The Samdrup Jongkhar Initiative

14/01/2026

The hardships of farmers remain invisible unless we grow food ourselves. Buying local and organic is a conscious choice for health, local economy, and food self-sufficiency.

A little produce from our 𝗢𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗮𝗿𝗺.

31/12/2025

𝑅𝑜𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑛 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑔𝑢𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑦 𝑠ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑝𝑢𝑟𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑒, 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐿ℎ𝑜𝑚𝑜𝑛 𝑆𝑜𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑡𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑘𝑠 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑚𝑒𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟𝑠, 𝑑𝑜𝑛𝑜𝑟𝑠, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑤ℎ𝑜𝑠𝑒 𝑡𝑟𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑚𝑎𝑑𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑟’𝑠 𝑎𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑏𝑙𝑒.

𝐴𝑠 𝑤𝑒 𝑚𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑑, 𝑙𝑒𝑡 𝑢𝑠 𝑒𝑚𝑏𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑒 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑛𝑛𝑜𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑎𝑐𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑚𝑎𝑘𝑒 𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑙𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑑𝑒𝑐𝑖𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑤𝑒 𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑒.

𝑇𝑜𝑔𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟, 𝑤𝑒 𝑙𝑜𝑜𝑘 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑎 𝑓𝑢𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑓𝑢𝑙𝑙 𝑜𝑓 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑏𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑝𝑢𝑟𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑒.

𝘏𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘺 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘳 2026!

21/12/2025

A wonderful opportunity, especially for educators, leaders, and youth!

Join us for the Annual Winter Wakefulness Retreat at Chokyi Gyatso Institute - Dewathang, Samdrup Jongkhar! from 4th to 11th January 2026, immerse yourself in profound meditation practice and teachings under the guidance of Venerable Khenpo Sonam Phuntsho. Don't miss this opportunity. No registration fee required. Free fooding, lodging, and evening and morning refreshments with snacks. It will be on first come, first served basis.
Register now at https://forms.gle/q5kvPnoDpnmRFFLZ6
For more details, please contact Ms. Tashi Yangzom at 17929624 or 17480729.

19/12/2025

𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐕𝐞𝐠 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐦

As the harvesting season unfolds at our Organic Learning Farm in Dewathang, we were blessed by the visit of Polu Trulku Rinpoche.

Chokyi Gyatso Institute - Dewathang

16/12/2025

𝐎𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐣𝐨𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐜𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟏𝟏𝟖𝐭𝐡 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐚𝐲, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐭 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐬.

𝐖𝐞 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐦 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐮𝐧𝐰𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞 𝐓𝐬𝐚-𝐖𝐚-𝐒𝐮𝐦 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐬.

Hᴀᴘᴘʏ 118ᴛʜ Nᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ Dᴀʏ!

15/12/2025

A 15-day Zero-Waste Craft Training held in Dewathang has successfully concluded, bringing together 15 women and youth participants from six gewogs and the Thromde in Samdrup Jongkhar.

The training focused on strengthening zero-waste and upcycling practices while equipping participants with practical skills.

We extend our heartfelt gratitude to the Office of the Cabinet Affairs and Strategic Coordination, Prime Minister's Office - PMO, Bhutan India in Bhutan (Embassy of India, Thimphu), and the Civil Society Organization Authority (CSOA) for their invaluable support.

05/12/2025

A 15-day zero-waste craft training is currently underway in Dewathang, bringing together 15 women and youth participants from six gewogs and the Thromde in Samdrup Jongkhar.

It aims to enhance zero-waste practices while creating opportunities for income generation.

We extend our heartfelt gratitude to the Office of the Cabinet Affairs and Strategic Coordination, Prime Minister's Office - PMO, Bhutan, India in Bhutan (Embassy of India, Thimphu) and the Civil Society Organization Authority (CSOA) for their invaluable support in strengthening Bhutan’s civil society sector.

21/11/2025

Mr. Tempa Wangdi, a smallholder farmer from Dewathang, is transforming his livelihood through vermi-composting and has successfully made his third harvest in less than a year of project support.

Building a resilient livelihoods through climate smart agriculture practices with support from the Bhutan Foundation.

13/11/2025

In the esteemed presence of the 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐫 of the 𝐋𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲, the Secretariat extends its heartfelt appreciation to the outgoing Board of Directors for their leadership, unwavering commitment, and invaluable contributions to the Society’s vision.

Their guidance and dedication have been instrumental in shaping the organization’s path toward fostering sustainable and holistic development.

At the same time, the Secretariat is pleased to extend a warm welcome to the newly appointed Board of Directors, together with the Executive Director, as they assume their roles in guiding the Society’s continued growth and purpose.

10/11/2025

𝐀𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟕𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐣𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐲 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐫𝐮𝐤 𝐆𝐲𝐚𝐥𝐩𝐨, 𝐰𝐞 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐚𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐝𝐨𝐦, 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐁𝐡𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐧’𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐲.

𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞, 𝐰𝐞 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐬 🙏 🙏 🙏 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐣𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐲’𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞𝐝 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡, 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬.

