ROSE CHARITIES VIET NAMCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT THANH TIEN VILLAGE, HUEHANDMADE PAPER FLOWERS

ABOUT THE VILLAGE

Thanh Tien Village is located on the Huong River about 5km downstream from Hue (Thua Thien – Hue Province) and opposite the ancient town of BaoVinh.

The village is famous for its 400-year-old traditional craft of making paper flowers.

OBJECTIVE

To revitalize this 400 year old industry in Thanh Tien village.

Total estimated Budget: $10,000

Actual Paper Flower Handmade by Artisans in Thanh Tien Village

PURPOSE:PURPOSE:To lift this very poor community out of poverty by supporting an indigenous art form, with a long-term view of establishing a sustainable, income generating, self-run cottage industry

PHASE 1:

Register designs of village Chief ($80).

Rent land (10 – 15 year lease) for Welcome Centre – a tourist oriented space where visitors can learn how to make the flowers, purchase the flowers. Could include a pictorial history of Thanh Thien/Hue ($2500-$5000).

Initiate training programmes for guides / translators: ESL essential, and another language, if possible, hospitality courses ($1000)

If funding permits, initiate design and construction of welcome centre (Volunteer Architect-no Fee)

2011 2012

PHASE 2

Build Welcome Centre ($3500).

Establish Thanh Thien based Rose board to oversee activities and growth of project (with Mr. Phuoc as chair of the board).

PHASE 3

Marketing ($500): Press release style

announcement to national newspapers

Communicate with Saigon Tourist and other large tourism agencies

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