The Samdrup Jongkhar Initiative

21/09/2026

Meet young farmer Dechen Pema from Agurung in Phuntshothang Gewog, who chose to continue farming and care for her family farm instead of moving to urban centres.

“For the past four years, I have been working on the farm. Farming is not easy, but with the support of the Mini Power Tiller, manual labour has been reduced, farming has become easier and more efficient.”

She is one of the 26 beneficiaries supported with gender-inclusive mini power tillers.

The project is implemented by the Lhomon Society with support from Office of 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).

03/09/2026

𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐖𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐝

Mr. Tempa Wangdi, a smallholder farmer from Dewathang, is transforming his livelihood through vermicomposting.

In just one year, he has produced and supplied more than one metric tonne of vermicompost, earning approximately Nu. 36,000 through sales in the local market facilitated by our Social Enterprise Kantali Store

Lhomon Society extends its sincere gratitude to the Bhutan Foundation for supporting this important project.

~ 𝑉𝑒𝑟𝑚𝑖𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑎 𝑛𝑢𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑡-𝑟𝑖𝑐ℎ 𝑜𝑟𝑔𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑐 𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑧𝑒𝑟
𝑚𝑎𝑑𝑒 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑡ℎ𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑠 𝑏𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑘 𝑑𝑜𝑤𝑛 𝑜𝑟𝑔𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑐 𝑤𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑒,
𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑙𝑦 𝑐𝑜𝑤 𝑑𝑢𝑛𝑔. 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑠 𝑑𝑖𝑔𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑜𝑟𝑔𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑐
𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑡 𝑖𝑡 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑜 𝑛𝑢𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑡-𝑟𝑖𝑐ℎ 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑡.

15/08/2026

18/06/2026

𝗢𝐧 𝐭𝗵𝐢𝘀 𝗺𝐨𝘀𝐭 𝐚𝘂𝐬𝗽𝐢𝗰𝐢𝗼𝐮𝘀 𝗼𝐜𝗰𝐚𝘀𝐢𝗼𝐧, 𝘁𝐡𝗲 𝗕𝐨𝗮𝐫𝗱, 𝐌𝗮𝐧𝗮𝐠𝗲𝐦𝗲𝐧𝘁, 𝐚𝗻𝐝 𝐒𝘁𝐚𝗳𝐟 𝐨𝗳 𝘁𝐡𝗲 𝗟𝐡𝗼𝐦𝗼𝐧 𝐒𝗼𝐜𝗶𝐞𝘁𝐲 𝐡𝘂𝐦𝗯𝐥𝘆 𝗼𝐟𝗳𝐞𝗿 𝗼𝐮𝗿 𝗵𝐞𝗮𝐫𝘁𝐟𝗲𝐥𝘁 𝗽𝐫𝗮𝐲𝗲𝐫𝘀 𝗳𝐨𝗿 𝗥𝐢𝗻𝐩𝗼𝐜𝗵𝐞’𝐬 𝐠𝗼𝐨𝗱 𝗵𝐞𝗮𝐥𝘁𝐡 𝐚𝗻𝐝 𝐥𝗼𝐧𝗴 𝗹𝐢𝗳𝐞.

𝐖𝗲 𝗿𝐞𝗮𝐟𝗳𝐢𝗿𝐦 𝐨𝘂𝐫 𝐝𝗲𝐞𝗽 𝗰𝐨𝗺𝐦𝗶𝐭𝗺𝐞𝗻𝐭 𝐭𝗼 𝗿𝐞𝗺𝐚𝗶𝐧 𝐠𝘂𝐢𝗱𝐞𝗱 𝗯𝐲 𝐑𝗶𝐧𝗽𝐨𝗰𝐡𝗲’𝘀 𝘃𝐚𝘀𝐭 𝐯𝗶𝐬𝗶𝐨𝗻 𝗶𝐧 𝐞𝘃𝐞𝗿𝐲𝘁𝐡𝗶𝐧𝗴 𝘄𝐞 𝐝𝗼.

𝗧𝗵𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗸𝗮𝗿 𝗧𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗶 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗸, 𝗥𝗶𝗻𝗽𝗼𝗰𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗮 🙏🙏🙏.

14/06/2026

𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 & 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐬 | 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 | 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐟𝐬

Marking a significant milestone, Chokyi Gyatso Institute - Dewathang, in collaboration with the Lhomon Society’s Lhomon Education Program, is conducting its first-ever Hospitality and Culinary Arts training for cooks, monks, teachers, and community members.

