Our Story – Utara

Utara started off as a small one-person project at home in 2017. During the studies carried out, the benefits were found to be so vast, countless, and numerous. This sparked the inkling to share the goodness and benefits of these plants with the local community and make a difference. With the support of the customers, the staff strength and variety of UTARA products have grown to what it is today. UTARA is predominantly women run, under delicately integrated goals that empower women to produce products that not only benefit our customers but uplift the community as a whole.

Our future plan is to build daycare centers at the workplace for all working mothers, as well as a space for therapy. We would not only like to provide employment to mothers but also a space for them to speak up, confide, express, and release the worries they carry. The daycare center will allow most of the mothers to leave their homes to come to work with their children.

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“If you can turn your interest and passion into work, everything has a way of fitting into place” - Phuentsho Wangmo. Mrs. Phuentsho Wangmo, is the Proprietor and Chief Production Officer of UTARA. She has an International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma from United World College, USA, and a Bachelors Degree in Biochemistry from Wheaton College, Massachusetts. She has also received training from the renowned company Wild Carrot Herbals, Oregon, US, on organic wellness products. Before she ventured into UTARA, she worked as the Quality Control Officer at Bhutan Steel Industries Limited, where she was responsible for performing assessments, documentation and organization tasks to support the efficiency and effectiveness of the organization’s supply chain. With a strong passion for Biochemistry, It had always been her dream to convert plant benefits into natural products that her customers can access and use easily. With UTARA, she hopes to reach out to all mothers like herself, who are looking to find themselves again and enjoy products that promote and nurture the delicate needs of women.