Welcome to NWAB National Women's Association of Bhutan (NWAB) was established on 9th April, 1981. Presided by HRH Ashi Sonam Choden Wangchuk & Vice President Ashi Pema C Wangchuck, NWAB is actively engaged in promotion of the socio economic status of rural women ... read more

NWAB believes that women have the potential to gain greater control over their lives...read more   Her Royal Highness Ashi Sonam Choden Wangchuck

NWAB MISSION To empower disadvantaged Bhutanese women to gain greater control over their lives and contribute meaningfully to the best of their potential towards the well being, progress and development of their family, community and the nation. NWAB VISION NWAB shall be a leading non-government, non-profit making organisation committed to enhancing the socio-economic status of disadvantaged Bhutanese women through promotion of economic opportunities, development of capability and raising awareness women's rights and potential. Handicrafts Emporium	Challenges Today NWAB is beginning to confront transformation in the environment within which it operates. These changes have significant implications on the association. Through CEDAW, Bhutan is committed to ensuring that all forms of discriminations against women are eliminated. The pattern of mainstream development risks exclusion of disadvantaged women in the progress and development program. The poor capacity of disadvantaged women excludes them from being beneficiaries of development. The gap is widening. With the passage of the NGO act by the National Assembly, several NGOs and Associations have taken birth. Some of these NGOs share similar directions and objectives with the NWAB. Many more similar NGOs will come into existence. NWAB, therefore, needs to redirect, refocus and sharpen its direction and intent and strike alliances with others. While the changes in the environment have entailed greater responsibility and scope of roles the resource constraint acts as a significant hurdle towards fulfilling the NWAB’s mandate. NWAB should more than ever before innovate, create and mobilize resources to implement its numerous programs and activities. NWAB needs to reflect, revisit and restructure its direction, operations and systems. Through strategic planning process, NWAB should create a refocused direction and purpose, revisit its program and activities, reengineer its processes and restructure the Management systems and organization.	ONGOING PROJECTS Rural Credit & Savings Scheme National Handloom Development Centre Weaving Training Center Bhutanese Paper Factory Herbal Medicine Cultivation (a project on Poverty Alleviation) Cultivation Project to enhance rural income Project on Telefood PROJECTS in PIPELINE Women Support Centre Project on Vegetable Dye Packages Children Welfare Scheme Creation of endowment fund for NWAB