Initiatives directory
Initiatives led by Bhutanese institutions and Gelephu Mindfulness City Authority (GMCA) units, across six domains of a mindful, for-benefit economy. Browse by domain, or search by name, topic or organisation.
Initiatives are at different stages. Inclusion here is an invitation to explore collaboration and does not indicate investment readiness or official approval.
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Collaborative design of the policy and legal architecture through which for-benefit enterprises can be recognised and operate in GMC, covering recognition, governance, mission continuity, verification and regulatory treatment.
Finalising tourism policies and regulatory frameworks, engaging Bhutanese and international investors on GMC projects, supporting Bhutanese entrepreneurs through innovation ecosystem building, and building the GMC tourism model, with for-benefit enterprises prioritised.
A shared GNH framework as a possible common reference for how enterprises and initiatives describe and assess their contribution.
Free legal support for social enterprises and high-potential, underserved entrepreneurs, and training for young lawyers in social entrepreneurship, alternative financing and alternative ownership and governance.
A fund for ecosystem-scale and enterprise-scale operations and initiatives, to be designed collaboratively with institutions that currently run fund operations. 4SG's role is exploring enabling frameworks for mission-aligned finance.
A catalytic financing facility for growth-stage social enterprises, paired with an accelerator.
A fund for youth-led social enterprises within Innovate Bhutan's wider enterprise support. Innovate Bhutan is seeking fund-management expertise and larger investment to capitalise it.
A Skills and Innovation Partnership with GIDC covering workforce planning, skills forecasting, applied research, entrepreneurship and graduate placement.
Aligning Royal University of Bhutan programmes to GMC standards, together with programme accreditation work.
Green skills for young people as custodians of environmental conservation, helping them build businesses and livelihoods that address poverty, while closing skills gaps for GMC.
An eight-day social entrepreneurship programme for children aged 11 to 15 across the country, who design enterprise solutions to local challenges through the lens of GNH.
Teaching social entrepreneurship to monks across five dzongkhags through iSprint, a five-day innovation sprint, connecting spiritual practice with business methods.
Short camps for school and university students combining nature, culture, sustainability, mindfulness, science and outdoor learning, using GMC and its surroundings as a living classroom.
A 12-metre, 360-degree projection dome for GMC: a platform for immersive content and the creative enterprises that produce it, stationed in Thimphu in its initial phase, with touring in later phases.
A portfolio of for-benefit enterprises, each placed in the domain its work contributes to. The enterprises in this list form its starting point, and further enterprises can join through pre-engagement.
An open, accessible platform inviting social enterprises and entrepreneurs to execute their business ideas in GMC, with space for discussion, funding access, mentoring and establishment.
Training 200 young social entrepreneurs through iSprint and iStart, mentoring more than 20 new founders or teams, and connecting more than 350 people through the Friday Friends networking series.
Startup support, business mentoring, venture development and network access, in collaboration with Bhutan Innovation and the Department of Employment and Entrepreneurship, MoICE.
A living cultural destination of Bhutanese architecture, crafts, food, storytelling, performance and farming practice, sharing value with artisans, performers, food producers and host communities.
Small-scale, nature-integrated accommodation with a strong sense of place, positioned as regenerative hospitality with local hiring and sourcing, low-energy and low-waste systems and community partnerships.
A major landscaped public destination for nature, recreation, mindfulness, culture and family experiences, with revenue supporting park maintenance, low-cost public access and biodiversity.
A river-oriented nature destination for wildlife, birding, forest exploration and low-impact adventure, within a southern nature circuit linking conservation areas and GMC.
Conservation-first ecotourism centred on protected landscapes, biodiversity and forest ecosystems, with managed visitor numbers and conservation fees contributing to habitat protection and community development.
Rescue, rehabilitation and release of injured or displaced wildlife, with interpretation and learning programmes funded by visitor fees, memberships and retail.
Ethical wildlife observation around a managed water source, with distant viewing platforms and guided sessions funding habitat management, elephant monitoring and local guide employment.
Ropes courses, climbing, zip lines, cycling and nature play for families, youth and groups, with ticketing and events subsidising school programmes and community access.
Guided meditation for visitors, residents, corporate groups and wellness travellers, with fees supporting fair practitioner income and lower-cost sessions for residents, students and community groups.
Guided and self-guided experiences of slow, mindful engagement with forests and landscapes, with fees funding trail maintenance, conservation education and local guide employment.
A recurring creative event and market-making platform for the creative economy, prioritising artist sales, fair commissions, youth participation and reduced-cost space for emerging and traditional artists.
A producer-first recurring market for fresh produce, herbal and wellness goods and crafts, with preferential terms for farmers and small producers.
A sector body anchored in GMC to co-design the legal and regulatory recognition of for-benefit enterprise, build sector capacity and funding access, and broker market access.
The Sovereign Institutional Intelligence and Coordination Platform: an intelligence layer holding initiative, institution and enterprise information so the ecosystem can coordinate and learn.
A platform for exchanging skills and knowledge across the ecosystem, to be developed further with the organisations concerned.
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