I hail from Lhuentse Dzongkhag, from a village called Dragong. I served as a teacher for a little over 19 years and retired in 2018 to give back in a small way to my community. While I was into value adding farm products as a means to finding markets for the far flung villages, I…

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…

I have never liked the idea of being in an average job but wanted to do something different. Going back to where I grew up to start a business was something I never thought about but a while after completing graduation from college I started thinking about it. I thought that I am one of…

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…