Canada Fund Projects

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Canada Fund Projects 2005-2006

A)      38-10-BH-105: Improvement of Education Facilities in Trongsa

Objectives:

The main objectives of the project are to equip schools in Trongsa with the basic necessities for effective teaching learning program and improve communication between schools and the District Education Office. Green boards, typewriters and duplicating machines will be provided to the schools and District Education Office will receive two computers with printers. The provision of these materials will not only help the schools but also the non-formal learners as all the 23 Non-Formal Centres in Trongsa are attached with the schools.

B)     38-10-BH-106: Improving Resources to Facilitate the Quality of Education in
          Lhuentse.

         Objectives:

          Lhuentse is one of the farthest districts from the capital and thus one of the
          least  developed. This project endeavours to assists in its development through
          the schools in the district. Thus, objective again is to improve the quality of 
          teaching learning environment by supplying the schools with the very basic
          requirements such as green boards. In addition, four of the recently electrified
          primary schools will be supplied with computers with printers and twenty schools
          will receive a cassette player each.

C)      38-10-BH-107: Gross National Happiness (GNH) and Education.

          Objectives:
           
           The project aspires to increase the awareness and understanding of GNH,
           especially, among the youth of Bhutan through the media. In this connection,
           the project will support the coverage of the Second International Conference
           at St. Francis University, Antigonish, NS by a Bhutan Broadcasting Service (BBS)
           journalist. The BBS will produce three radio/TV programs on GNH and two 
           programs on cooperation and connection between Canada and Bhutan, 
           especially in the education sector.

D)     38-10-BH-108: Procurement of Green boards and other equipment for  
         schools in Tsirang Dzongkhag 
       
          Objectives:

           The project will supply 90 green boards for the schools in the district. Since
           it is the only high school in the district, Damphu Higher Secondary School is 
           centrally located it has been proposed that it will receive a fax machine, two
           marker boards, two overhead projector, and a cassette player to be used
           especially during the district level educational activities.