HEPA (Human Ecology Practical Area) Farmer Field School (FFS) is a pioneering training dedicated to strengthen indigenous youth. HEPA FFS lies at the heart of the 6 inter-thematic networks action of Mekong Community Network Action for Ecological Trading (MECO-ECOTRA).
Overuse of resources and the lack of a caring attitude towards Human-Nature relationships in many sensitive watershed ecosystems have been the major causes leading to land desertification problems, gradual erosion of social traditions, and the losses of ecological biodiversity.
Inta K2A - Studying results of tailoring, dyeing, traditional weaving and TOT in FFS-HEPA
13/06/2014
In the first year of education program, she studied and practiced the basic principles in eco-farming. In 2nd and 3rd years her class was divided into various groups based on their interested topics. A group of female students chose to study the subjects of tailoring, cotton growing, weaving, food processing etc. During that time the group learned tailoring from the outside. In particular, she came back Laos to enhance her skills on tailoring, weaving, traditional dyeing. In four months study in Laos, she made by herself 20 shirts, one pants and four Lao dresses, she weaved four brocade scarfs and learn two methods of natural dyeing. Currently she has come back to HEPA and she was training tailoring for women groups in HEPA.
Please share some pictures
Source: Inta (K2A student)
Learning theory and drawing simulations on notebooks
A product: Laos shirt
A product: Laos shirt
A product: Laos shirt
A product: Laos shirt
Certificate of tailor courses in Laos
Inta was training tailoring for women groups in HEPA
Inta was training tailoring for women groups in HEPA
Inta was training tailoring for women groups in HEPA