Sherubtse College visited SJI’s project sites
Final year students (59) of BA Economics and Population Studies from Sherubtse College visited SJI's project sites from 26-28/4/2017, to learn about holistic approach towards development. Visit to Menchari village Understanding GNH [...]
Effective & transparent Administration of Membership Fund
Member Nawang Tashi Dorji, ICT officer developed a web-based system for effectively administering the membership fund for the SJI. The monthly report thus far posted on its website will now be generated by the system, [...]
An Assembly of Educationists at SJI: Building a GNH-inspired Education
“If I ever have the opportunity to create a school for children, I want them to learn what it is to be human. The way things are manifesting now in the world, our children are [...]
CONSOLIDATED MEMBERSHIP ACCOUNTS FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, 2017
Kuzuzangpo la Please click the following links to view name list of member and bank statement from BoB and BNB for the month of February, 2017 Name list and contribution made by members as of [...]
MR. ALF PERSON, PRESIDENT OF SWEDEN-BHUTAN SOCIETY
Mr. Alf Person, President of Sweden-Bhutan Society visited SJI on 22/3/2017 for field evaluation for possible collaboration. Showcasing zero waste craft products by craft women.
REACHING OUT TO WIDER AUDIENCES
A group of Japanese and a German couple lead by Mr. Keibo Oiwa, a member from Sloth Club-“Slow Living Movement” in Japan visited SJI office on 23/3/2017 to explore SJI. We have made a brief [...]
COMMUNITY SEED BANK
Samdrup Jongkhar Initiative believes that food is a cornerstone of GNH, Bhutan’s developmental goal; it manifests the interplay of socio-cultural, economical, ecological and governance aspects of development. Therefore, it calls for preservation and promotion of [...]
Honorable Secretary in SJI office
SJI had the honor of receiving Honorable Secretary, MoAF on 25/3/2017. He briefed the SJI staff on the 12 Five Year Plan prioritizing agriculture where he mentioned rice self-sufficiency will be increased by 15%. He [...]
Involving Youth in the Community Development Process
On 21/4/2017, 102 volunteers (trainees) from the Jigme Namgyel Engineering College (JNEC) including some local youth participated in helping the community to build their traditional seed bank at Chokyi Gyatso Institute (CGI) considering the tradition [...]
Build local capacity using local experts to create progressive & self reliant communities
Five days training (2nd - 6th April 2017) on organic compost and pest management, seed growing and saving, nutrition, integrated farming system, land management, vegetable cultivation and grafting was conducted on lead farmer MC Gurung’s [...]
