Interviews in An Quoi village, An Thanh 3 commune, Cu Lao Dung

After 3 days in An Thanh 3 communes, Cu Lao Dung, we finished interviewing 43 people of the 6 weaving training groups (we selected 7 people per group). 

23.02.2012: together with Nhung, we interviewed 15 people of the 2 groups in An Nghiep and An Nghiep A villages.

29.02.2012: 21 people of 3 groups in An Quoi village were interviewed.

01.03.2012: 7 people of the last group in An Quoi village were interviewed.

Wednesday, 29.02.2012

21 interviewees of the three groups 2, 3, 4 in An Quoi village

Little angels on the way

The daughter of the interviewee, singing and dancing when we were waiting for her aunt coming back from the sugar-cane field.

 A flock of ducks approaching the pond to swim

Ms. Liễu, the excellent trainee who later has become a trainer for another group. With her guidance, i was able to interview 14 people of 2 groups in the afternoon. It was such a hard and productive day.

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Thursday, 01.03.2012

7 interviewees of group 1, An Quoi village

 When we were at the An Thanh 3 commune's People Committee office to meet Ms. Thom (head of Women Union of the commune), there was a meeting on preparation for the Women's Day celebration.

 My friend Thao, she accompanied me on Thursday, 01.03.2012.

 This man carried 4 goats in these 2 bags with his motorbike. Oh my goats, poor you! :(

In Long Phu district, on the way back to Soc Trang

Interviews in An Nghiep and An Nghiep A villages, An Thanh 3, Cu Lao Dung

Some of the total 15 interviewees on 23.02.2012

On Thursday 23.02.2012, Nhung and me went to An Thanh 3 commune in Cu Lao Dung for an assessment of the weaving training course's impacts on livelihood of local households there. There was total 15 people interviewed of group 5 in An Nghiep village and group 6 in An Nghiep A viallge.

Nhung working with the head of the An Nghiệp village in An Thạnh 3 commune. He helped us to find the interviewees' houses.

Plastic bottles are collected

An Nghiep village

People harvesting sugar-canes

Closing ceremony of the weaving training

On 12 October 2011, the closing ceremony of the weaving craft training was taken place at the People Committee of An Thanh 3 commune in Cu Lao Dung. Beside many representatives of trainees and Nhu Y cooperative, there was also participation of representatives from local authorities, border post, Women Union, DARD, Sub-DECAFIREF and GIZ Soc Trang project. 

Goal of this craft weaving training is to create jobs for local people to do in their spare time, helping stabilizing their lives as well as reducing exploitation of aquatic resources. Our project has supported in total 180 trainees, most of them are women, in 2 periods of time (30 days each, June/July and August/September).

Saying their opinions, people showed their interest, being happy with getting more income. We all hope that this model can be expanded into other places in Cu Lao Dung, and to other districts like Tran De and Vinh Chau. One important concern raised is the low payment (only 10,000 - 15,000 VND per each piece of product), it would be better if the cooperative can improve this. The chairman of Nhu Y cooperative answered that he always want to pay more, however, it was not him who can decide but the big company. Anyway, he will try to negotiate with them...

An Thanh 3 Commune's People Committee

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Short report (by Soc Trang TV) about the weaving training in Cu Lao Dung

  

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Speech by head of the commune

Mr. Tran Hoang Dung, representative of Sub-DECAFIREF presenting summary report and process of the weaving model

Speech of representative from Cu Lao Dung border post

Speech of Ms. Tran Thi Le Hang, representative from Women Union

Speech of Mr. Le Van Hai, vice-head of An Thanh 3 commune

Speech by chairman of Nhu Y cooperative

Speech by Ms. Thao, the CZM project's coordinator

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Trainees sharing their comments, opinions, suggestions

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Chairman of Nhu Y cooperative, Mr. Hai La, giving the weaving souvernirs to representative of the project

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Group photos of representative trainees

 

Mr. Dung and Ms Thao took photos with Ms. Hà Thị Liễu (group 3)
- the excellent trainee who has become now a trainer, teaching other people.

View from the watchtower of Cu Lao Dung border post