Name: Kinley Chenzom

CID no: 10303000148

Age: 24

Village: Gesrling

Gewog: Gesrling

Dzongkhag Dagana

Occupation/Trade: Textile Weaver

Kinley Chenzom, 24 years old, a class six drop out, is a member in SABAH Bhutan. She is divorcee and lives with her 2 kids. Before joining SABAH Bhutan, she earns her living through weaving for customers but it was a very unstable earning. She could barely earn Nu 5000 per month to cover up her home expenses (grocery) and children expenses. She heard about SABAH Bhutan from her friends she joined SABAH Bhutan in 2014. In the past two years she had undergone different levels of training in Weaving different products (cushion cover, table mate, bed runner, stole & muffler) and has drastically increased her income. Presently she earns an average monthly income of Nu. 9,000-10,000.

In a few years time , with her skills and training received, she will be able to train other weaver .

Name: Sonam Lhamo

Sex: Female

CID no: 10715000142

Age: 37

Village: Banjar

Gewog: Tsamang

Dzongkhag: Mongar

Occupation/Trade: Textile Weaver

Sonam Lhamo, is 37 years old and hasn't gone to school at all. She has been weaving since the age of 9 and has 28 years experience in weaving. She is divorcee and lives with her 8-year-old son. Before joining SABAH Bhutan, She weaves highly intricate traditional dress for others and most times her payments from customers were either delayed or not paid fully. She heard about SABAH Bhutan from her friends who were members of SABAH Bhutan. She then joined as a HBW member in 2014.

Since then she is one of the most active members and contributes a lot of ideas and imparts skills to other HBWs. She now earns at least Nu 9,000-10,000 a month.

She can able to introduce herself and her designation among her friends. She has potential to train other in various weaving and that makes her proud of her self.

Name: Karma Deki

CID Number: 1111100158

Age: 30 years

Village: Serthig

Gewog: Phagchhog

Present Address: Thimphu

Occupation/Trade: Textile Weaver.

Karma Deki, 30 years old, is originally from Samdrupjongkhar (a remote village in the eastern Bhutan) but lives in Thimphu for more than 12 years now.

She lives with her husband and her 2 daughters. Her husband works in Supreme High Court and earns an income of Nu.24,000 per month which she says is not enough to support the family. She said that her family faces financial problems mainly since she has many dependents to support.

She came to know about SABAH Bhutan through a friend and thought it would help in financial expense, as she has been weaving at the age of 15 years old.

She has been with the organization for almost 1 year and she says that her life has improved a lot since she joined SABAH Bhutan. She is a Member in SABAH Bhutan and she earns Nu.8000 per month, she spends for her child education and for her household chores. One of the major changes in her life was that now she has a constant monthly income so she can make financial plans for her family.