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…𝑨𝒃𝒊 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒓𝒂 𝑨𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒚𝒂 𝒂𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒈 65 𝒈𝒍𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒍 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒆𝒏 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 12,600 𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝑺𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒎 By Kezang Choden Abi Chandra Acharya, a former Project Officer under the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Partnership Program, has been selected as a finalist for the 2025–2026 Community Solutions Program (CSP). Funded by the U.S. Department of State and implemented by IREX, …

Bhutan stands at a critical juncture. Graduation from Least Developed Country status is a milestone, but it also exposes a harsh reality: the nation risks losing its most talented young people unless opportunities at home improve dramatically. Across the world, countries that fail to retain their youth face stagnating innovation, reduced productivity, and a hollowing out of their labor force. …

…𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒉 𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒋𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒎𝒐𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒏 𝒇𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒌𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒔 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑯𝒂𝒂’𝒔 𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒕𝒆 𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒘𝒐𝒈𝒔 By Kezang Choden A major initiative to uplift one of Bhutan’s most remote and vulnerable communities was launched at Sektena Chiwog under Gakiling Gewog, Haa Dzongkhag. The Organization for Youth Empowerment (OYE), in partnership with the Dzongkhag Administration Haa and Gakiling Gewog Administration, introduced …

…𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒔 𝒇𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒌 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒍-𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒉 𝒔𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔, 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏…𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒔 𝒇𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒌 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒍-𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒉 𝒔𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔, 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 By Yeshi Dolma For many, visiting a Tsachhu or hot spring is more than a health ritual; it is a journey of hope and healing. Nestled amid serene valleys, Gasa Tsachhu draws people …

…𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄 𝒑𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒃𝒖𝒔 𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒔 𝒑𝒖𝒔𝒉 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒆𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒄𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒂𝒇𝒆𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒎𝒐𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒇𝒍𝒐𝒘 By Kezang Choden Designated parking areas for city buses are meant to allow safe pick-up and drop-off of passengers. Increasingly, however, these spaces are being occupied by private vehicles, creating major inconvenience for buses and their users. When city buses are forced to …