Young Living Foundation - Craftlink - Developing Enterprise - Artisans

Leveraging handcraft to drive social change.
Young Living Foundation - Craftlink - Map Outline

Location:

Vietnam

Technique:

Handmade ceramics

Partners:

2020

CRAFTLINK

Craftlink is a non-profit organization devoted to providing fair pay and economic stability to women from ethnic minorities and disadvantaged groups in Vietnam. After decades of foreign occupation, war, and economic instability, these women have been able to reconnect with their rich history and rise out of poverty by preserving and promoting their traditional handicrafts. Through skills training and fair compensation, the group preserves traditional skills and empowers women to become financial leaders in their homes and communities. 

Young Living Foundation - Craftlink - Developing Enterprise - Artisans
Young Living Foundation - Craftlink - Developing Enterprise - Artisans

Items made by this women-led business





Each purchase creates lasting change



17,595

Fair pay hours provided

51

Women provided employment

104

Dependents supported 



Featured Artisans


  • Craftlink - I’m Nguyen - Young Living Foundation Developing Enterprise
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    I’m Nguyen
    I’m Nguyen

    Nguyen grew up watching her parents craft beautiful pottery, and they in turn passed down their traditional pottery-making skills to her. She now manages a ceramic workshop, where she employs disadvantaged women from her village and helps them out of poverty.

  • Craftlink - I’m Thi Ha - Young Living Foundation Developing Enterprise
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    I’m Thi Ha
    I’m Thi Ha

    Thi Ha plays the important role in carefully preparing and applying the glaze to beautiful ceramic pieces. She was given stable employment and a fair-pay income that allowed her to provide for her family. Because of her work, she can send all of her children to school, opening up opportunities for them to follow their dreams.


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