Northern Laos

27.d-Sewing-designs.jpg SOCIAL ENTERPRISE
Focus: BsE aims to promote local products and private economic initiatives, train the local population in appropriate skills and preserve traditional indigenous knowledge and biodiversity. As a social enterprise, BsE takes to heart the “double bottom line”: profit and social mission. In the long term, BsE aspires to become a national institution focusing on communities for the improvement of their economic status and enhance the skills development of local products for wider distribution and sales.

Skills: Generalist and specialist (marketing, community development,traditional medicine,ethnobotany). Need to be flexible and fast learner. Required to stay in village occasionally.

Intake status: Open

Costs: Nil

Accommodation: Own arrangements in Houay Xay. Free overnight stays in village when required

Locality: Ban Muangkeo village(near Houay Xay). However, most work is based in Houay Xay.

Contact: Founder : Veronique Kittirath email: info@bse-laos.com website:www.bse-laos.com