£20.00
Water Hyacinth Baskets (2 Pack)
Store your fresh vegetables in these two useful hand-woven water hyacinth fibre baskets in a rectangular shape which narrows towards the base. With carrying handles. From a Vietnamese organisation aiming to promote self-reliance among disadvantaged groups. Made in Vietnam by Mai Crafts.
- Large 45 x 28 x 27cm
- Small 40 x 27 x 24cm
Producer DetailsMai Handicrafts aims to find work for neglected families by selling Vietnamese Handicraft products to local and export markets, to customers that care about a fair wage & working conditions. Mai is an income generating and educational project for disadvantaged family and its members, particularly women and children.
Mai works not only to provide viable employment and/or effective training but also aims to promote self-reliance among disadvantaged families and ethnic minority communities in Southern Vietnam.
Other than the necessary re-investing cost, the profits from sales of these handicrafts are used to fund various social work activities. In the development context, Mai is exploring a model of social development in which social service should lead to economic self-reliance. The people involved: Single parent families and other disadvantaged families and their children. Individual young adults starting off in life.