Loden visits LEP beneficiaries in Bumthang and Lhuntse
On their way to and from the training program in Mongar on 11November 2010, Dr Karma Phuntsho , Anne and Gerard Tardy paid a visit to the Community Guest House, supported by Loden in Bumthang. They met Karma Dema, the entrepreneur building the guest house.
They reported that Karma Dema's venture is in good progress. The construction of her guest house is nearly complete and she had already started to let the room to small groups. The LEP Directors shared their ideas on various ways of improving the guest house, and discussed challenges Karma Dema is facing.
Later on , Dr Karma Phuntsho, Loden's director visited Nidup Wangmo's weaving factory in Khoma on his way to Senge Dzong. "It is encouraging to see the weaving centre doing very well", said Dr Karma Phuntsho in his letter to the Loden office. Nidup's weaving factory was busy with four full time weavers in Khoma and a few other weavers in neighbouring villages. As the school holidays begin, Nidup Wangmo is expecting more weavers as school girls join her to weave. "The quality of her products are superb and the economic prospects are great. Beside, it is a wonderful project for cultural promotion and transmission of traditional skills.", added Dr. Phuntsho. The only problem for Nidup Wangmo was the challenge in delivering her products to the market, which is mainly in Thimphu and the hassle created by the very poor financial services in Kurtoe.
They reported that Karma Dema's venture is in good progress. The construction of her guest house is nearly complete and she had already started to let the room to small groups. The LEP Directors shared their ideas on various ways of improving the guest house, and discussed challenges Karma Dema is facing. Later on , Dr Karma Phuntsho, Loden's director visited Nidup Wangmo's weaving factory in Khoma on his way to Senge Dzong. "It is encouraging to see the weaving centre doing very well", said Dr Karma Phuntsho in his letter to the Loden office. Nidup's weaving factory was busy with four full time weavers in Khoma and a few other weavers in neighbouring villages. As the school holidays begin, Nidup Wangmo is expecting more weavers as school girls join her to weave. "The quality of her products are superb and the economic prospects are great. Beside, it is a wonderful project for cultural promotion and transmission of traditional skills.", added Dr. Phuntsho. The only problem for Nidup Wangmo was the challenge in delivering her products to the market, which is mainly in Thimphu and the hassle created by the very poor financial services in Kurtoe.