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Chimy (F) & Mansinghrai & Dawa Tshering working together to build a new toilet in a rural village in Bhutan.

The quest for safely managed sanitation for all in Bhutan

Posted on Monday, March 21, 2022 04:36 PM

In a rural village in Bhutan, these two villagers are working together to build a new toilet for their household, which will provide safe sanitation and also protect the local...

A Bhutanese woman is sitting at her work desk looking directly at the camera

Leading with Intregrity: Namgay is a role model for rural Bhutanese women

Posted on Tuesday, March 01, 2022 03:59 PM

'I am pleased and really proud of how my leadership has encouraged women in my community to come forward and to participate. My work also made people realise the...

Mr Thinley a disabled man in Khebisa gewog in Dagana, Bhutan, standing outside

Scouts' helping hand to improve village sanitation and hygiene

Posted on Monday, November 15, 2021 05:33 PM

Mr Thinley, who lives with a disability, now has an upgraded pour flush toilet thanks to the Community Based Scouts, Akhochen Primary Health Centre and Water for Women...

Aum Mindu standing in front of her sturdy new outdoor toilet

Generations band together for better sanitation in Bhutan

Posted on Monday, November 15, 2021 04:55 PM

Aum Mindu and her granddaughter now have a sturdy and private pour flush toilet. (photo: Khandu Sonam, Health Assistant, Thinleygang PHC / SNV)

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Women participating in stone mason training in Bhutan

Many hands make light work to improve sanitation in Bhutan's gewogs

Posted on Thursday, November 11, 2021 01:16 PM

Women participating in stone mason training as part of the Water for Women project with SNV in Bhutan have gone on to help build important community infrastructure,...

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