENEW and UNFPA during the launch

ollowing the launch, the book was disseminated to 85 Lams, Khenpos, and Lopens from Monastc Launch Insttutes in 20. The disseminaton Fmeetng was chaired by Leytshog Lopen from Zhung of the Guideline Book Dratshang. The messaging was piloted during Thimphu Tshechu from September 30 to October 3, 2017 by 3 natonal experts who drafed the book.. “Tshechui Garcham Gyi Shepa” The disseminaton will be carried out for cultural ofcers in all the 20 Dzongkhags. The messages will be translated into English for the beneft of school students across the country. is Holiness the 70th Je The initatve aims to bring people on board to Khenpo Trulku Jigme be part of the change with their involvement Choedra launched the to promote family values and advocate book on integrated against social and health menace such as Hsocial messaging through local and natonal Domestc Violence, Gender Based Violence, festvals ttled “Tsechui Garcham Gyi Shepa” teenage pregnancy, and gender inequality. on October 6, 2017 at Kuensel Phodrang, The festvals in Bhutan are considered very Thimphu. This joint initatve of RENEW with sacred and it is the tme people come together technical support from UNFPA and Royal leaving their household chores to listen to the Academy of Performing Arts, Department of discourse during the fve day festvals. This Culture under Ministry of Home & Cultural initatve was fnancially supported by UNFPA. Disseminaton meetng with lams, Khenpos and Lopens Afairs is the frst of its kind. from 20 districts.

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Her Majesty and HRH Gyalsem Azhi Euphelma Chhoden Wangchuck with people from 8 Gewogs of Thimphu Her Majesty in Lhuentse High Level Advocacy

A senior citzen expressing her grattude to Her Majesty in Samdrup Jongkhar

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Total number of people reached in Eight Dzongkhags : 15,246 Rallying with the public The team reached 15,246 people from diferent sectors in 8. Around 6556 students, principals and teachers from 16 Her Majesty & the Gyalsem with Armed forced personnel Her Majesty with Women folk in Merak and Sakteng in Middle Secondary Schools and Higher Secondary Schools at Lungtenphu in Thimphu Trashigang atended the advocacy. The schools that partcipated during the advocacy were Samdrup Jongkhar Middle Secondary School, Garpawoong Middle Secondary School and Dungsum Academy from Samdrup Jongkhar Dzongkhag; Nangkhor Central School from Pemagatshel Dzongkhag; Mongar Higher Secondary School and Sherab Reldri from Mongar Dzongkhag; Rangjung Central School from Trashigang Dzongkhag; Baylling Central School, Tshenkharla Central School, Kuenzangling Central School, Ramjar Middle Secondary School and Zorig Choesum from Trashi Yangtse Dzongkhag and Lhuentse Higher Secondary School, Minji Middle Secondary School, Autsho Central School and Tangmachu Central School from Lhuentse Dzongkhag. Her Majesty & HRH Gyalsem with Women of Gasa Her Majesty visits Paro Hospital It also includes students from Samtse College of Educaton Dzongkhag in Samtse Dzongkhag, College of Science of Science and Technology in Phuentsholing Dungkhag, Gaedu College of Business Studies in Chukha Dzongkhag, Zorig Insttuton in Trashi Yangtse Dzongkhag, Sherubtse College in Trashigang Dzongkhag, Jigme Namgyal Polytechnic in Samdrup Jongkhar Dzongkhag and Bunu Vocatonal Training Insttute also atended the advocacy. 1000 army and police ofcials and their families in Samtse and Samdrup Jongkhar Dzongkhags atended the High Level Advocacy. Around 100 employees of Drayangs, Spa, Massage Parlour and Bar owners, truck and taxi trivers also atended the awareness program. Around 6333 people including Her Majesty serving Tokha Litle children learns about Yeshey Dawa in Punakha sector heads and ofcials, religious fgures, local leaders, Segment Three legal ofcials and MSTF-CBSS consttuted the public. Advocacy on health priorites and social issues Highlight of the actvity resumed in 8 districts viz Samtse, Chukkha, S/ objectve(s): a) Sensitzaton on Health priorites and Social Special meetngs with MSTF-CBSS members were conducted jongkhar, Pemagatshel, Tashigang, Trshiyangtse, issues to community including school facultes and whereby the Member Secretary and Thrizin presented on the Mongar and, Lhuntse) from 9th April to 27th students. progress, challenges and way forward. It was worth nothing April 2017. The advocacy was led by Her Majesty b) Bring on board all the stakeholders MSTF-CBSS, that planned actvites were incorporated to address priority Gyalyum Sangay Choden Wangchuck, the Founder The litle one is aware of Yeshey Dawa Dzongkhag Administraton, Ministry of Health, Local social issues in the 12 FYP and there was commitment from and President of RENEW, also UNFPA Goodwill Leaders and Ministry of Educaton to take stock of Dzongdags to ensure the sustainability of the program in Ambassador for Bhutan. It was organized jointly by the achievements and gaps that can be barriers to their respectve Dzongkhags. Monitoring and evaluaton will Ministry of Health and RENEW with support from achieve our targets. In other words, mobilizaton be done jointly by MoH and RENEW. WHO, UNFPA and UNICEF. The team was also joined through broader engagement of communites. by Natonal Commission for Women and Children c) Preparaton towards 12th FYP. and Ministry of Educaton.

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Autonomous School, Dechentsemo Central School, Segment Four Ugyen Academy, Khuruthang Middle Secondary School, Kabesa Middle Secondary School and Tashidingkha Central School, Lam Neten, Dzongdag, Total number of people reached in Six dzongkhags : Drangpon, Doctor, DHO, and the OC atended the meetng. The team also visited Technical Training Insttute in Khuruthang where they met 150 17,192 students and staf. 1000 people including Dzongdag, Drangpon, SSP, Dzongrab, DT Thrizin, Regional Heads and stafs, Armed Forces, Sector Heads, Gups of 11 Gewogs and Punakha Thromde, General Public, GAOs, Village Health Workers, MSTF-CBSS members also atended the meetngs. In Wangdue Phodrang Dzongkhag and 1000 people gathered at MTC, Tencholing ground and was atended by Dzongdag, Lam Neten, Drangpon, Commandant RBA(MTC and Wing XII), SP RBP, Thrizin, Leaders from Gewogs, Communites/General Public, GAOs, Village Health Workers, MSTF-CBSS members. 690 students and staf from Bajo Higher Secondary School, Gaselo Central School, Samtengang Central School have been recorded to have atended the meetng. Dzongdag, Drangpon, Dzongrab, SSP, Nyiso Gup, Principal and School staf were among the With the local leaders in Pemagatshel crowd.

