Your support of the Bhutan Foundation’s Small Grants Program has made it possible for communities across Bhutan to turn local ideas into lasting solutions. Because of you, more than 90 community-led projects across 60+ communities have received a small grant strengthening livelihoods, preserving culture, and building resilience where it matters most.

This year, we invite you to help expand this impact so that more communities can access the resources they need to solve challenges they already understand deeply, but often lack the means to address. With your continued support, we aim to reach an even larger cohort of changemakers this year.

Across Bhutan, these grants are already transforming lives in very real ways.

In Bumthang, women beekeepers are beginning to scale their livelihoods with improved tools and techniques. Mr. Passang Wangdi, Project Technical Manager, explains:



“The newer technologies like flow hives, PET feeding systems and protective equipment will make the work much easier for our women beekeepers and set a new standard for how we manage our hives in the future.”

In eastern Bhutan, your support is helping young entrepreneurs transform agricultural production into market-ready enterprises.

In Pasakha, where more than 22,000 factory workers face workplace hazards, awareness programs supported through small grants are changing behavior and improving safety.

You are also helping strengthen systems beyond individual projects. As the Department of Industry notes:

“This intervention is transforming how factories approach worker safety. By raising awareness of overlooked health risks, it is strengthening our ability to enforce safety standards and protect thousands of workers.”



These are not isolated successes, but early signs of what becomes possible when you trust communities with resources and back their solutions. If you are feel moved, please consider making a gift today to help fund the next round of small grants.

And if you have already given, we ask you to consider sharing this work with someone in your network who cares about grassroots impact. One introduction from you can open the door for another community to be supported.



Because of you, small ideas are becoming lasting change.