September 2nd, 2009
Nalongkhoun Village in Vientiane province has a long tradition in producing beautiful bamboo and rattan handicrafts from unique Lao home appliances to indoor furniture. More than 20 families now join in a village production group to supply the handicrafts for the domestic market and export. Located about 70 km from Vientiane Capital, the group’s products reflect the picturesque greenery landscape of mountains, rice fields and peaceful lifestyle of the villagers that you want to bring to your home. Soon in 2010, rattan and bamboo from the community-based sustainable managed forest will be used for production.
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August 9th, 2009
For the past few weeks, two American Interns, Tyanne Benallie and Pema Domingo-Barker have been working with EDC. The interns accompanied Mr. Visay Sayyavongsa on a field assignment to the Nalongkhoun Village in the Phon Hong District in the Vientiane Province. The field assignment allowed the interns to see how EDC works in partnership with local villagers who produce handcraft bamboo/rattan products. Mr. Visay Sayavongsa and the interns talked with a local salesman in the Nalongkhoun
Village. The local salesman took them around the village to see how the bamboo/rattan products are made. EDCs role in the whole process is to help prepare a website for the local salesman’s business in the Nalongkhoun Village. Intern Pema took various pictures for the local business upcoming website; these pictures will be used to advertise the local bamboo/rattan furniture products. This activity is within the frame of the Forest Connect Project in Lao PDR. For more information about the project, please visit Lao Bamboo Rattan Products
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