Henk de Jong visits Bhutan
Henk de Jong, director bhutan+partners, visits Bhutan from 12 to 23 December.
Henk went to bhutan to prepare for our new projects, to evaluate existing programs and discuss future plans with partners, friends and officials.
He works with the Youth Development Fund team and other partners on the Sport Coalitions in Action Program. Together they evaluate the developments so far and re-adjust the program for 2011. He also met with Reinout van Santen. Reinout will guide the sports team to gathering information for the monitoring and evaluation system.
Henk also went to Thimphu to work on the film industry project and look into possibilities for business to business contacts. He attended a meeting with the motion picture association and filmers in Bhutan and participates in meetings with representatives of the ministry of economic affairs, chamber of commerce and business community.
The Bhutanese community was shocked by the terrible plane crash in Nepal, in which 18 Bhutanese citizens were killed. Prayer lamps were offered and arrangements made to cremate the bodies in Bhutan.
Henk attended the National Day celebrations in Thimphu on 17 december, at which HM the King expressed condolences to the families of all the victims of the plane crash.
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His Majesty’s national day address – Bhutan 2010
His Majesty awards medals – 17 December 2010