Marine Gifts (MG), established in 2011, is the first Vietnamese Social Enterprise focused on empowering women living in and around Marine Protected Areas (MPA) of Vietnam by vocational and living skills training.
Fish and Coral in Con Dao NP – Marine Areas
We train local women to make handicrafts products and provide community – based ecological/cultural tourism services, purchase their products and services and sale to responsible travelers over the world via our stores and online distribution channels. With capital gains, we organize vocational, living skills training and awareness raising on marine conservation for local people and there by contribute to balancing of government’s conservation purposes and local’s development needs.
a lovely beach in Nui Chua MPA
The idea of MG comes from the founders’ ten-year experience in supporting development of livelihoods for local people in MPAs with support from Ministries of Vietnam, including Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST). Those experience ends up with in-depth knowledge and understanding about the women lives and hopes and strong supporting networks for the business.
MG’s Founders – Social Entreprenuer Awardees: MA Tang Thi Duyen Hong
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Ms. Tran Thi Huy Tu – an Artisan in the first MPA of Vietnam: Nha Trang Bay MPA
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