Hon'ble Minister In-Charge, Ministry of Home & Cultural Affairs visits CSOA Secretariat

May 25, 2021 2111 Views

The Hon'ble Minister for Ministry of Foreign Affairs His Excellency Lyonpo (Dr) Tandi Dorji, who was appointed as the Minister In-Charge of the Ministry of Home & Cultural Affairs (MoHCA) by the Cabinet visits the CSOA Secretariat on 25/05/2021. The officials of the CSOA Secretariat heartily welcomed His Excellency with a lot of excitment.  Upon assumption of office ...

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CSOA Secretariat meets with Legislative Committee of the National Council of Bhutan

May 10, 2021 1842 Views

The CSOA Secretariat made a presentation to the Legislative Committee of National Council of Bhutan on 10th May 2021 at Jambayang Resort Conference Hall. The presentation was followed by a Question & Answer Session with Committee Members chaired by Hon'ble Phuntsho Rapten, Chairperson, Legislative Committee, National Council.  The consultative meeting was part of preparation to tab...

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CSOA bids farewell to the outgoing Chairperson and Eminent Member

April 30, 2021 1754 Views

The CSOA family bids farewell to the outgoing Member & Chairperson Mr. Jigme Namgyel, Director, Directorate of Services, Ministry of Finance who has now been transferred to the Secretariat Services, JDWNRH and outgoing Eminent Member Ms Pema Lhamo, former (resigned) Executive Director, Bhutan Transparency Initiative.  Mr. Jigme Namgyel was appointed by the Finance Ministry with effect ...

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IFA, Germany invites application for Remote Fellowships 2021

March 29, 2021 4300 Views

  The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is pleased to inform that ifa, Germany invites application for Remote Fellowships 2021, CrossCulture Programme from relevant interested Bhutanese. The CCP fellowship targets professionals or voluntarily engaged in an organization or institution in one of the following fields of activity: Policy and society Media and culture Human Rights and pea...

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New Chairperson of the Authority elected

February 9, 2021 1855 Views

Mr. Jigme Namgyal (Director, DOS) Eminent Member from the Ministry Finance has been elected as the new Chairperson of the CSO Authority. Ms. Pema Lhamo (Executive Director, BTI), Eminent Member from the registered CSOs is the Vice Chairperson. Three Members were nomintated to contest the election for the vacant post of Chairpersonship.  Chaired by the newly elected Chairperson the 32n...

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