Bhutan's nomad community starts to recognise value of education

By completing their school education, children in Bhutan could one day qualify for jobs in the civil service. - Photos: ANN

The temperature has dipped to -1°C. and with dark clouds hovering, rain is imminent in Merak, Trashigang. Merak, located at an altitude of more than 3,000m above sea level, is one of the remotest nomad communities in eastern Bhutan where they primarily rear yak and cattle for daily sustenance.

But the weather doesn’t deter the students of Merak Primary School, who are busy practising for a cultural show. The students have been preparing for the event for almost a week. The school started on Apr 1.