Quilters
An important aspect of and goal for Mekong Plus is to generate employment for women. The women are separated in to various groups making different products. Mekong Plus has no factory, the women stay close to their homes and usually work in a house in the local community. The women's groups usually contain something between 10-30 women. One quilt usually takes about three weeks to finish, and the women are paid for each product they make that passes the quality control.
A production team in Ho Chi Minh City works closely with the women to provide training. They are also providing support for the program, such as purchasing fabric and creating new designs. Quilting is a complicated and difficult trade, and the most complicated quilts take several years of training to be able to do.
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