Success stories

Buot is a village located in the remote mountainous area of Chieng Yen Commune, Van Ho District in Vietnam’s Son La Province. The Village is home to Thai, Muong and Dao ethnic groups. More than 90 per cent of the villagers earn their livelihood from agriculture. However, they struggle to make enough income from their

When we visited Linh’s house on a chilly cold and drizzly winter afternoon, she welcomed us at her door with a cheerful smile that brightened the cold humid space. Trang Thi Ngoc Linh was born in 1990 and is part of the Mong ethnic community. When we arrived at her home, she was in the

Despite good harvests of maize and casava, married couple Mrs Quach Thi Tuyen and Mr Ngan Van Dinh from Vietnam’s Son La Province did not earn enough to cover their household living costs. The couple therefore decided to leave their children at home with their grandparents and moved to Dong Nai Province for work. Mrs

Ban Lien Commune is located 30km from Bac Ha Town in Vietnam’s Lao Cai Province and, with its scenic landscape, stilt houses on hillsides, tea plantations and palm trees. It has great potential to develop into a tourism destination. Furthermore, the community are friendly and hospitable hosts and the local food serves as another experience