Yes we can!

The Eighth Asian Youth Congress concluded in Thimphu last Thursday. The congress, made up of youth leaders from the Asia and Pacific regions, aims to build a global network to fight drug abuse. About 130 youth participants from 14 countries attended this year’s congress. 100 of them were from Bhutan. At the end of the 4-day congress, two participants were jointly awarded the International Youth Award. The winners were Azmeel Mohamed from the Maldives; and our own Yangchen Dolkar. Yangchen is a student at Dr Tobgyel School and, at 14 years, was one of the youngest participants. Still, the…