Archive for February, 2012

February 26, 2012

bhutan celebration in the netherlands – 25/2/2012

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The Dutch Friends of Bhutan association organized it’s annual Bhutan celebration on February 25th, 2012 in Scheveningen.

The afternoon program from 2.00 pm to 5.30 pm included film material of the Royal Wedding, an introduction by Marianne Vos world champion cyclo cross, field track, road track and olympic medalist  and introduction by Eugene Bay involved in building and decorating the palaces in Bhutan. Mr Ad Phernambucq elaborated on the long standing relationship between Bhutan and the province of Zeeland. The Container, award winning short film from Bhutan,was included in the program.

The afternoon was attended by Bhutanese students and Dutch people with an interested in Bhutan, it’s people and culture. The program was followed by a reception and informal dinner.

February 19, 2012

henk de jong visited bhutan

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Henk de Jong, bhutan+partners, visited Bhutan from 5 to 18 February 2012.

Henk worked with the Chang Jiji team on the sport coalition in action program. Henk and the team had a full agenda: planning of activities for the period upto july 2012, community involvement in the program, discussions about continuation of the program after July 2012, evaluation of the program  and a closing seminar in June were  just a few of the items to be discussed.

Henk also discussed the report on the film industry in Bhutan, including the recommendations made and met with partners elaborating on opportunities to connect European business partners to Bhutanese business partners.