Nazhoen Lamtoen in the public eye
Over the years, Nazhoen Lamtoen’s work has been featured through news stories, interviews, partner publications, public events and other forms of media coverage.
These stories help raise awareness about the challenges facing vulnerable children and families, while highlighting efforts to strengthen child protection and create opportunities for children to thrive.
This page brings together selected media coverage, interviews and public features related to Nazhoen Lamtoen and its work.
Featured stories

Where Second Chances Bloom
Tashi Delek, September–October 2025
This magazine feature by Yoga Yangchen presents Nazhoen Lamtoen’s work through a reflective story about second chances, child protection, shelter care, diversion, community support and the organisation’s mission.

From Risk to Resilience
Daily Bhutan, April 2026
This in-depth interview with Founder and Executive Director Thinley Tobgyel explores the origins of Nazhoen Lamtoen, its approach to child protection, rehabilitation and family reintegration, and its vision for the future.

Rebuilding Young Lives
BBS, 11 March 2026
This BBS story highlights Nazhoen Lamtoen’s shelter care and rehabilitation work, showing how the organisation supports vulnerable children as they rebuild their lives and prepare for reintegration.

Building Safer Communities
BBS, 19 November 2025
This BBS story focuses on community-based child protection in Bhutan, including prevention, local reporting structures and collaboration between communities, public institutions and child protection partners.
Media archive
This archive brings together selected media coverage, public articles and partner publications related to Nazhoen Lamtoen’s work.
News, magazine & online coverage
Articles and public news stories featuring Nazhoen Lamtoen’s work, child protection initiatives, shelter care, diversion, community engagement and related public developments.
- Turning Pain into Healing and Justice
Kuensel, 20 June 2026 - From Risk to Resilience
Daily Bhutan, April 2026 - Rebuilding Young Lives at Nazhoen Lamtoen
BBS, 11 March 2026 - Communities Trained to Lead Child Protection in Dagana
BBS, 26 April 2026 - Building Safer Communities for Children: New Protection System Takes Shape in Bhutan
BBS, 19 November 2025 - Where Second Chances Bloom
Tashi Delek, Druk Air Inflight Magazine, September–October 2025 - Nazhoen Lamtoen Launches Community Child Protection Team in Trong Gewog, Zhemgang
BBS, 29 September 2023 - Nazhoen Lamtoen to Set Up Diversion Programmes for Children in Conflict with Law
BBS, 27 March 2023 - Nazhoen Lamtoen’s Children’s Shelter Faces Dearth of Space
BBS, 29 November 2022 - Nazhoen Lamtoen Reintegrates 39 Youth Who Returned from YRDC
Kuensel, 23 June 2021 - Nazhoen Lamtoen to Pilot Child Protection and Community Child Protection Teams to Address Child Abuse Cases
BBS, 14 June 2021 - Nazhoen Lamtoen Reaches to 12-Year-Old in Samdrup Jongkhar
Kuensel, 8 June 2021 - Nazhoen Lamtoen Sees Increasing Clients
BBS, 16 July 2019 - First Ever Shelter for Disadvantaged Children
The Bhutanese, 12 August 2018
Partner publications, reports & official notices
Partner publications, sector reports and public documents that reference Nazhoen Lamtoen or provide wider context for the organisation’s work in child protection, justice, safeguarding and social support.
- Interim Progress Report following the CEDAW Committee’s Concluding Observations
Royal Government of Bhutan / NCWC, October 2025 - National Strategy and Framework of Action on the Elimination of Gender Based Violence (2024–2028)
NCWC / United Nations Bhutan, March 2025 - Women and Children Division Annual Report 2023–2024
NCWC, 2024 - Bhutan Achieves Nationwide Coverage of Women and Child Protection Desks
UNICEF Bhutan, 23 November 2024 - Bhutan Annual Review 2024
Save the Children Bhutan / Save the Children International, 2024 - Country Office Annual Report 2023
UNICEF Bhutan, 2023 - Ensuring Justice for Children
UNICEF Bhutan, 20 March 2023 - Empowering Communities to Address Violence Against Children: Baseline Report
Save the Children Bhutan, 2023 - Global Partnership for Education – ESPIG End of Project Evaluation
Save the Children Bhutan, 2023 - Three Year Sponsorship Program Situation Analysis
Save the Children Bhutan / Save the Children International, 2022 - Ending Violence Against Children
UNICEF Bhutan, 2 November 2022 - Public Advisory Notification
NCWC, 16 January 2022 - Accelerating Results for Every Child in Bhutan: Annual Report 2020
UNICEF Bhutan, 2020 - Assessment Report of Implementation Progress of the Domestic Violence Prevention Act of Bhutan 2013 and its Rules and Regulation
NCWC / Royal Government of Bhutan, March 2020 - Visit to the Children Halfway Home, Nazhoen Lamtoen
NCWC, 24 April 2019