Introducing the Art of Pottery in Menchari
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 [...]
Conserving and Improving Biodiversity through Promotion of Organic Farming in Samdrup Jongkhar
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 [...]
Conserving and Improving Biodiversity through Promotion of Organic Farming in Samdrup Jongkhar
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 completed 15-day zero waste craft training
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’ [...]
Enhancing Exchange Visits as a Learning and Networking Tool
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 [...]
Understanding Well-being of all through GNH Values
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 [...]
Happy Birthday Your Majesty
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 [...]
Inauguration of Dungsam Community Seed Bank – Enhancing Food Security
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 [...]
Farmers on study tour
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 [...]
Building Community Initiatives
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 [...]
Mindfulness Camp
The essence of human development should begin with looking into the inner qualities and state of minds. Mindfulness is a tool to empower individuals at school, at home, at work and in their communities. The [...]
Empowering Women
Concluded a ten day training program on diversification of plastic wrapper (infusion of plastic made thread and yarn) products. The training was attended by Dewathang zero waste craft group members and zero waste trainers from [...]