Archive for 2018
04.13.2018
Moving with the Digital World: Information and Technology Trainings in Bhutan
16-year-old Tshering always had a great interest in learning new skills pertaining to computers and new technologies. But because Tshering resides in Changjiji in Thimphu, Bhutan, her access to computers, […]
02.26.2018
Communities Thrive & the Urgency of Fighting Human Trafficking
According to the U.S. State Department, about 800,000 people are trafficked across international borders, every year. Because of systemic issues surrounding poverty, economic instability, mass migration due to famine or […]
02.13.2018
Women’s Empowerment and the 2017 Bhutanese Elections
Editor’s Note: This post was originally posted on Nawang P. Phuntsho’s blog. Nawang is the Development Officer for the Thimphu READ Center. Women’s empowerment is a recent phenomenon in Bhutan. […]
01.10.2018
Ganga and the Power of Female Leadership
Following along with Ganga as she shares her story, one would feel hard pressed to believe she once was so timid, her own mother could barely urge her to speak. For someone […]
