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Asia » Vietnam » South Central Coast » Hoi An
January 17th 2009 by Vietna mum
Craft Workshop & Co-op for Women Living with Disabilities in Vietnam
It is with great excitement that I write this blog. It has been a long held dream of mine and many of the disabled women that Lifestart Foundation helps, to open the first genuine not for profit shop in Hoi An. In December 2008 I was fortunate to be in a position to rent a fabulous shop and work space for the women. The shop is located at VIETTOWN 127 Phan Chu Trinh Street, Hoi An.
With the help of a group of supporters from Melbourne who have kindly offered to pay the first six months rent on the shop the doors are open and we are ready for business. A Melbourne based group of women grow and sell potted plants and home made goodies at local markets in Victoria, Australia. They then donate the proceeds to the Lifestart womens group in Hoi An and this money is paying the rent on the Viettown shop.
The workshop story so far........
A small group of local women living with challenging disabilities in the Hoi An area joined together with Lifestart Foundation to form a special workshop. This
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January 15th 2009 - Karen Chun: Fantastic progress
Wow! How fast you and the girls have moved since I saw you last summer. The products are beautiful and know you will have a great success!
January 15th 2009 - Libby Lyver: Congratulations
Congratulations Karen (and Sherry) for creating something so wonderful for these women. I was privileged to be able to meet them on a Lifestart fund raising cycle tour of Vitenam in November 2008. They are such a lovely bunch of happy ladies and their smiles said it all. To see the difference Lifestart has made to each of their lives was a wonderful experience. I hope one day to be able to get back to Hoi An to help. I urge anyone who reads this comment to help support Lifestart. The work they do is inspiring.
January 17th 2009 - Vinh: Heartening
On my recent trip to VN before Xmas 2008, I visited the workshop with my two children. It was heartening to see the ladies in a cheerful, supportive environment, putting in their best effort to strive for self-sufficiency. Lara & Wesley had the tasks of choosing the cards to support these women. They democratically spread the support around and chose a card from each of the ladies in the group. I am sure other visitors will be willing the lend their small (or big) support.
Congrats Karen, I hope this will take off further with your planned “marketing” plan.
Sherry, I am so impressed with your artful touch and more so with your brilliant way of applying and translating art into productive, concrete, delightful products which will help the women fulfilling their dream of becoming financially self-sufficient.
January 19th 2009 - Jade Leonard:
Very proud of you mum! You're an inspiration.
Jx
January 22nd 2009 - Jay: Fantastic work
Wow, what fantastic work. Can't wait to purchase on line. Jay
March 31st 2009 - Katie:
What beautiful items.
Just wondering which market Helen and Sue are at in Melbourne?
Love reading your blog
March 31st 2009 - mai ho: Learning and Working
Very impressive. Great works.
June 7th 2009 - michelleandkev: What a beautiful shop!
This is our visit to Ho An and we made our way to the Lifestart Foundation shop as soon as we could. It was lovely to meet some of those beautiful inspiring women and to purchase some of their work. I'll be doing what I can to encourage others to visit. Everyone involved with this project is to be congratulated on the wonderful work you're doing.
Peace and love. Michelle
December 2nd 2009 - Mary Logan: Cards
The peace dove cards look so beautiful, I wonder, can
I purchase them online? I would love to give them as
gifts!
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WORKSHOP
The workshop is clean, bright, cheery and light filled creating a lovley area to work in each day.
TRAINING CLASSES
To ensure the womens work was of the highest standard each stage of making was lovingly critiqued by Sherry.
HANH
Hanh is pictured crotcheting scarves at home. She is a paraplegic and finds it difficult to sit for prolonged periods of time. Each scarf takes several days to make.
NGUYEN
Nguyen makes all of the card designs and envelopes and is part of the quality control group. She also helps with packaging.
HELEN & SUE
Helen and Sue are Lifestart Foundation supporters from Melbourne, Australia. They are pictured here at their market stall where they sell potted plants and home-made goodies. All proceeds from their m... [more]
TU
Karen's eldest son, helps transfer the ladies in and out of their wheelchairs and three wheel motor bikes everyday.
MISS DUNG
A keen English student and Lifestart Foundation Jobstart recipient. Miss Dung manages the Viettown shop.
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January 15th 2009 - Karen Chun: Fantastic progress
Wow! How fast you and the girls have moved since I saw you last summer. The products are beautiful and know you will have a great success!
January 15th 2009 - Libby Lyver: Congratulations
Congratulations Karen (and Sherry) for creating something so wonderful for these women. I was privileged to be able to meet them on a Lifestart fund raising cycle tour of Vitenam in November 2008. They are such a lovely bunch of happy ladies and their smiles said it all. To see the difference Lifestart has made to each of their lives was a wonderful experience. I hope one day to be able to get back to Hoi An to help. I urge anyone who reads this comment to help support Lifestart. The work they do is inspiring.
January 17th 2009 - Vinh: Heartening
On my recent trip to VN before Xmas 2008, I visited the workshop with my two children. It was heartening to see the ladies in a cheerful, supportive environment, putting in their best effort to strive for self-sufficiency. Lara & Wesley had the tasks of choosing the cards to support these women. They democratically spread the support around and chose a card from each of the ladies in the group. I am sure other visitors will be willing the lend their small (or big) support.
Congrats Karen, I hope this will take off further with your planned “marketing” plan.
Sherry, I am so impressed with your artful touch and more so with your brilliant way of applying and translating art into productive, concrete, delightful products which will help the women fulfilling their dream of becoming financially self-sufficient.
January 19th 2009 - Jade Leonard:
Very proud of you mum! You're an inspiration.
Jx
January 22nd 2009 - Jay: Fantastic work
Wow, what fantastic work. Can't wait to purchase on line. Jay
March 31st 2009 - Katie:
What beautiful items.
Just wondering which market Helen and Sue are at in Melbourne?
Love reading your blog
March 31st 2009 - mai ho: Learning and Working
Very impressive. Great works.
June 7th 2009 - michelleandkev: What a beautiful shop!
This is our visit to Ho An and we made our way to the Lifestart Foundation shop as soon as we could. It was lovely to meet some of those beautiful inspiring women and to purchase some of their work. I'll be doing what I can to encourage others to visit. Everyone involved with this project is to be congratulated on the wonderful work you're doing.
Peace and love. Michelle
December 2nd 2009 - Mary Logan: Cards
The peace dove cards look so beautiful, I wonder, can
I purchase them online? I would love to give them as
gifts!
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