Immerse yourself with us in a distant world full of new customs, traditions and exciting news! We would like to bring you a little closer to the world of Bhutan and at the same time share current developments in our project in Bumthang.
May 2025: Happy birthday!
The PATRIZIA Foundation warmly congratulates Her Majesty Gyalyum Sangay Choden Wangchuck, the Queen Mother of Bhutan, and thanks her for the great trust in our partnership to strengthen vocational training for young people in Bhutan. We are particularly pleased with the visible progress in Bumthang – above all the new access road, for which we would like to thank the Gyalyum Charitable Trust.
April 2025: Bhutanese monastery festival Paro Tshechu full of spirituality, dance and colour
Tshechu, which means ‘tenth day’ in Dzongkha (the national language of Bhutan), is celebrated with religious mask and costume dances to honour Guru Rinpoche and ask for his blessing. Every district (Dzongkhag) in Bhutan holds its own Tshechu at different times of the year, the most famous being the Paro Tshechu and the Thimphu Tshechu. People wear their most beautiful festive clothes (gho and kira), eat, laugh and pray together.
December 2024: Start of construction for the access road to the project site
We are delighted to announce that the road construction to the future PATRIZIA Vocational Training Centre in Bumthang has officially begun. The start of road construction represents a significant milestone in the realisation of our project and brings us closer to our goal of opening up better educational opportunities for young people in Bhutan.
September 2018: Panel discussion with the Queen Mother of Bhutan
The foundation stone for our new education project in Bhutan was laid during a high-calibre panel discussion entitled ‘Foundation work in an international context’. Participants included the Queen Mother of Bhutan and her foundation RENEW, which was established in 2004. This is the only institution in the country that offers a safe home, especially to children and women at risk of violence. On this day, Her Majesty Gyalyum Sangay Choden Wangchuck announced that she would like to start a new project in the Himalayas together with us – the PATRIZIA Vocational Training Centre in Bumthang.
A special moment – and the start of a valuable partnership!
