Mat weaving project aims to increase rural women's income in Pantanaw area
Mat weaving project aims to increase rural women's income in Pantanaw area
Karen Information Center, 13 Sep 2018
URL: https://www.bnionline.net/en/news/mat-weaving-project-aims-increase-rural-womens-income-pantanaw-area
The Pantanaw Karen Youth (PKY) is carrying out a mat weaving project to increase the income of rural women in Pantanaw Township, Ayeyarwady Region with funding from an international non-governmental organization (INGO).
The PKY started the mat weaving project on July 1 with financial support from the Livelihoods and Food Security Trust Fund (LIFT) and assistance from the GRET Myanmar, an INGO.
“We gave training from the other sector to build their capacities while they are working in the mat production industry. [The training is given] to teach them how to work in teams, draw up their own financial accounts, and do other livelihood businesses after generating their income through this project,” Sa Ye Thurein Han from the PKY said to KIC News.
A mat bank has been established within the project period, which will end on December 31, and 20 women from the targeted villages have to weave mats that are worth at least Ks 45,000 per month.
Income is generated by selling these hand-woven mats and five women out of the 20 women have been selected as group leaders and the mat weavers have to work in groups after dividing duties among themselves such as treasurer, market finder, reed issuer, and mat receiver, according to the project officials.
The PKY started the mat weaving project on July 1 with financial support from the Livelihoods and Food Security Trust Fund (LIFT) and assistance from the GRET Myanmar, an INGO.
“We gave training from the other sector to build their capacities while they are working in the mat production industry. [The training is given] to teach them how to work in teams, draw up their own financial accounts, and do other livelihood businesses after generating their income through this project,” Sa Ye Thurein Han from the PKY said to KIC News.
A mat bank has been established within the project period, which will end on December 31, and 20 women from the targeted villages have to weave mats that are worth at least Ks 45,000 per month.
Income is generated by selling these hand-woven mats and five women out of the 20 women have been selected as group leaders and the mat weavers have to work in groups after dividing duties among themselves such as treasurer, market finder, reed issuer, and mat receiver, according to the project officials.