The Loden Foundation - Current Activities

Current Activities

The Loden Entrepreneurship Programme

As thousands of youth are churned out of schools and colleges each year, Bhutan is facing an unprecedented problem of unemployment. The LEP is an attempt to combat rising youth unemployment and to promote social volunteerism by giving business education and capital funds to help young Bhutanese men and women... Read more

Loden Early Learning Centre

Although there are many commercial day care centres and kindergartens in Thimphu, there are no centres for early child development and learning in rural parts of Bhutan. This puts the rural children at disadvantage in education and later in competitions for scholarships and jobs... Read more

Loden Scholarship Scheme

Since 2000, the Loden Foundation has been supporting the education of poor children in Bhutan and Tibet. In Bhutan we provide costs to supplement the free tuition and boarding facilities the state gives. We find sponsors for children in need and facilitate the transaction of funds and communication between the child and the sponsor... Read more

Loden Knowledge Base

One of the main problems Bhutanese youth are facing is the lack of access to information and knowledge. Although young people have thirst for knowledge and keen interest to pursue further education and new undertakings, most communities do not still have any library or internet facilities... Read more

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