JICA support for poverty reduction programs
The GNH commission and the Tarayana foundation received USD 315,650 (Nu 13.5 million) from the Japan international cooperation agency (JICA) on June 12 for a two-year project targeted at community development and local governance initiatives to reduce poverty. The Tarayana foundation, to receive USD 160,000, will open learning centres, provide non-formal education for school dropouts and skill development courses to farmers in the remote communities of Lawa, Lamthang, Metakha, Thaphu and Samthang in Athang gewog of Wangduephodrang.