Advocacy to western region (Haa , Paro, Wangdi, The team reached approximately 800 people in Middle Secondary School, Bitekha Middle Secondary The team reached 900 members of RBA family and Punakha, Gasa & Thimphu) contnued from 3rd Nov Paro which included Dzongkhag Administraton, School, Dawakha Lower Secondary School, Dotey Dzongdag, Lam Neten, Gupda MTC, Drangpon, 2017 and completed on 28th December 2017. The Rabdhey, District Court, RBA, Thromde, regional Lower Secondary School, Gaupey Lower Secondary Commandant MTC, SP RBP, GAOs MSTF & CBSS team reached 17,192 people from diferent sectors. heads and stafs, Armed forces, Local Leaders School, Wochu Lower Secondary School, Shaba Members. from 10 Gewogs, general public, GAOs, Village Primary School, Taju Primary School, Olathang In Gasa Dzongkhag, the team reached 200 people Health Workers. MSTF/CBSS Members and DAISAN Primary School, Ramchetsekha Primary Schools, & including students, principal and stafs. DEO, Rallying with the public members performed short skit on Sexual Abuse. Deputy Educaton Ofcers atended the meetng. Dzongdag, Drangpon, SSP and RBA were also among The team reached 550 people in Haa Dzongkhag The team visited Drugyel Higher Secondary School The team visited Paro College of Educaton and Staf, the crowd.Another 100 people in Gasa atended the that included local leaders from 6 Gewogs, and and interacted with 600 students from Drugyel 68 staf and 232 students atended the advocacy advocacy. Thromdes, Village Health Workers, regional heads Central School, Shari Higher Secondary School, program. A parallel meetng was conducted for staf The High Level Advocacy ended in Thimphu and stafs, Royal Bhutan Police personnel, Rabdhey, Tenzin Higher Secondary School, Yoezerling Higher presided over by Her Majesty. The team reached Dzongkhag on December 28, 2017. The public Dzongkhag Adminstraton and general public. An Secondary School and Utpal Academy. approximately 600 RBA family members in Shaba. additonal 530 Royal Bhutan Army family members meetng gathered 3500 people from Gewogs, in Damthang were reached. A parallel meetng with Principals, School In Punakha Dzongkhag, 700 members including Thimphu Thromde, Road Safety & Transport Health Coordinators/Counselors was held. 70 students, principal, vice principal and teachers Authority and community. Advocacy was also carried 877 students and 100 teachers from Jamphel representatves from 18 schools of Paro, namely, of Punakha Central School, principals, school out with the 4300 RBG, RBA &RBP family members. Higher Secondary School, Chundu Armed Force Drugyel Higher Secondary School, Shari Higher Health Coordinators and Counsellors of Dashiding and public schools also atended the advocacy. Secondary School, Tenzin Higher Secondary School, Parallel meetng with Principals, School Health Yoezerling Higher Secondary School, Utpal Academy, Coordinators/Counselors was held separately. Wanakha Central School, Lango Middle Secondary School, Khangkhu Middle Secondary School, Shaba

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Outcome of the High level advocacy The advocacy was very successful as it brought together all the key stakeholders to address health and social priorites. It enabled involvement of community people, students, teachers, service providers (Judiciary, Health, CSO, educaton sector, Armed Forces) in the dialogue to address the issues. The following are the achievement of the High level Advocacy:

1. All capacity building needs of the volunteers to be identfed, technical expert agency identfed and the required budget to be refected in the 12FYP. This will not only ensure that the budget Her Majesty in conversaton with the nuns in Mongar is secured for capacity building and the technical expertse sought from relevant agencies, but it will also ensure that both MoH and RENEW can plan for specialized trainings and secure technical expertse needed in diferent Dzongkhags. Her Majesty with Deesups at Haa 2. MSTF- RENEW CBSS Service Centres to be built in each Dzongkhag except for Trashigang, Bumthang and Chukha where Regional Gawailing/ Happy Homes may be established. So the Dzongkhags will identfy land that is easily accessible by Highlight of the actvity In Wangdue Phodrang Dzongkhag, MSTF- CBSS the communites, register and have the MSTF- meetng was held with 130 members comprising RENEW CBSS Service Centres built within the The Haa MSTF-CBSS members reviewed their past of Dzongdag, Lam Neten, Drangpon, Commandant 12FYP. A standard diagram may be shared by programs and presented way forward for 12th FYP. MTC, SP RBP, GAOs, and MSTF & CBSS Members. RENEW Headquarters if required, however, the 70 members including Dzongdag, Drangpon. Lam MSTF-CBSS Gasa meetng was organized 100 Dzongkhags have the fexibility to build specifc Netan, Gups, Throm Thuemi, MSTF-CBSS members, designs as long as the requirement are met. High Level Advocacy in Mongar Dzongkhag SP & the RBG Commandant atended the meetng. members including Dzongdag, Drangpon, Lam Neten, DT Thrizin, GAOs, Gups and MSTF-CBSS 3. The Dzongkhags to ensure that the MSTF-RENEW The Paro MSTF-CBSS Meetng was atended by members. CBSS actvites are refected in the Dzongkhag 60 members including Dzongdag, Drangpon, Lam APA and submit tmely report to MoH Neten, SSP, Commander, Gups, Throm Thuemi, MSTF-CBSS meetng was conducted with 120 MSTF-CBSS members, GAOs, MSTF-CBSS meetng members in Thimphu. 4. The members of network is to be revamped by at Punakha Dzongkhag with 75 members included including more local people, afected community Dzongdag, Drangpon, SSP, Dzongrab, DT Thrizin, representatves and the Member Secretary has Regional Heads and stafs, Armed Forces,Sector to be elected. The DHO is not to be a de facto Heads, Gups of 11 gewogs and Punakha Thromde, member Secretary. Communites/General Public, GAOs,Village Health 5. Basic Counselling Skills/Mental Health Facilitaton Workers and MSTF-CBSS members. training for the volunteers has been identfed as the most common request in all the Dzongkhags. Note: RENEW Community Volunteers -CBSS Community Based Support System(CBSS) MSTF - Mult Sectoral Task Force under Ministry of Health.

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Our Fairy God Mother Ashi Sangay Choden Wangchuck SALANG CEREMONY for Southern Te destined queen of Bhutan Like the fairy god mother Regional Gawailing at Samphelling Who light the darkness of people Like the sun who give lives Gewog under Chhukha Dzongkhag. Once more to helpless people. You are the queen of dharma Te reward of our Karma. To be born under your Majesty Is like to be free from violence. You are the fairy god mother Who shaped our very future In such a way, in good time Where happier is our life. You are like our temple Te source of our wisdom You provided us with everything Like giving even breathe to us Leaving behind all yours To challenge difculties ahead And give another chance to live Tank you your Majesty For giving us your all. You are an enlighted one Souls full of kindess and wisdom And save the life of people Till the end of every violence. Her Majesty the Gyalyum Sangay Choden Wangchuck graced the salang tendrel for Southern Gawailing Centre in How shall we thank you in more words? Phuentsholing on 28 March, 2017. You brought light to our darkness You are our index page, Covering every subject of our life. You show your kindness To us and gave your all And reveals your empathy With deep sympathy

You are beautifully gracious And you are very precious in our life Your kindness, support, love, sympathy It all will be imprinted in our heart Tank you so much your Majesty. May god bless your every movement And prevent from ill moment Our prayers are always with you We love you……..

