The Centre was established in response to a growing awareness of the need to provide vocational training and employment opportunities to the disadvantaged sectors of the community, especially women, minority ethnic groups and people with disabilities.
The Houey Hong Vocational Training Centre for Woman has three main objectives:
- To provide training for various skill levels, in weaving, dyeing and tailoring for women from rural areas who are disadvantaged, poor and/or who have a disability
- To revive and support Lao’s traditional crafts, such as natural dyeing and traditional weaving
- To introduce other suitable skills, such as tailoring, to women who have little education
I got to dye a scarf in red beetle dye.
weaving
weaving
scarves drying
scarf tied up for dyeing
scarf in the red dye
rinsing the scarf
scarves- mine is on the right
my scarf and me!
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