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Students with disabilities at the Draktsho Vocational Training Centre have been facing significant hurdles in selling their handmade products despite being equipped with vocational skills. To bridge this gap, the Youth Development Fund and Draktsho hosted a five-day Business Acceleration Workshop in Thimphu. The programme, which ended yesterday, trained 25 students from the centre's eastern branch in Trashigang with special...

Parents often request facilitators at Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) centres to focus on teaching their children English, usually overlooking the importance of learning Dzongkha. To promote Driglam Namzha and learning Dzongkha from an early age, the Bhutan Early Childhood Education Development Association is organising a five-day training programme for private ECCD teachers and proprietors. Over 55 participants from...

Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay inaugurated a two-day festival at Rongtse Nye in Haa’s Sangbaykha Dungkhag, yesterday. It is aimed at promoting tourism and traditional cuisine, and improve local businesses. This inaugural event is the first of its kind in the Dungkhag, unlocking the cultural and economic potential of the region. Hundreds of people from Gakiling and Sangbay Gewogs under Sangbaykha...

Honouring the transformative power of volunteerism in advancing sustainable development and promoting inclusive communities, International Volunteer’s Day was celebrated at Changyul Park in Thimphu today.  The day was marked with the theme, “Together We Act: Celebrating Volunteerism for a Better Future”.  International Volunteer Day is celebrated on 5th December every year. The Executive Coordinator for United Nations Volunteers, Toily Kurbanov, along with...