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RENEW CORE SERVICES Gender Wise Distributon of Clients (2017)

Counselling 500 3261 no of clients seen by RENEW Crisis Center from 2004-2017 400 395

450 Year No of clients 300 2004 0 400 2005 3 200 2006 20 350 2007 60 100 300 2008 154 25 2009 212 0 250 2010 287 2011 281 MALE FEMALE 200 2012 358 2013 351 150 2014 382 2015 369 50 2016 364 2017 420 0 Age Wise Distributon of Clients 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018

Statstc of reported cases in 2017. Emotonal abuse cases was Below 18 recorded highest in 2017. 19-25 46-50 26-30

Case JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC TOTAL 26-30 Below classifcation 18 Physical 31-35 5 7 4 15 7 4 8 9 6 11 9 8 93 Abuse 41-45 36-40 Sexual Abuse 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 5 2 0 0 1 14 41-45 Emotional 18 10 11 21 10 18 19 21 8 12 6 11 165 36-40 Abuse 46-50 Economic 14 10 8 9 14 12 5 9 8 5 4 2 100 51-55 Abuse 19-25 Non DV/GBV 11 1 6 3 2 3 1 7 3 5 1 5 48 56-60 31-35 Above 61 Total 49 30 30 48 34 38 33 51 27 33 20 27 420

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Legal Aid Gawailing Happy Home

Legal services provided in 2017 Year Female Child Male Child Woman Man total

2013 86 13 21 0 187 92 24 15 10 2014 85 66 77 0 228 Legal counseling/ Reconciled Separated Plaint consultaton 2015 82 24 40 1 147 2016 104 36 31 0 171 2017 135 36 24 0 195 Medical Aid Clinical services at Gawailing Happy Home in 2017 Clinical service provided at RENEW Crisis Centre in 2017

Total cases received Total cases received 567 815

169 05 04 VCT (Volunteer 175 INPATIENTS/GIVEN 331 Counseling Testng) 603 IN Direct Observaton OPD cases ANC –HIV, Hepatts B & OPD OPD O/C Treatment (DOTS) check up RPR (Syphilis)

38 25 Measles/ 06 02 24 cases Rubella KEEP UNDER ESCORT AS AN SHELTER OBSERVATION ATTENDANT Referred injecton

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The MHF training will be an annual feature for anyone What ID Mental Health aspiring to become Natonal Certfed Counselor without Facilitators (MHF) training ? which a counselor cannot practce counseling in the country. BBCC-RENEW shall contnue to professionalize, The MHF training was designed to improve train and certfy counselors henceforth. access to mental health care within a given community by educatng and training professionals, para-professionals and lay people in the basics of mental health. The intent is not to create a new mental health Health Facilitators profession, but rather to provide individuals with the tools and skills necessary to identfy mental health needs, make referrals, and work with and support those in need of mental Training health care. The training included diferent topics, such as, a basic structure for teaching, helping skills, working with integrity, diversity awareness, suicide preventon, trauma response, and “The training included different topics, such as, a basic structure for referral and consultaton techniques. The partcipants were not just trained on the mental health issues but they were also teaching, helping skills, working with integrity, diversity awareness, suicide provided with listening and communicatng skills in order to help them ofer support and prevention, trauma response, and referral and consultation techniques. The beter determine if an individual may require professional mental health care. The certfed counselors waitng to be awarded certfcates on participants were not just trained on the mental health issues but they were the award day. Using the MHF’s guidelines, the partcipants also provided with listening and communicating skills in order to help them are able to learn to identfy and respond to cases of dementa, alcohol and drug abuse, offer support and better determine if an individual may require professional domestc violence and depression. The facilitators are not mental health workers but mental health care.” are frst responders to help with problem- solving and to make referrals.

he Mental Health Facilitators (MHF) training and all counselors will have to undergo this Training was held from July 25 to July MHF training to fulfll the requirement to become 28, 2017 at Kelki High School, Thimphu. Natonal Certfed Counselors (NCC). The right to The MHF training is a mandatory and use training manual has been granted by NBCC, US Tprerequisite to Natonal Certfed Counsellors to BBCC and BBCC alone can provide this training in (NCC). A total of 147 counselors from Ministry of Bhutan. Educaton, Government Autonomous Bodies, Civil Society Organizatons (CSOs) and private educaton The main objectve of the training was to allow consultancy frms were trained. everyone to be at the same level and have basic understanding of psychosocial issues and problems, The training was simultaneously conducted by 12 and to be able to recognize, intervene, and refer. Master MHF Trainers in four diferent classrooms. However, MHF Training does not qualify an individual Prior to the training, the counselors around the to become a counselor. Mental facilitators training in progress country registered themselves with Bhutan Board for Certfed Counselors (BBCC). This is 30 hours a

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Her Royal Highness Gyalsem Ashi Kesang Choden Wangchuck

