Objectives

PURPOSES: - It shall be the endeavour of the Centre to manifest in living practice, Bhutan’s unique holistic development philosophy of Gross National Happiness, which integrates equitable and sustainable socio-economic development with environmental conservation, cultural promotion and good governance. - The Centre is not only important for Bhutan‘s own evolution, but is globally relevant in an era of boundless consumerism, rapid resource depletion and degradation, climate change, species extinction, widening socio-economic inequality, multiple crises, growing insecurity, instability and conflicts. - Scope of Activities - Conduct shorter and longer courses as mentioned under the Article “Areas of Operation and Programme - Educate participants at the Centre on sustainable living that encompasses the values of GNH, including organic farming, sustainable building design, energy and water conservation, the principle of sufficiency and more - Train participants in meditation practices as a source of healthy and mindful living and as part of Bhutan’s ancient wisdom traditions, and thereby to encourage participants to contemplate the meaning of life and living. - Create a platforms for global innovators, community leaders, and thinkers to come together and share experiences, good practices and ideas on a sustainable development paradigm that can bring GNH into practice and on viable alternatives to some of the destructive practices currently threatening the planet. - Provide space for national and international conferences not only as a source of earnings for the Centre but to create healthy discussion platforms and forums. - Act as a coordination Centre for research and documentation on GNH principles and values for Bhutan and the world

Registration

Registration number
CSOA/PBO-24
Organisation type
Public Benefit Organisation
Registered on
18 October 2012
Certificate valid from
18 October 2025
Certificate valid to
18 October 2026
Membership
Not membership based

Performance

Score out of 100
Published performance scores over the years
YearScore out of 100
FY 2022-2334
FY 2023-2474
FY 2024-2572
FY 2025-2670
Published performance scoresMost recent year first. See the full ranking on the accountability page.
Year Score Rank Annual report
FY 2025-26 70 37 —
FY 2024-25 72 12 —
FY 2023-24 74 25 —
FY 2022-23 34 27 —

See the FY 2025-26 ranking

Board of directors

No board information published

This organisation has not published board of director information.

Contact

Location
Not recorded
Phone
+975 02321263

Thematic group

Wellbeing (Caregiving, Rehab, Animal Welfare)

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