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YOUTH CENTRES (YC):

Youth related problems arising out of rapid population growth, rural urban migration, unemployment and the school dropout especially at the lower, middle and higher secondary levels are on the increase every year. Such unhealthy trends create potential environment for youth to be engaged in undesirable habits like drug abuse, gang fights and juvenile delinquencies. To address and minimize these youth related issues, the Royal Government initiated the establishment of Youth Centres.

Youth Centres are young people’s space. Young people can relax in front of the TV or internet, play games, listen to music, use the computers or just sit around and hang out with friends. There are also a host of other services like cheap hostel facilities, library, cafeteria, convenient store, art and music. Youth Centres were established to provide basic recreational, educational and therapeutic services to youth and our Youth Centres currently provide:

·     A positive, safe and  conducive environment for young people that is free from   alcohol and drugs. 
·     Recreation and social activities, programs and projects that meet the needs identified by young people.
·     Access to information, counseling and referral for young people and their families requiring support. 

 The Department has established five youth centres in the country, three in Thimphu (Dechencholing, Changjiji and Swimming pool complex at Doebum lam) and one each in Phuentsholing and Gelephu. Apart from the above services, some of the specialized services offered at the youth centres are:

 Computer course:
This is one of the most popular services among the youth particularly during the school vacation. It  is a month long computer course covering basic computing lessons on Word, Excel, Power Point and Publisher for which a course fee of Nu.500 is charged per individual.  

Youth Forums:
These are special events organized on an ad-hoc and need based basis for students as well as out of school youths. These programs are thematic in nature and purely organized based on the emerging needs of the youth.