Women in action; towards Zero Waste Future

18 October 2019

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A five days training (14th - 18th October, 2019) on skill development on crafting useful products from pet bottles and plastic wrappers ended today. Two resource person from Samdrup Jongkhar trained 48 women from across 17 gewogs and Mongar town took part in the training. Women as young as 12 years old and oldest 58 put too much enthusiasm towards curbing the waste issue by upcycling the reusable materials. 

The program targets to curb unemployment issue besides combating the waste issues.The program is funded under Dzongkhag Development Grant.