st “Continuing Education, Supervision, Certification, 1 147 Certfed Counselors into how spirituality can be mixed during counseling member who has an addicton problem. The presenter Training” that helps the client to grow holistcally, as well as also provided informaton on how counselors, through help counselors to understand the clients living in a the language they use can communicate and respect he 4th Biennial Natonal Counselling can be a profession that respects the culture and Buddhist country. for their clients who have disabilites. The partcipants Conference was organized by BBCC-RENEW traditons within all countries. As we help counseling also learned how to address their client as individuals in collaboraton with Natonal Board for T expand globally, we have the responsibility to seek On the September 29, 2017 the partcipants had and avoid categorizing them according to their Certfed Counselors (NBCC), USA and UNICEF. The the wisdom of local populatons in order to ensure an opportunity to opt and hear about the School disabilites. conference was held on September 28 and September the best counseling services for the region and to 29, 2017 at Namgay Heritage Hotel, Thimphu. The Counseling; Mental Health; Domestc Violence and help the world fnd ways dealing with our mental Child Abuse; Promotng Systemic Change: Approaches Bach systems remedy was introduced to the counseling theme of the conference was “Counselor Educaton, health needs. professionals of Bhutan. The Bach fower remedy is Supervision, Training and Certfcaton”. This and Techniques for Working with Couples and Families Impacted by Addictons; and Peoples First Language: known throughout the world as a safe and efectve conference was organized with the main objectve The partcipants were also introduced to the form of complementary therapy for emotonal balance of creatng a platorm for counselors to discuss and Communicatng with Individuals with Disabilites. Counseling Educaton and Supervision in the US, The sessions were carried out simultaneously in fve for over 80 years. exchange ideas, upgrade their professional knowledge including benefts and how this can be adapted in our and develop ethical standards for counseling. diferent rooms by the speakers from the U.S., Norway, culture to help counselors’ professional development. “There is no one, where ever we may be on the Poland, Singapore and Bhutan. earth who does not listen to music” is how Mr. Jigme Her Royal Highness Gyalsem Kesang Choden A brief presentaton on the Counseling Insttutes in Drukpa introduced to the closing of conference. He Wangchuck graced the opening ceremony and the USA was highlighted. The purpose and process The Mental Health Counseling equipped the got introduced to singing by his grandmother when ofcially launched the BBCC website and guidelines for of global counseling insttutes were also explained partcipants to basic principles in treatment of trauma he was a child. According to him, there is no winner the Natonal Certfcaton of Counseling professionals to the audience. The presenter Dr. Scot had co-led related disorders and made them understand the or a loser in music like any other compettons. Both in Bhutan. Bhutan Board for Certfed Counselors counseling outreach in numerous countries and has need for assessment of medicaton for depressive listener and the musician are the winners. (BBCC) certfed 147 counselors for the frst tme in been involved in internatonal counseling eforts for symptoms and how to collaborate in preventon, four diferent categories based on their qualifcaton decades. detecton and treatment of mental disorders. The conference will be held biennially where the and the level of training. The certfcaton of NCC A session on self-care and wellness focused on the counselors will need to recertfy the certfcaton every (P) - Peer counselor, NCC (A) -Associate Counselor, The session on Domestc Violence and Child Abuse steps a counselor can take to care for themselves as three years, which will require them to fulfll certain NCC (M) - were 4 categories. Counselor and NCC(S) addressed the problem of adverse childhood they care for their clients. The presenter also shared criteria such as counselor educaton, supervised – Supervisor were done. Apart from the counselors, experience. The presenter examined how it can practcal advice to counselors to help them stay well experience and practcing. a total of about 200 guests including experts from infuence human development and lead to trauma and healthy. Informaton about burnout and vicarious Natonal Board for Certfed Counselor (NBCC) USA related disorders. The partcipants were able to trauma were also covered. According to the speaker, atended the conference. understand the efects of trauma, recognize typical burnout occurs when counselors lose enthusiasm for post traumatc symptoms, be aware of culture-specifc their work because of stress. Vicarious trauma occurs The speakers were all qualifed and experienced factors afectng illness, behavior and help seeking. when counselors are traumatzed as a result of hearing individuals who are leaders in the felds of counseling, about the trauma their clients have experienced. In another session, the partcipants were able to learn mental health and psychotherapy. On the frst day, through case studies how to provide counseling services the conference focused on how Bhutan is entering Counseling from a Buddhist perspectves were to couples and families who are challenged by a family a global movement with local emphasis. Counseling presented which gave the partcipants an insight 25 26 Renew Annual Report 2017 Renew Annual Report 2017 INTERNATIONAL DAY for the ELIMINATION

Violence Her Majesty with RENEW CBSS volunteers. Against Women er Majesty Gyalyum Sangay Her Majesty also launched a special book ttled Choden Wangchuck, graced “Strengthening Community Vibrancy- Echoing the event to observe the the Voices of CBSS Volunteers” a humble efort of Internatonal Day for the RENEW to honor and celebrate CBSS volunteers and HEliminaton of Violence Against Women on 25th their selfess eforts. 2017 November, 2017. Every year on 25th November, natons worldwide observe this day as Internatonal Day for the Eliminaton of Violence Against Women (IDEVAW) and the following 16 days of actvism to highlight the plight of discriminaton and abuse against women and girls. As the part of the celebraton, RENEW in collaboraton with Natonal Commission for women and Children, UNFPA, IPPF and SAFE organized the event with the local theme “Strengthening Community Vibrancy”. 10 CBSS RENEW volunteers were awarded Certfcate of Appreciaton for their selfess efort to support cause of RENEW.

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he event was preceded by a three day SRHR, child protecton and issues related to women. awareness and testng workshop on HIV/ Sensitve topics on LGBTI rights, rights to aborton, AIDS, STI, SRHR and SGBV in Thimphu welfare and protecton scheme were also raised. for 70 RENEW/CBSS core volunteers The programme was jointly observed by RENEW, Tfrom 23rd to 25th November, 2017.This is the fourth Ministry of Health and JDWNRH, and Gross Natonal Dechen Chime, gender analyst UNFPA awarded a certfcate for 10 Her Majesty with the artsts who performed tme RENEW infused the awareness programmes Happiness Center with support from NCWC, UNFPA, years of service with UNFPA, Bhutan during the IDEVAW 25th November 2017 with health testng to the core CBSS volunteers to UNICEF, IPPF SARO, SAFE. bring about a greater impact to the benefciaries. RENEW aimed to strategize joint eforts and bring Simultaneously, paper and waste recycled products about collaboratve, coordinated and consolidated exhibiton supported by South Asian Forum for approach of civil society, service providers and Environment (SAFE), India was inaugurated by partners towards eliminaton of Violence Against Hon’ble Australian Ambassador to Bhutan, Ms. Women & Children. The panel discussions enabled Harinder Sidhu on 23rd November, 2017. in bringing key issues afectng our society such as

Recycled products produced by women and Her Excellency Ms. Harinder Sidhu during the youth in Gawailing Happy Home on display during exhibiton of recycled products. IDEVAW supported by SAFE (South Asia Forum for Environment), Kolkata, India. Her Majesty with recipients of Certfcate of Appreciaton for their selfess volunteerism

Trashigang Observes IDEVAW Commemorating with 62nd Birth Anniversary of Hon’ble Australian Ambassador to Bhutan, Ms. the Fourth Druk Gyalpo Harinder Sidhu with ofcial from India House and UN House in Bhutan during the innauguraton of DAISAN members of Trashigang MSS observed a drama focusing on child protecton, domestc recycled product exhibiton on 23rd November, IDEVAW commemoratng the 62nd birth anniversary violence, gender equity and sexual harrasment. 2017. of beloved Fourth Druk Gyalpo on 11 November, A special song was composed and sung by the 2017.To mark the day, DAISAN members staged students with Yeshey Dawa’s tune.

29 30 Renew Annual Report 2017 Renew Annual Report 2017 Livelihood Skills Training

Program no. name of the courses completed in 2017 no. of people Trained 1 Basic Tailoring Course (3months) 152 F, 3M 2 Advanced Tailoring Course (2-4 weeks) 127F, 3M 3 Advanced Tailoring Course on Gho (3 months) 10F 4 Machine Embroidery Training (on job training) 2F 5 Tailoring (on job training) 4F 6 Fabric Printng Training (2 weeks) 14F, 2M Supported by 7 Patern Drawing Training (6 days) 18F, 2M 8 Natural Dye Course (2 days) 10F 9 Ginger Candy Making Course (1 day) 30F Total 377

Australian Himalayan Foundaton

“Of Creative Minds - Busy Fingers “

he project Creatve Minds –Busy Fingers is successfully fourishing ever since its implementaton at RENEW in 2011, funded by a Finnish NGO Fida Internatonal to support skills training. The work 15 women completes 3 months basic tailoring course at RENEW Crisis Centre. Women trainees being trained has now expanded rapidly reaching 8 Dzongkhags of Thimphu, to dye wool for weaving. TSamtse, Bumthang, Trongsa, Trashigang, Sarpang, Tsirang and Dagana by December, 2017.

