Y Development

Chiangmai is the center of the hilltribe region, a mountainous area in northern Thailand with a rich artistic heritage. The Y Development Corporation is involved in rural community development and has encouraged the production of handcrafts combining traditional techniques like bamboo basket weaving and cotton weaving with new skills like sewing and pottery. Their goal has been to offer an alternative source of income which would keep rural women from migrating to Bangkok where they often end up as prostitutes or working in factories earning sub-minimum wages, and serve as an alternative to opium poppy cultivation.

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