Dear Ladies and Gentleman:

I am Mr. D.P.Mainali, president of Bhutanese Community in the Netherlands (BCN). BCN is a non-profit organisation established by the Bhutanese people in the Netherlands on 19th September 2009. This is the only Netherlands based Bhutanese welfare forum to support all the Bhutanese people living here in the Netherlands. BCN also assists those people who deserve our-help in other part of the world. 2011 marks a significant year of change for BCN, with the transformation of leadership to the younger generation. On behalf of myself as a president of BCN and on behalf of all the Bhutanese Community in the Netherlands, I am pleased to express my sincere thanks to all the individuals who have helped me to be in this position and would like to welcome you all to our website.

BCN, a team of young and dynamic group works volunteer for the society. Our team has and will work constantly to reach its target objectives. The basic objectives and future vision of BCN are to create the atmosphere of unity among all the Bhutanese living the Netherlands, assists our people in integration, education and organized get-together cum cultural programs. BCN will also try to identify the challenges faced by our people and try to solve their problem. In BCN, we just believe everyone has equal value and each person is worthy to get involved on this welfare forum. BCN is always there to support our people living in the Netherlands and also the vulnerable group of people living elsewhere.

BCN does not have special funding. Most of the time, activities are organised through our own contributions and contributions from our well-wishers. I on behalf of BCN would like all those wonderful people to know how thankful we are all for your generous support. We appreciate your pasts support and expect future assistance. If you are interested to support us in our drive, you can find ways to support our projects on the page of our website. You can also donate directly to our bank account. BCN account number can be found on our website.

Similarly, please be sure to visit BCN website and learn more about our projects and programs. If you are interested, please have a look at our different section of our website where you will be able to find various educational information about Bhutan and Bhutanese Refugees. Activities that are enjoyed by our children and various pasts and up-coming projects to help Bhutanese living in the Netherlands and elsewhere can be found on different section of our website. We thank you all in advance for spending your valuable time for visiting our website.

In conclusion, I would like to say that we can do much for our community if we all play a part. Also, I would like to request our friends, well-wishers and all the community members to cooperate and stand hand-in-hand with us to bring BCN leadership to the highest potential.

Respectfully yours,

D.P.Mainali

President, BCN