Although the situation for children in Bhutan is improving in many respects, the country is still one of the poorest in the world. The lives of child monks living behind the walls of Buddhist monasteries are very difficult. Many of them still lack access to basic sanitation and suffer from disease. Help us change that! Regular hand washing with soap reduces child deaths from infectious diseases by up to half. A washroom for young monks will ensure a healthy childhood for the entire monastic school.
Washroom for Young Monks in Bhutan
Washroom for Young Monks in Bhutan
A Washroom for Young Monks in Bhutan
Drinking Water and Hygiene in Buddhist Monasteries
UNICEF provides child monks with drinking water, nutritious food, education and protection. In 2018, UNICEF Czech Republic helped build toilets and washrooms in the Weringla and Jarogang monastic schools. However, thousands of young monks in Bhutan still remain without access to basic sanitation. The child monk aid programmes also include strengthening the system for protection against violence, corporal punishment and all forms of abuse.
Czech Aid in Bhutan
Bhutan is one of the countries where the Czech branch of UNICEF has been providing direct aid for many years. The aid programmes focus on reducing maternal mortality during pregnancy and childbirth, 'kangaroo care' for the youngest children, and providing the necessary facilities for the 7,600 child monks who grow up in Bhutan's monasteries.
About the Project
“There's nothing like first-hand experience. I am glad that I had the opportunity to get to know UNICEF's programmes on the ground. What I like about UNICEF's work is that it is unpretentious, yet very effective and fully respects local conditions and culture. Vaccinations, training local health workers or improving sanitation facilities save thousands of lives at a relatively low cost,” says Jitka Čvančarová, actress and Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF Czech Republic.
About UNICEF
UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund) works in more than 190 countries around the world to provide children with health care, nutrition, safe drinking water and sanitation, basic education for all boys and girls, and protection from violence and abuse. UNICEF's work is funded entirely by voluntary contributions, with over 90 percent of the funds raised going to aid programmes. The largest share of aid goes to those parts of the world where the situation of children is most severe.
Project Guarantor
Pavla Gomba has been the director of the Czech branch of UNICEF since 2000. Since 2008, she has been a member of the Board of Trustees of the Civil Society Development Foundation, and from 2011–2014 she was a member of the Committee on the Rights of the Child at the Government Council for Human Rights. She speaks at a number of expert conferences in the Czech Republic and abroad. Based on her experience of travelling to crisis areas, she has published the book "Can you hear us?".
Whole description
Specifications
Project goal
Target amount
191,890 CZK
Target demographic
children, adults, elderly, families
Location of assistance
The continent where we are helping
Asia
Charity
Charity
Charity
Field of assistance
Field of assistance
crisis and humanitarian aid, religion
Basic
DRM free
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