My parents are both farmers and I have two brothers and a sister. We grew up in a hard working farming family and while life was simple we did go through hardships most of which were due to financial constraints, especially to continue education. So, this helped me to realize the value of education and…
Dagana is considered one of the poorest districts despite its richness in natural resources. I wondered how that was possible and always tried to see how I can play my part to uplift the community of Dagana. So, I have been actively trying to come up with business ideas where I can first of all get…
I run a small bakery at Dechencholing in Thimphu near the army oil tank and it is the only bakery in the area so it’s doing well so far. In 2015, I got the most important support I needed to buy large oven and invest in raw materials through Loden-DHI fund. I think I was…
After high school I could not pursue further studies because of financial constraints. My father is my mentor and he guided me in every possible journey of my life. He is a beneficiary of Loden and got interest and collateral free loan in 2015. Since then I worked with him to grow asparagus seedlings in…
Time flies. It is already 25 years - a quarter of a century - since we started Loden with a seed of benevolent intention but a modest resource of £50. From a fickle sprout in 1999, Loden has today grown into a rather large tree spreading the branches of its programmes, leaves of its activities,…
My association with Loden’s Founder Lopen Karma Phuntsho goes back a long time. I knew Lopen Karma Phuntsho as a primary school student in Bumthang when I was his teacher. Much later I reconnected with Lopen Karma Phuntsho when he was a student at Oxford. Already by then, he was helping some children in need…
The Loden Foundation is pleased to announce the selected entrepreneurs for the Loden Spring Call 2024 for Business Proposals following the selection interview that was held at the Loden office from the 9th till the 10th of May 2024.
Selected Candidates For the Loden Spring Call for Business Proposal
NameBusiness NamePema YudenGiggles Learning Center (ECCD)Karma…
The Loden Foundation is pleased to announce the candidates shortlisted for the Loden Spring Call for Business Proposals 2024. Please note that interviews are scheduled for May 9th and 10th. The shortlisted candidates will be contacted for further information about the interview.
Funding WindowName of Applicant Name of the BusinessRemarksSpring Call for Business FoundationUgyen PenjorFurniture and…
Note: Please read this announcement carefully. All necessary details are mentioned here. Applicants with incomplete documents will be automatically disqualified.
The Loden Foundation is pleased to announce Loden Foundation Youth Scholarships for 2024!
DOCUMENTS REQUIRED:
Filled out online scholarship application form
A cover letter written by the student explaining how receiving the scholarship would alleviate…
Have you ever idolized a career? Ever since I was a teenager, I would invariably get delighted whenever talks of visiting a hospital were brought up. This was because I would get to catch a glimpse of my superheroes, draped in their white coats. From then on, I dreamt about myself being one of them…
My name is Phub Dorji and people call me Dawa because I have a twin sister Phub Zam who is called Nima. Nima and I go to school in Punakha and live with our mother. We have an elder sister who works in an office. As far as I can remember, it has always been…
My parents got divorced when I was three years old and since then, I was brought up by my single mother who too sadly passed away in 2019. I have no contact with my father who has remarried and has his own family to look after. Since the untimely demise of my mother, my only…