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The underside of an Opportunity for Women cushion

Each cushion offered by Opportunity for Women has been handmade by several passionate women: weavers and seamstresses. It is therefore unique and imbued with the history of these different artisans.

The underside of an Opportunity for Women cushion

Each cushion offered by Opportunity for Women has been handmade by several passionate women: weavers and seamstresses. It is therefore unique and imbued with the history of these different artisans.

How to set up a weaving program?

The establishment of a weaving cooperative begins, like Opportunity for Women, with a meeting. Thanks to local contacts (Burma, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam) and providential encounters, we identify weavers, then...

How to set up a weaving program?

The establishment of a weaving cooperative begins, like Opportunity for Women, with a meeting. Thanks to local contacts (Burma, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam) and providential encounters, we identify weavers, then...

Yellow color, made from turmeric roots

To obtain a bright yellow color, we use the roots of turmeric, which can grow in front of houses or in the forest. Be careful, there is also a black...

Yellow color, made from turmeric roots

To obtain a bright yellow color, we use the roots of turmeric, which can grow in front of houses or in the forest. Be careful, there is also a black...

Opportunity for Women creates Mekong Connection...

Opportunity for Women creates a collective of brands committed to South East Asia (Burma, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam) withKrama Heritage , La Maison du Vietnam , Muudana , N'go Shoes...

Opportunity for Women creates Mekong Connection...

Opportunity for Women creates a collective of brands committed to South East Asia (Burma, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam) withKrama Heritage , La Maison du Vietnam , Muudana , N'go Shoes...

Is it eco-responsible to choose an Opportunity ...

A question often comes up when we offer a product manufactured 10,000 km away: is it really eco-friendly? So, at Opportunity for Women, since this subject is close to our...

Is it eco-responsible to choose an Opportunity ...

A question often comes up when we offer a product manufactured 10,000 km away: is it really eco-friendly? So, at Opportunity for Women, since this subject is close to our...

Opportunity for Women's business model in compl...

Opportunity for Women's primary aim is to set up weaving cooperatives in South East Asia to develop local activities in villages and thus combat rural exodus and the loss of...

Opportunity for Women's business model in compl...

Opportunity for Women's primary aim is to set up weaving cooperatives in South East Asia to develop local activities in villages and thus combat rural exodus and the loss of...

Myanmar
20 weavers & 10 seamstresses
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Vietnam
3 programs
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Laos
A new program at the Bolovens plateau
  • Redonner vie au tissage Katu

    Reviving Katu Weaving

    In the heart of southern Laos, near Tad Lo, lives the Katu ethnic group. Isolated and often deprived of educational or professional opportunities, this community nevertheless perpetuates a very rich...

    Reviving Katu Weaving

    In the heart of southern Laos, near Tad Lo, lives the Katu ethnic group. Isolated and often deprived of educational or professional opportunities, this community nevertheless perpetuates a very rich...

  • La couture avec le centre Deaf and Mute au Laos

    Sewing with the Deaf and Mute Center in Laos

    This center is located in Luang Prabang, in the north of Laos, it is a home for deaf and hard of hearing girls. This group of about ten girls learns...

    Sewing with the Deaf and Mute Center in Laos

    This center is located in Luang Prabang, in the north of Laos, it is a home for deaf and hard of hearing girls. This group of about ten girls learns...

  • All about Pi Mai, the Lao New Year

    On occasion, Laotians celebrate for 3 days, Pi Mai, the arrival of spring, the transition from a hot and dry season to a rainy season. Certain rituals are practiced in...

    All about Pi Mai, the Lao New Year

    On occasion, Laotians celebrate for 3 days, Pi Mai, the arrival of spring, the transition from a hot and dry season to a rainy season. Certain rituals are practiced in...

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