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Successfully completed a 8 day training program on bamboo craft-cups for Menchari and Rekhay communities. The products will be available at SJI's outlet in Samdrup Jongkhar by the beginning of July, 2018.

In 2012, SJI introduced one of the innovative approach (Zero Waste Craft) towards waste management in Bhutan through its pilot project in Samdrup Jongkhar. It has now become a livelihood for many women in Samdrup [...]

To support emerging women and youth entrepreneurs in the community, SJI is conducting a month long training program on traditional art - Pottery for ten local youth and women. This is expected to enhance the [...]

Organic agriculture refers to a farming system that enhances soil fertility by maximizing the efficient use of local resources, while foregoing the use of agrochemicals, genetically modified organisms and the many synthetic compounds used as [...]

20 women from Dewathang, Orong, Trashigang and Samdrup Jongkhar Thromde areas have successfully completed a 15 day training program on zero waste craft in Dewathang. Together with closing of the training program, ‘Farmers Field Day’ [...]

Farmers and SJI staff visited Community Gene Bank - ‘Buli Sanam-Nyamsung-Detshen’ in Nangkor Gewog under Zhemgang Dzongkhag. The group is using the Gene Bank to conserve organic seeds of locally grown crops. It is the [...]

Dr. Yang Gyeltshen attended an 8-Day Workshop on “Understanding Well-being of All, through GNH Values, organized by the Institute of Well-being, Chime Thangkha, Tsheluna, from February 5-12, 2017. The participants were two educated youth farmers [...]

  On the joyous occasion of Birth Anniversary of our His Majesty, the fifth Druk Gyalpo Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck , the LMS Board and staff join the nation in offering our deepest respects, heartfelt [...]

Logically, food security directly hinges on seed security. An important question to ask is, is the ownership of seed slowly slipping from the traditional custodians - the farmers? Seed is an asset of the farming [...]

Thirty farmers from all fifteen gewogs of Trashigang Dzongkhag along with two Agriculture Extension Agents visited our project sites in Dewathang as part of their study tour.   Happy to see young and aspiring [...]

Among four ‘Local Action Plans’ which was developed and implemented by different local youth groups, construction of 4-units toilet at Dudjom Dharma House in Rekhay village has been the last one to be completed. At [...]