Bhutan Held Society

together, the artist ronald bentz and dr. med. wolfgang pfeiffer founded bhutan hilfe e.v. in bietigheim-bissingen in 1999. since then, the non-profit organisation has been accompanying the almost revolutionary modernisation process that the royal house of bhutan has cautiously pursued over the last 20 years, always with a view to sustainable development. major changes were brought about by the introduction of modern communication technologies such as television, internet and smartphones in 1999, the opening up to na-ture- and culture-conscious tourism and the establishment of democracy in 2008. in 2003, king jigme singye wangchuck, the father of the current king of bhutan, appointed dr pfeiffer as honorary consul, who was also awarded the federal cross of merit of the federal republic of germany in 2013 for his enormous personal commitment. in 2014, dr wolfgang pfeifer started to build up prof. dr alex-ander klaußner as his successor. since 2017, prof. dr. alexander klaußner has bee