31.2 C
Bangkok
Friday, May 3, 2024

Princess drives ‘women power’

Sustainable village project in deep South profits from local wisdom in batik, writes Apinya Wipatayotin

Gita Sabharwal, UN Resident Coordinator for Thailand, left, shows an interest in batik art projects while visiting a batik group in Pattani on May 19. Photo by the Interior Ministry.

The Ministry of Interior has expanded the sustainable village project initiated by HRH Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana Rajakanya, who has shared her vision to eradicate poverty in remote areas.

Making a recent visit to the deep South in Songkhla and Pattani province, the ministry’s permanent secretary, accompanied by a senior UN official, visited some craft communities that were the role models for sustainable…

Read more…

Latest Articles