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The majority of products at eBannok.com are made by people from 3 tribes, namely the Akha, Karen and Lahu tribes.
Here we take a closerlook at the tribes and people that make the products here at eBannok.com. |
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Mrs.Mee Bhunpeng
She has woven hill tribe clothing for over 5 years and has the knowledge to train other in the technique.
Her designs were passed down from her mother from generation to generation.
She makes an income of 1,000 – 2,000 Baht per month.
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Mrs.Malee Ayi
She is the leader of the whistle-making team, with Bannok shop.
They get funding for training from Ebannok.
She has painting skills and now she has an income of 2,000 – 3,000 Baht per month.
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Mrs.Meeber Soumung
She earns her main income from her ginger garden.
Each year she has an income of just a few thousand baht for this reason,
she tries to find alternative work stitching hill tribe clothes and gives them to the Bannok shop for consignment,
earning a monthly income of about 500 Baht.
Now she wants to promote traditional handicrafts more to make income for more people in her village.
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Mrs.Atoo Ater has hand-embroidered clothing for many years
and sends her work to the Bannok shop.
She makes an income of over 500 Baht per month.
She doesn’t make money every month, because the Bannok shop does not always order more work.
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Mrs.Naja Sanlao
The everyday income for Mrs.Sanlao comes from hiring out her labour, as well as growing rice for her family.
She stitches hill tribe clothes to make extra money, but has no guaranteed income from this work.
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Mrs.Nalea Jana
Mrs.Nalea has woven traditional clothing for over 2 years.This income helps to cover her family’s expenses,
but the clothes of the “Lahu” hill tribe are more expensive and difficult to sell,
and so her income is irregular and about 1,000 Baht per month.
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