Language:
Nepali and about 35% have functional knowledge of English
Brief history:
During the Unieros "Living Green for a Cause" event, Unieros friends will collect non-perishable organic food items for an Bhutanese refugee family in need. Our donation will be first meals they receive in the U.S. Below is a brief history of the country provided by RefugeeOne organization.
Conflict: In the late 1800s, Nepalis migrated to southern Bhutan in search of farmland. The Nepalis kept their language, culture, and religion. They were allowed citizenship and could work government jobs. 1n 1980, the Bhutanese government feared the people in the south would take majority and so Bhutanization began. Bhutanization was created to unify the country under the Druk (Northern Bhutanese people) culture, religion, and language. New requirements for citizenship disenfranchised many ethnic Nepalis, depriving them of their citizenship. In 1990, the Bhutanese government announced the Lhotsampas (ethnic Nepalis) who could not prove they had been residents of Bhutan before 1958 had to leave the country. Tens of thousands of people fled.