Various trainings were completed in the year 2017 (majority trained were women) in diferent Dzongkhags. It is as follows:

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Lyonchen Dasho Tshering Tobgay visits Women’s Textle and Tailoring Cooperatve in Bumthang

asic tailoring courses to 15 women youth groups like widows, single mothers, school at RENEW Center in Thimphu, drop-outs and women with disabilites. which started in 2017, will be completed in 2018. In 2017 the common practce has been to provide the B ginger candy training to all the women partcipatng The training program aims at capacity building any skills training courses in RENEW Center. and also focuses on the advancement of the entrepreneurship of the trainees. The project started With the support from Australian Himalayan with small fnancial and human resources and a very Foundaton (AHF), the livelihood skills training in limited number of trainees. RENEW has been intensifed with the introducton of Assamese looms. The fabrics for the tailoring is being It has expanded gradually covering more benefciary produced by weavers at Gawailing Happy Home. The groups; from victms of Domestc Violence and Vocatonal Training Center in Gawailing Happy Home Gender Based Violence to other vulnerable women/ was inaugurated in August 2017.

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The status as of december, 2017:

no. list Figures 8 (Samtse, Bumthang and Trongsa, Thimphu, 1. Branches RENEW Micro fnance Trashigang, Tsirang, Dagana, Punakha ) 2. Members 11, 543 3. Loans Disbursed 1834 RENEW Microfnance has been registered as a Private Limited Company under the Companies Act of Bhutan 2016, on 27 September 2017. It has 25 4. Loan Amount Nu. 89,692,348 highly motvated staf members. HISTORY OF BRANCH OPENINGS:

RENEW Microfnance started initally with its operatons in mid-2012. It now has 7 branches which are covering 66 of 205 gewogs (communites).

branch Gewogs in total covered gewogs opened Samtse 15 11 July 2012 Bumthang 4 4 Sept 2012 trongsa 5 4 nov 2012 Thimphu 8 3 Feb 2013 Trashigang 15 11 Nov 2013 Tsirang 12 12 Sept 2015 Dagana 14 11 March 2016 Punakha 11 11 April 2017

l Bumthang and Trongsa are counted as one branch. l The Head Ofce is based in Thimphu

35 36 Renew Annual Report 2017 Renew Annual Report 2017 AWARENESS CUM TESTING PROGRAMME FOR WOMEN WORKING UNDER PUBLIC WORK DEPARTMENT (PWD), MINISTRY OF WORK AND HUMAN SETTLEMENT & COMMUNITY MEMBERS Decide Campaign

one day program/ Access to Family Planning for training/workshop Women and Girls Everywhere”. on Family Planning, A The program was atended by Contracepton, and Sexually- Transmited Infectons was more than 40 RENEW, RENEW- held on 8th May 2017, to Microfnance Project, FIDA celebrate IPPF’s Global Project staf and trainees at Day of Acton week RENEW Centre and it was from 8th to 14th conducted with the aims of May. The program increasing access to SRHR to was conducted as address inequality and reducing Awareness cum Testng Workshop for Female Health worker educatng women on unmet need for family planning Employees of City Corporaton condoms a part of IPPF’s “I Decide” campaign services. RENEW emphasized on centered on the self empowerment, so that the theme one can make one’s own decision “Universal and to access services that is already Equitable in place.

Awareness Program for community members RENEW creatng awareness on issue of Women being trained in and around Gawailing domestc voilence/gender for self examinaton for breast cancer

A one day program/training/workshop on Gender Based Violence and Sexual Reproductve Health was held on 16 January 2017 at RENEW conference hall for 48 women working in various Thimphu camp sites under Public Work Department (PWD), Ministry of Works & Human Setlement. Similarly, one day workshop was held on 31 January 2017 at Gawailing Happy Home for 64 female community members from diferent villages of Mewong Gewog and Gawailing livelihood trainees.

RENEW covered topics on domestc violence/Gender based violence, Sexual abuse and Sexual Reproductve Health. Dr. Ugyen Tshomo, Gynecologist from JDWNR Hospital was invited to deliver talk on reproductve health, sexual health, cervical cancer, breast cancer, family Planning, antenatal/ postnatal care, UTI, HIV/STI and other issues. Towards the end of the workshop, a voluntary testng camp was also organized in collaboraton with HISC, MOH for the women on HIV, Syphilis and Hepatts. This workshop has been successful with fund support from IPPF. Rapid test being conducted during the workshop for HIV/STIs 37 38 Renew Annual Report 2017 Renew Annual Report 2017

one day program/training/workshop was held on 30 January 2017 at RENEW conference hall Workshop with Thimphu Drayang Fraternity for 38 female employees of City Corporaton. This is the frst tme RENEW is engaging with theA women from city corporaton however this is not the last such engagement. RENEW covered topics on Domestc Violence, Gender Based Violence and Sexual abuse. While the two clinical nurses of RENEW covered topics on Reproductve Health, Sexual Health, Cervical cancer, Breast cancer, Family Planning, Antenatal/Postnatal care, UTI, HIV/STI and other issues. A voluntary testng camp was also organized in collaboraton with HISC, MOH for the women on HIV, Syphilis and Hepatts towards the end of the workshop. Many women from the Medical doctor educatng women on sexual workshop commited to become volunteers of RENEW. This reproductve health workshop has been successful with fund support from IPPF. Discussion with Thimphu Drayang employers and managers in progress. Bringing educators-students on board to eliminate Gender A 2 day’s program/training/workshop for 38 part of RENEW volunteers’ network to enable them Based Violence and Sexual Abuse Thimphu Drayang employees on 20th July 2017, and to be part of any awareness program on SRHR & 26 managers and proprietors on 21s July 2017 at GBV by RENEW); RENEW Conference Hall. The training workshop was 2. Facilitate more efectve co-ordinaton with a follow up program of several awareness programs various service providers for easy access to services; carried out jointly by BICMA, Ministry of Labour and Human Resource, Royal Bhutan Police and RENEW. 3. Develop comprehensive reportng procedure based on legal provisions that are in place to protect The objectve of the workshop: themselves in case of emergencies. 1. Building network among the Drayangs and expansion of Community Based support System (a

HeforShe campaign by teachers from Dagapela HSS

ENEW conducted programme on With this programme, RENEW has been able Domestc Violence, Gender Based to sensitze principals / vice-principals, health Violence, Sexual abuse, RENEW coordinators, counselors of all the schools in Dagana. services, Sexual Reproductve health, RLegal provisions, I Decide Campaign, HeforShe The programme was supported by UN women, IPPF- campaign for partcipants from 13 Lower and primary EC Champion and UNDP. schools in the Dagana Dzongkhag at Dagapela Higher Secondary School from 10-11 May 2017. 39 40 Renew Annual Report 2017 Renew Annual Report 2017

RENEW continues HeForShe campaigns...

