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Our quilters are women from very poor rural regions, who were desperate for work. Before quilting, these women would travel to far-away fields in search of work, leaving their children at home. In the quilt groups, the women have a regular income and employment benefits. Besides the economic benefit to the women, Mekong Quilts through Mekong Plus provides training on health and hygiene, group management and assistance to the women. Group Leaders are nominated for each group, to take
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responsibility for the group as a whole. The Group Leaders handle the allocation of work, provide a working space, and travel regularly to Ho Chi Minh City to deliver products, collect new orders and go through the quality checking process. This ensures all the products meet the high standards required. The Group Leaders have become real entrepreneurs with huge responsibilities, as they manage up to 25 quilters. Here are two examples of how our quilting programme has changed lives. |
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