Nawang P Phuntsho

Wait, I am getting to the point I like being short. And many will agree that my sentences are usually short. Maybe that's also to do with my physical stature. When things are short, they come clearer and distinct to me. Normally, I am not so much fan of long, long sentences, but sometimes I am sure they are unavoidable. And we have no choice but to read them anyways. Maybe that's to do with my limited vocabulary too.  Maybe that's to do with my inability to handle complex sentences. But for me simplicity is the key. When you write something, it is to let your readers understand what you want to say. It is never to confuse your readers. The simpler it is, the better the chances of getting your messages across (my assumption at least). Of course fancy sentences and complex ones at that, are irresistible, but again we think of our readers.  This morning, I was looking up for some information on publishing in Bhutan. And that took to BICMA's door. That's h...

Dechen Wangmo completed her class ten exams in December 2008, but when results were declared to her disappointment she came to know that she did not qualify for higher studies. It was big blow to her. She could not think of enrolling in a private school since it was beyond her family’s means and even if her parents were willing to admit her in a private school, she knew she wouldn’t be able to do justice to the expense. “As a result, I ended up babysitting my elder sister’s child,” Dechen recollects. “I thought I would remain like that for the rest of my life.” But when in 2010, her friends came to her and suggested that they together join training, which YDF started offering, she right away jumped at the offer. Being at home and without much to do bothered Dechen a lot. “That made feel uneasy and restless,” she says. Dechen proudly displays her products And by August 2010, she enrolled as one of the trainees at the Nazhoen Pelri Skills Training Center...

Children in Bhutan can only when they attain six years old be enrolled in a regular government school. Enrollment age policy is strictly implemented even at places where there are not many children attending schools.   This is the case especially in the rural villages. It is shown that children learn fast and pick up things quick in their formative years. But there are many private individuals who run daycare centers in towns like Thimphu, Phuentsholing and Paro whereas children in the remote areas have to idly wait until they attain the minimum age requirement to enroll in schools for they do not have facilities like their urban counterparts. Ura community in Bumthang District was going through a similar phase as so many communities in the rural areas until Loden Foundation, a Charity NGO based in Thimphu decided to open a Loden Early Learning Center at Ura in 2008. “Our Daycare Center aims to give children in the remote areas an equal opportunity like the c...