AnnuAl RepoRt 2017 Supported by: Renew Annual Report 2017 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 09 High Level Advocacy II III Renew Annual Report 2017 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, Tandin Wangmo IV V Renew Annual Report 2017 Renew Annual Report 2017 BHUTAN CELEBRATES 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. Internatonal Women’s Day Celebraton at Nganglam Central 1 School 2 Renew Annual Report 2017 Renew Annual Report 2017 “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 G e n d e r E Day q u a li ty through film festival titled t en rm we Women empo 3 4 Renew Annual Report 2017 Renew Annual Report 2017 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 5 6 Renew Annual Report 2017 Renew Annual Report 2017 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.