http://www.peopletreemagazine.co.uk/safias-blog/producers/246/from-northern-laos-luang-namth.html The latest in Eco news from across the globe Mon, 28 Nov 2011 23:12:23 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.peopletreemagazine.co.uk/safias-blog/producers/246/from-northern-laos-luang-namth.html/comment-page-1#comment-12 Jeremie Wed, 09 Aug 2006 09:13:52 +0000 http://www.peopletree.creativeesprit.co.uk/uncategorized/246/from-northern-laos-luang-namthhtml#comment-12 Yes, Northern Laos has treasures of handicraft in its mountainous areas. Ethnic minorities have conveyed ancestral techniques of natural dyeing and hand-weaving from generation to generation. Laos has received considerable amounts of international aid to development. However, it remains one of the poorest countries in the world ! Now that tourism is expanding quickly in Laos, you can make a difference in providing communities with alternatives to mass tourism economics and helping them to preserve their heritage-rich handicraft. We have been working on this for the last 2 years in the Luang Prabang area and the results are tremendous. Have a look at www.ban-lao.com and tell us what you think... Yes, Northern Laos has treasures of handicraft in its mountainous areas. Ethnic minorities have conveyed ancestral techniques of natural dyeing and hand-weaving from generation to generation.
Laos has received considerable amounts of international aid to development. However, it remains one of the poorest countries in the world !
Now that tourism is expanding quickly in Laos, you can make a difference in providing communities with alternatives to mass tourism economics and helping them to preserve their heritage-rich handicraft.
We have been working on this for the last 2 years in the Luang Prabang area and the results are tremendous.
Have a look at http://www.ban-lao.com and tell us what you think…

]]> http://www.peopletreemagazine.co.uk/safias-blog/producers/246/from-northern-laos-luang-namth.html/comment-page-1#comment-11 marybeth bonfiglio Tue, 27 Jun 2006 06:10:12 +0000 http://www.peopletree.creativeesprit.co.uk/uncategorized/246/from-northern-laos-luang-namthhtml#comment-11 I am so inspired by the working you are doing. Reading your blog I am thinking how utterly important you are and that what you do is truly helping to change the whole world. Plus the styles rock. big up to you safia. marybeth I am so inspired by the working you are doing. Reading your blog I am thinking how utterly important you are and that what you do is truly helping to change the whole world. Plus the styles rock.
big up to you safia.
marybeth

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