41 42 Renew Annual Report 2017 Renew Annual Report 2017 Interaction with students on Gender Based Violence HeForShe and Sexual Reproductive Health & Rights ENEW conducted an awareness Touch & Bad Touch. Lots of interacton took place programme to students of classes and found that the children were aware of the IV,V and VI of Babesa Primary School issues and inquisitve as well. The children had lots on 22 September 2017. of questons on the subject. It is high tme that R adults are prepared to work with them closely and The children were sensitzed on RENEW services, professionally. Gender Based Violence, Sex & Gender, and Good Interaction with students of Babesa Primary School

Men participants from Merak supporting HeForShe campaign in Bhutan.

43 44 Renew Annual Report 2017 Renew Annual Report 2017 RENEW continues with Druk Adolescents’ Initatve on Sexual Awarness Sensitization in YHSS Network(DAISAN-RENEW Youth Volunteers) RENEW visited Yangchenphu Higher Secondary School on 25 August, 2017 and sensitzed about 350 students on RENEW services & youth programs, Domestc Violence, Sexual Abuse, Gender Based Violence, and Sexual Reproductve Health.

Interaction with students of Changangkha Middle AISAN members in Bajothang HSS in Secondary School on 14 RENEW DAISAN members Wangduephodrang Dzongkhag organized October, 2017 an Inter-House Drama Competton on four sensitizing through drama topics, namely, Sexual Abuse, Reproductve DHealth & Rights, Gender Based Violence, Domestc Violence and violence amongst ‘the youth’ on 20 September, 2017. It was organized with the support of CBSS-MSTF and DAISAN members of Wangduephodrang Dzongkhag.

This is the frst actvity of its kind in the country where the youth were actvely involved in the making of the drama specifc to these issues. Interaction with students of Druk School on Aug. 2017

RENEW in Arekha MSS, Chukha On 18 August 2017, RENEW interacted with 250 students of Arekha Middle Secondary School in Chukha and spread awareness on RENEW services & youth programs, Domestc Violence, Sexual Abuse, Gender Based Violence, Sexual Reproductve Health and HeforShe campaign. It was also a rare opportunity for RENEW to speak to 254 community members of Arekha, parents of Arekha Middle Secondary students, THPA staf on 19 August 2017 in Arekha MSS, Chukha. daiSan members in Gyalposhing, mongar During the interacton the partcipants were Gaylposhing DAISAN carried out campaigns on the issues informaton sensitzed on Domestc violence, Sexual Abuse, board in of youth and drug abuse in Gyalpoizhing market and the Gender Based Violence, Sexual Reproductve lhuentse mSS community around the vicinity. Health, RENEW services & programmes such as 45 HeforShe. 46 Renew Annual Report 2017 Renew Annual Report 2017 Enhancing Child Protection and Participation

ith the support from UNICEF, RENEW and Youth Development Fund (YDF) jointly organized Wroll out trainings on child protecton and partcipaton in 7 Dzongkhags in Trashigang, DAISAN members visit to Tango Monastery. Wangduephodrang, Samdrupjongkhar, Tsirang, Lhuentse, Paro and Haa from 7th ENGAGING YOUTH September, 2017 to 27th November 2017 for DAISAN and YVIA members of the FOR BETTER Dzongkhags. Roll out program phase I at Damphu Central School, Tsirang.

The main objectves of the training was to build rights, i.e. survival, development, protecton and FUTURE capacity of the young people to prevent violence partcipaton. The youth related issues in Bhutan against children in the community; building solid were highlighted followed by intensive discussion foundaton in understanding at a conceptual among the partcipants. The deliberaton contnued level of child rights, child protecton, children’s with the introducton to legal provisions for partcipaton and violence; preparing children protecton of children. with skills and methods to keep safe and conduct themselves responsibly. The training covered the The discussions also touched the positve and purpose of the Conventon on Rights of Child negatve childhood experiences that would (CRC) and acquainted them with the categories of determine the growth trajectories of the individuals. nd 2 DAISAN Youth Leadership Camp Rolling out the Program on Child Protection and Youth Participation AISAN successfully held the Youth Leadership Camp for the second tme at Gawailing Happy Home. The fve days camp was conducted from 25 to 29 December, 2017. Spokespersons from A two days Child Protecton and youth Dvarious organizatons and CSOs atended the camp to share partcipaton training in Chukha Central School their knowledge and informaton about their organizatons. was held from 4-5 November 2017. DAISAN also organized a hike to Tango and the youths got the opportunity to interact with the khenpos of Tango Shedra.

DAISAN Rollout Program (Phase I & II) at Trashigang

The frst and second phase rollout program on Child Protecton and youth partcipaton was conducted by DAISAN Trashigang for 15 students each from Trashing MSS and Rangjung CS. The Y-VIA and DAISAN members from Trashigang atended the programmes. The program was successful with the fund support from UNICEF. DAISAN & YVIA in Bajothang HSS, Wangdi

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expansion in last fve Dzongkhags in 2017

