ODOP products have to be nigh values products, so it should be more expensive than normal products and most of the Laos people don’t have more money. At that result, one of the biggest potential markets for the products is foreigner. In Savannakhet, we have national highway 9 road bridging between Thailand and Vietnam. And a few days ago, we ODOP team went down to Vietnam for searching market for ODOP. It took 15 hours from 7AM to 10PM.
We went to three big cities (market) and the border of the Vietnam, and asked the people about the information of people visiting to the place and looking for the potential shops where we could sell our products.
In researching, we found the construction for a roadside station supported by Japanese foundation. It will be completed in two months. But looked around the place, we couldn’t see any houses or people around the place…… Just wonder who gonna come and sell the things, and the money is coming from Japanese people’s task, such a wasting money. This is one of the typical examples that developers don’t think of the benefit of the local people.
Found something special on the way .
Social workers has to see situation of the grounds,
otherwise the supports gonna be wasting or even worse for the local people.
雄揮 / Yuki / ยูกิ
調査の為に、ベトナムの国境まで行ってきましたぁ。
15時間くらいかかって調査終了したから、くたくただぁ
The question is Development for whom? Let's think about it!!
ReplyDeleteThat's the most basic but the most important questions that we, social workers always have to think.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comments, Yossy-san =)
And what are those "something special" exactly?
ReplyDeleteThat's Crickets (on a stick), which is special food for Laos People.
ReplyDeleteHi,
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