05/11/2025

𝖠 𝖿𝗂𝗏𝖾-𝖽𝖺𝗒 𝖹𝖾𝗋𝗈 𝖶𝖺𝗌𝗍𝖾 𝖢𝗋𝖺𝖿𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖯𝗋𝗈𝗀𝗋𝖺𝗆 𝖼𝗈𝗇𝖼𝗅𝗎𝖽𝖾𝖽 𝗌𝗎𝖼𝖼𝖾𝗌𝗌𝖿𝗎𝗅𝗅𝗒, 𝖾𝗇𝗀𝖺𝗀𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗐𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗒-𝗈𝗇𝖾 𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗁𝗎𝗌𝗂𝖺𝗌𝗍𝗂𝖼 𝖼𝗈𝗆𝗆𝗎𝗇𝗂𝗍𝗒 𝗆𝖾𝗆𝖻𝖾𝗋𝗌, 𝗂𝗇𝖼𝗅𝗎𝖽𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗈𝖿𝖿𝗂𝖼𝗂𝖺𝗅𝗌 𝖿𝗋𝗈𝗆 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖲𝖺𝗆𝖽𝗋𝗎𝗉 𝖩𝗈𝗇𝗀𝗄𝗁𝖺𝗋 𝖳𝗁𝗋𝗈𝗆𝖽𝖾.

𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝗉𝗋𝗈𝗀𝗋𝖺𝗆 𝖺𝗂𝗆𝖾𝖽 𝗍𝗈 𝗉𝗋𝗈𝗆𝗈𝗍𝖾 𝗌𝗎𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗂𝗇𝖺𝖻𝗅𝖾 𝗉𝗋𝖺𝖼𝗍𝗂𝖼𝖾𝗌 𝗍𝗁𝗋𝗈𝗎𝗀𝗁 𝖼𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗏𝖾 𝖼𝗋𝖺𝖿𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖺𝖼𝗍𝗂𝗏𝗂𝗍𝗂𝖾𝗌 𝗐𝗁𝗂𝗅𝖾 𝖾𝗇𝗁𝖺𝗇𝖼𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗉𝖺𝗋𝗍𝗂𝖼𝗂𝗉𝖺𝗇𝗍𝗌’ 𝗎𝗇𝖽𝖾𝗋𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗇𝖽𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗈𝖿 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗂𝗆𝗉𝗈𝗋𝗍𝖺𝗇𝖼𝖾 𝗈𝖿 𝗓𝖾𝗋𝗈-𝗐𝖺𝗌𝗍𝖾 𝗆𝖺𝗇𝖺𝗀𝖾𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝗉𝗋𝗂𝗇𝖼𝗂𝗉𝗅𝖾𝗌. 𝖳𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗂𝗇𝗂𝗍𝗂𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗏𝖾 𝗋𝖾𝖿𝗅𝖾𝖼𝗍𝗌 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖳𝗁𝗋𝗈𝗆𝖽𝖾’𝗌 𝖼𝗈𝗇𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗎𝖾𝖽 𝖼𝗈𝗆𝗆𝗂𝗍𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝗍𝗈 𝖺𝖽𝗏𝖺𝗇𝖼𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖾𝗇𝗏𝗂𝗋𝗈𝗇𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍𝖺𝗅 𝗌𝗎𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗂𝗇𝖺𝖻𝗂𝗅𝗂𝗍𝗒, 𝖼𝗈𝗆𝗆𝗎𝗇𝗂𝗍𝗒 𝖾𝗇𝗀𝖺𝗀𝖾𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗂𝗇𝖼𝗅𝗎𝗌𝗂𝗏𝖾 𝖽𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗅𝗈𝗉𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍.

𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝗉𝗋𝗈𝗀𝗋𝖺𝗆 𝗐𝖺𝗌 𝗅𝖾𝖽 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗈𝗋𝗀𝖺𝗇𝗂𝗓𝖾𝖽 𝖻𝗒 𝗍𝗁𝖾 Samdrup Jongkhar Thromde, 𝗂𝗇 𝗉𝖺𝗋𝗍𝗇𝖾𝗋𝗌𝗁𝗂𝗉 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖲𝖺𝗆𝖽𝗋𝗎𝗉 𝖩𝗈𝗇𝗀𝗄𝗁𝖺𝗋 𝖨𝗇𝗂𝗍𝗂𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗏𝖾 𝗈𝖿 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖫𝗁𝗈𝗆𝗈𝗇 𝖲𝗈𝖼𝗂𝖾𝗍𝗒.

#𝖹𝖾𝗋𝗈𝖶𝖺𝗌𝗍𝖾 #𝖲𝗎𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗂𝗇𝖺𝖻𝗂𝗅𝗂𝗍𝗒 #𝖶𝖺𝗌𝗍𝖾𝖬𝖺𝗇𝖺𝗀𝖾𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍 #𝖤𝗇𝗏𝗂𝗋𝗈𝗇𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍𝖺𝗅𝖲𝗍𝖾𝗐𝖺𝗋𝖽𝗌𝗁𝗂𝗉 #𝖢𝗈𝗆𝗆𝗎𝗇𝗂𝗍𝗒𝖣𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗅𝗈𝗉𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍 #𝖶𝗈𝗆𝖾𝗇𝖤𝗆𝗉𝗈𝗐𝖾𝗋𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍

03/11/2025

We’re delighted to sign an MoU with EB-Market and formalize our collaboration with Samong Cooperative to promote and expand the reach of our organic mustard oil and bio-fertilizer.

This partnership marks an exciting step forward in bringing locally produced to a wider market while supporting our farmers and strengthening the local economy.