DAISAN members in Punakha The partcipants were also introduced to RENEW completes the expansion of Youth the organizaton is to enable positve behavioral the UN’s Global Gender Equality Solidarity Network (DAISAN) in all 20 Dzongkhags with change early on so that they become the champions Movement, “The HeForShe Camapign”. the establishment of DAISAN network in last 5 to advocate against Sexual & Gender Based Dzongkhags viz. Samdrupjongkhar, Pemagatshel, Violence (GBV) and Domestc Violence (DV). The Trashigang, Zhemgang and Punakha. The members DAISAN groups are managed by Dzongkhag Youth 3. Training of Trainers (ToT) on Child Protection and Participation are comprised of the youths between the age of 13 Coordinators, Youth Focal Persons from respectve DAISAN and YVIA coordinators from to 24, both in schools and out of schools. The main schools under the supervision of CBSS Dzongkhag 15 Dzongkhags (Thimphu, Paro, Haa, purpose of having a youth volunteer group within Coordinators (Adult volunteer). Chhukha, Wangdue, Tsirang, Sarpang, Bumthang, Trashigang, Lhuntse, Trashiyangtse, Samdrupjongkhar, Pemagatshel, Samtse and Zhemgang atended ToT on Child Protecton and Partcipaton conducted by UNICEF from 11-13 May 2017. To address the challenges faced by DAISAN members in S/Jongkhar DAISAN members in Pemagatshel children and youth in Bhutan, the two Organizatons working with Date Dzongkhags No. of Schools involved Girls Boys Teachers children, youth and women ( RENEW and YDF), came together to develop 16-17 S/Jongkhar 8 schools & 1 college: Karmaling HSS, Phuntshothang MSS, Garpawong 20 21 9 April MSS, Gomdar CS, Martshala CS, Orong CS, SamdrupJongkhar MSS, a comprehensive curriculum on Child Jomotshangkha MSS and Jigme Namgyal Engineering College Protecton and Partcipaton and thereafer roll out the training to 18-19 P/Gatshel 5 schools: Yurung CS, Nangkor CS, Nanglam CS, PemaGatshel MSS and 13 17 5 April Yelchen CS. young volunteer respectvely. T/gang 7 schools: Rangjung CS, Jigme Sherubling CS, Bartsham CS, Trashigang MSS, 13 13 7 4. Training of CBSS volunteers & DAISAN Tashitse HSS, Dungtse CS and Jampeling CS. 3-4 Zhemgang 4 Schools: Zhemgang Central School, Sonamthang Central School, Buli 18 13 4 coordinators on Child Protection and Child Rights June Central School and Yebilaptsa Central School A three day’s training workshop on Child Rights and Child Protecton 10-11 Punakha 6 Schools: Punakha Central School, Dechentsemo Central School, 15 15 6 June Tashidingkha Central School, Kabesa MSS, Dashidhing Central School and was held from 14th-16th March 2017 at Phuntsholing. A total of 33 Khuruthang MSS partcipants (21 male and 12 Female) consistng of CBSS volunteers, DAISAN coordinators, Multsectoral Task Force members and Ofcer In-charge (RBP) from 5 Dzongkhags (Samtse, Chukha, Sarpang, Samdrup Jongkhar & Pema Gatshel partcipated in the training.). Towards the end of the workshop the partcipants drew acton plans to be implemented in their respectve Dzongkhags where they will further train and sensitze the communites.

DAISAN members in Tashigang

49 50 Renew Annual Report 2017 Renew Annual Report 2017 No.of Clients received by CBSS in 2017 Community Based support system 120 104 (CBss) strenGtH aCross BHutan: 677 100 86 VoLunteers! 80 60 55

No. of cilents 44 40 36 26 No. of Actve Volunteers in 20 districts Female 323 23 25 19 20 13 13 14 04 10 10 09 Male 354 03 04 04 0 0 80 aro Haa p Gasa rongsa Tsirang

70 Samtse Dagana t P/gatsel Lhuntse Sarpang Punakha Chhukha Thimphu Monggar Wangdue T/yangtse Bumthang Zhemgang Trashigang 60 S/Jongkhar

50 Dzongkhags

40 Community Based Support System(CBSS): Renew Volunteers network 30

20 200 10 180 181 0

aro 160 Haa p Gasa rongsa Tsirang Samtse Dagana t P/gatsel Lhuntse Sarpang Punakha Chhukha Thimphu Monggar

Wangdue 140 T/yangtse Bumthang Zhemgang Trashigang S/Jongkhar 120

100 97

80 No. Of clients No. 80 CBSS Volunteers by their Occupaton 60 58 40 30 21 21 12% 20 5% 76% 07 7% Private/ Civil Servant 06 04 05 Corporation Armed Forces 03 Business (majority Teachers) 0 Counseling Referred to Referred to Educatonal Renew others scholarship Male Female 51 52 Renew Annual Report 2017 Renew Annual Report 2017 daisan strenGtH aCross strenGtHeninG BHutan 662 VoLunteers! Community serViCes

“A Responsible, Safe, and Happy Adolescence for Every Youth” Partnering with Monastic Institutions Life Skills training workshop for Awareness against Awareness on SRHR Domestc Violence monastic institutions & Gender Based Violence The training on Life Skills Educaton (LSE) for monastc insttutons across the country contnued in 2017 with 33 Role of DAISAN partcipants including Lams, Khenpos and Lopens from 20 Shedras in the central region from 14-18 May 2017 in Meaningful Youth Promoton of Gender Bumthang. The workshop was carried out in collaboraton Engagement & Equality & #HeForShe with At Foundaton. The 2nd batch of 23 partcipants strenthening Youth- Champions from central monastc body in the western and southern Adult Partnership region atended the training in Phuntsholing held from Training workshop on Life skills Educaton in progress 25-30 December 2017. in Bumthang

Dzongkhag Male Female Total School Bumthang 12 21 33 Jakar HSS Chhukha 30 34 64 Gedu CS, Wang Chhu MSS, P/ling MSS Dagana 9 13 22 Daga CS, Dagapela MSS Gasa 10 14 24 Bjishong CS Haa 10 21 31 Gongzim Ugyen Dorji CS, Damthang CS Lhuentse 15 20 35 Lhuentse HSS Mongar 13 16 29 Gyelpoizhing CS Paro 22 24 46 Drukgyel CS - Campus I and II Pema Gatshel 6 9 15 Nganglam CS Punakha 18 29 47 Kabesa MSS, Dechentsemo CS Sarpang 15 20 35 Gelephu HSS Samtse 8 13 21 Samtse HSS, SCE S/Jongkhar 20 23 43 S/Jongkhar MSS Thimphu 28 35 63 Druk School, YHSS, Babesa MSS, LZMSS, CGMSS Trashigang 15 19 34 Trashigang MSS, Trashi Yangtse 8 10 18 Bayling CS Trongsa 8 15 23 Serubling CS - Campus I & II Tsirang 10 10 20 Damphu CS, Rangthangling PS Wangdue 20 18 38 Bajo HSS, Gaselo CS Zhemgang 11 10 21 Zhemgang CS Total 288 374 662 Partcipants in Bumthang LSE training workshop 53 54 Renew Annual Report 2017 Renew Annual Report 2017

The objectve of training workshop was: • Engage monastc insttutons in taking the message to the unreached are as they are highly respected in the community and therefore strong agent of change; • Target youth in the monastc insttutons. RENEW joins CSO fraternity to celebrate CSO Fair 2017 RENEW CBSS performs during CSO outcome of the workshop: Fair on 13 and 14 October, 2017 at Coronaton Park. The strongly recommended and commited to provide the training workshop to teachers & partcipants of monastc insttutons so that the messages on social priorites will trickle down to Anybody can be victm of Domestc youth in their insttutes and the community they are living in. Violence- women, men, boys, girls, grandparents. We are all responsible They will encourage making the LSE a part of their curriculum in the monastc insttutes. to create a Violence Free Happy They are commited to strengthen partnership with RENEW in up scaling advocacy and awareness Family and Society. programs during annual prayers and festvals. -Message from RENEW on the day Thimphu CBSS Volunteers performing during the CSO fair

Re- orientation for Chhukha CBSS

An awareness cum orientaton programme was held on 20 August 2017 in Darla MSS for new CBSS (Community Based Support System) of Chukha district. Lams and Lopens engage in group work

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Partnership with private legal frms and Dzongkahg legal ofcers

RENEW carried out a consultatve and sensitzaton collaboraton between RENEW, Community Based meetng with 15 legal professionals on Social and Support System (CBSS) and the legal professionals Gender Issues, Domestc and Gender Based Violence in providing easy access to justce and streamlined from 14 to 15 November, 2017. The meetng services. was also held to foster beter partnership and

Team of Pilots from Druk Air and Bhutan Airlines led by Hon’ble Yab Dhondup Gyaltshen with HM Gyalyum Sangay Choden.