From mastering the flames in the kitchen to perfecting presentation and service, participants are gaining practical skills that allow them to serve others with greater excellence, whether in the monastery, community events, or daily life.

This initiative blends ancient wisdom with modern vocational training, empowering everyone to turn cooking and hospitality into acts of generosity and joy.

The 10-day training is currently underway at CGI, with 18 participants actively engaging in the program facilitated by the Bhutan Institute of Tourism and Hospitality, one of the leading institutions for training in the tourism and hospitality industry.

Stay tuned for further updates.

05/06/2026

𝚃𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚔 𝚢𝚘𝚞, Jigme Namgyel Engineering College, 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚖𝚒𝚝𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝, 𝚊𝚠𝚊𝚛𝚎𝚗𝚎𝚜𝚜, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚌𝚘𝚕𝚕𝚊𝚋𝚘𝚛𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚊𝚜 𝚠𝚎 𝚘𝚋𝚜𝚎𝚛𝚟𝚎𝚍 𝚆𝚘𝚛𝚕𝚍 𝙴𝚗𝚟𝚒𝚛𝚘𝚗𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝙳𝚊𝚢.

Dzongkhag Administration, Samdrup Jongkhar Samdrup Jongkhar Thromde
Dewathang Gewog Administration,བདེ་བ་ཐང་རྒེད་འོག་བདག་སྐྱོང། JDWMH, Dewathang
Chokyi Gyatso Institute - Dewathang

𝐉𝐍𝐄𝐂 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐋𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲, 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐝𝐫𝐮𝐩 𝐉𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐤𝐡𝐚𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞, 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐄𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐃𝐚𝐲

In observance of World Environment Day, Jigme Namgyel Engineering College (JNEC) joined hands with the Lhomon Society, Samdrup Jongkhar Initiative (LMS-SJI), Dewathang, to promote environmental stewardship and raise awareness on reducing plastic waste.

The initiative encouraged students, faculty, staff, and community members to refuse single-use plastics, carry their own shopping bags, and adopt reusable and eco-friendly alternatives in their daily lives. As part of the awareness campaign, participants promoted the use of the Eco Weave Bag as a practical symbol of commitment to sustainable living.

By choosing reusable bags over disposable plastics, individuals can take simple but meaningful steps towards reducing plastic pollution. The campaign served as a reminder that environmental responsibility begins with everyday choices.

Celebrated globally every year on June 5, World Environment Day is the United Nations’ premier platform for encouraging environmental awareness and collective action. Through this initiative, JNEC and LMS-SJI reaffirmed their shared commitment to sustainability and urged everyone to act today for the climate, the environment, and our future.

04/06/2026

On the joyous occasion of the Birth Anniversary of Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen, Ashi Jetsun Pema Wangchuck, 𝐂h𝐨k𝐲i G𝐲a𝐭s𝐨 𝐂e𝐧t𝐫e f𝐨r B𝐮d𝐝h𝐢s𝐭 𝐒t𝐮d𝐢e𝐬 & 𝐏r𝐚c𝐭i𝐜e and 𝐋h𝐨m𝐨n S𝐨c𝐢e𝐭y offered heartfelt prayers and sincere wishes for Her Majesty’s good health, happiness, and long life.

Inspired by Her Majesty’s unwavering commitment to environmental conservation, we marked the occasion through an educational programme on zero-waste management practices, promoting reusable alternatives to single-use plastic carry bags, and launching our Eco-Weave Shopping Bag.

As part of the celebration, we cleaned-up an illegal dumpsite, conducted waste segregation activities, and undertook a basic waste audit to better understand the composition and sources of the discarded waste.

Through these efforts, we reaffirmed our commitment to fostering responsible waste management and a cleaner, greener environment for all.

03/06/2026

In collaboration with the Dzongkhag Agriculture Sector - Samdrup Jongkhar, 23 Mini Power Tillers were distributed today to beneficiaries from five gewogs at the Lhomon Society office in Dewathang.

The support is expected to enhance farm productivity, reduce labour burdens, and empower women through gender-inclusive farm mechanisation.

The project is implemented by the Lhomon Society with support from the Office of 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).

24/05/2026

𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬!

𝐋𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 had an amazing time with 20 enthusiastic students of Rikhay Primary School, Dewathang, as we introduced them to the concept of zero waste and developed basic skills in zero waste crafting.

From turning waste into creative treasures to learning practical sustainable waste management, these young minds explored the power of creativity while embracing environmental responsibility.

Small hands, big impact! Together, we’re nurturing a generation that cares for our planet.

Our heartfelt thanks to the management of Rikhay Primary School for their kind collaboration.