Training on Bach Flower In 2016, 24 Bhutanese Pilots-16 from Druk Air and tribute to His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo on His 8 from Bhutanese Airline have pledged to make an Majesty’s 60th Birth Anniversary celebraton and Remedy Healing System annual contributon for the next ten years towards also as a gesture of grattude to the organizaton for building an endowment that will ensure the its eforts in empowering disadvantaged women, The level 1 course training on Bach Flower sustainability of RENEW services, Gawailing Happy girls and children in the country. As commited Remedy Healing System for 1st batch was Home and Chapters under the aegis of the Gyalyum the members contnued to contribute signifcant held on the 17th and 18th July 2017 for 25 Charitable Trust (GCT). The commitment was a amount to RENEW in 2017. Drangpon Pasang sharing experience and best practces in providing counseling professionals by Ms. Deki Soh holistc services to family and Ong Hong Seng from Singapore. Both of them are Bach Foundaton registered practtoners (UK). The Bach Flower Remedy is a therapeutc approach to help depression, grief, loss, nervousness, self-esteem, despair, fear, uncertainty, sensitvity and loneliness. The Bach Flower Remedies work in conjuncton with herbs, homeopathy and medicatons and are safe for everyone, including children, pregnant women, pets, elderly and even plants.

The purpose of the training is to provide the skills to use the system to balance the emoton, which in turn translates to the ability to support oneself, as well as providing for those requiring emotonal BACH FLOWER Remedies level 2 course partcipants with Deki Soh and Huong Seng trainers, 23-24 October 2017. support. 57 58 Renew Annual Report 2017 Renew Annual Report 2017 Joint efort of RENEW and Clean Bhutan RENEW and Clean Bhutan with the families of PWD Violence, Sexual Gender Based Violence and how Consultative workshop on consensus building initiative (CBI) staf in Dechencholing campsite on 15 August, 2017 family can empower themselves economically sensitzing them about RENEW’s services, Domestc through producton of recycled products. 18 core RENEW CBSS members gather client by providing relevant resources at Paro for a week long consultatve or protectve strategies, rudimentary workshop from 11-15 September 2017 informaton about the various formal and to come up with the consensus building informal dispute resoluton mechanism program. The consultant from Jigme available. The workshop was conducted Singye Law school , Mr. Stephan presented with actve volunteers in the feld for their on the role an actve CBSS volunteer can practcal experiences and input to work play in strengthening and clarifying the further on the program. The model that will inter relatonship between Bhutan’s be adopted will have to make use of Artcle formal and informal sectors with regard 22 of DVPA which specially authorizes the to issues of Domestc Violence. Following Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) to allow “lesser’’ the Domestc Violence Preventon Act forms of Domestc Violence to be “setled RENEW Volunteers CBSS joins MSTF for awareness program on Health & Social Priorities. 2013 (DVPA), Domestc Violence is a crime mutually”. RENEW will have to collaborate awareness program in chumey Gewog therefore cannot be negotated. As a with RBP in order to comply with the Act. consensus builder, a volunteer can provide The project is supported by UNDP, country An awareness program in immediate assistance and advice to the ofce Bhutan. Chumey Gewog was held on 10 April, 2017 with the presence of Gewog Thrizin, RBP ofcials, school principals and other important ofcials. The people were also informed about the services RENEW provides and harmful consequences of DV/ GBV and substance abuse. The program was organized with the help of Dzongkhag heath sector of Bumthang.

awarenesss program in lhuentse A two day workshop was organiszed for 36 principals, Counselors and school coordinators from 16 schools in Lhuentse. The workshop covered sessions on Domestc Violence, Sexual Gender Based Violence, Sexual Reproductve Health, adolescent health, legal polices & laws, police crime & interventons, HeForShe campaign, substance abuse and other adolescent related issues. The program was fnancially supported by UNDP.

RENEW CBSS Volunteers during the consultatve workshop 59 60 Renew Annual Report 2017 Renew Annual Report 2017

FINANCIAL STATEMENT

RECEIPT AND PAYMENT STATEMENT For the Period: 1st January 2017 - 31st December 2017 Circle of compassion 2017

Takin Circle (Donations above Nu. 1,000,000. / USD 24,000) RECEIPTS Amount (Nu.) PAYMENTS Amount (Nu.) 1. Pilots – Druk Air Opening Balance: Expenditure: 2. Pilots – Bhutan Airlines a. RENEW Organization 164,154.83 a. RENEW Organization 5,789,960.14 Blue Poppy (Donations above Nu. 100,000) b. Gawailing Happy Home 54,338.90 b. Gawailing Happy Home 1,918,163.93 1. Druk Asia Tours and Treks c. RENEW-IPPF 4,618,430.65 c. IPPF 12,903,829.72 2. Druk Holding and Investments (DHI)

d. RENEW-Scholarship 1,196,103.83 d. Scholarship 2,155,488.49 3. Perfect Enterprise 4. Bhutan ECO Adventures Pvt. Ltd. Total : 6,033,028.21 Total Expenditure: 22,767,442.28 5. Ministry of Labor and Human Resources (MoLHR) 6. Lobzang Samden, India – (Donaton made in kind to Gawailing Happy Home) Fund Receipt during the period: Closing Balance:

a. RENEW Organization 5,732,760.50 a. RENEW Organization 106,955.19 Cypress Circle ((Donations above Nu. 10,000)

b. Gawailing Happy Home 1,952,713.97 b. Gawailing Happy Home 88,888.94 1. Tamara Dunne 2. Ms. Franastoh Kok Eng c. IPPF 11,047,933.64 c. IPPF 2,762,534.57 3. Women on a Mission (WOAM) d. Scholarship 1,261,552.00 d. Scholarship 302,167.34 4. All Bhutan Connecton Pvt. Ltd. 5. Druk Asia Tours and Treks Total : 19,994,960.11 Total : 3,260,546.04

TOTAL: 26,027,988.32 TOTAL: 26,027,988.32

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International Partners

National Partners

63 RENEW Organization Phenday Oudpel Lam, Phenday Gatshel, Lower Motithang P.O.Box No. 1404, Thimphu. Bhutan Website: www.renew.org.bt Tel: +975-2-332159 / 334751 Fax: +975-2-332411