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ASEAN WISE Fellowship 2021 develops Women-led Social Enterprises in ASEAN focusing on the Creative Economy
ASEAN Women Impacting Social Enterprise (WISE) Fellowship is our flagship program that has a vision of building a community of learning and support for the handicraft sector in ASEAN, given that 2021 is the UN Year of the Creative Economy. The ASEAN Committee on Women (ACW) is the official endorsing ASEAN Sectoral Body for this project and Angels of Impact in partnership with ASEAN Foundation are the implementing bodies and the project is sponsored by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. SAP and Air Asia Foundation are two of our key corporate partners. This community is comprised of social enterprises tackling poverty in the region, corporate volunteers, and Angels of Impact team and partners. Together, we can work together to strengthen social enterprises as they work to overcome the downsides of the pandemic and also help end poverty in the lives of so many. This is not a typical accelerator, workshops or mentorship program: we stand for building deep, long-standing relationships through authentic interaction that amplifies the work of women and indigenous peoples across Southeast Asia. 19 Social Enterprises from 10 countries were selected from a 168 applications.
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Introducing the cohort
10 countries
BRUNEI Mendaram Longhouse Crafts |
CAMBODIA Kravan House Color Silk |
INDONESIA Kesuma Kmana Perkumpulan Lawe Torajamelo |
LAOS Her Works SAYA Brand Traditional Arts and Ethnology Centre |
MALAYSIA Batik Boutique |
MYANMAR YK Collections |
PHILIPPINES Anthill Fabric Maranao Collectible Service Cooperative Wovencrafts |
SINGAPORE Make the Change |
THAILAND Hear and Found Tohsang Cotton Village |
VIETNAM Chie Craft & Design |
More Details about the Cohort
ANThill fabrics
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ANTHILL works on a human and community-centered business model that ensures a sustainable and inclusive supply chain. The business model honours the valuable role each of our weavers, artisans, design collaborators, and production partners play in elevating our weaving traditions.
For more information, check out their website http://bit.ly/ANTHILL |
batik boutique
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Batik Boutique trains women from the lowest income bracket in sewing and textile dyeing (batik). Thus, they provide sustainable income opportunities to disrupt the cycle of poverty amongst artists in Malaysia. They partner with family-run businesses to keep their cultural heritage alive and reinvest portions of profit into community programmes.
For more information, http://bit.ly/batikboutique |
chie craft & design
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Chie Handmade is a fairtrade business specializing in providing handicraft items that are self-designed and handmade from ethnic brocades. The vision is to give a hand to restoring the brocade weaving occupation to maitain the unique traditions and cultures of the Northwestern minorities.
For more information, http://bit.ly/chiecraft |
color silk
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Color Silk aims to provide Cambodian women a secure, safe, and permanent job which allows them to be with their families and empower themselves through financial autonomy. They comprise 450 weavers throughout six villages.
For more information, http://bit.ly/color_silk |
Hear and found
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Hear and Found provides access to distinctive local music and sound around Thailand. The mission is to expose cultural treasures for media creators and adventurous listeners while supporting the local people, especially the indigenous groups.
For more information, http://bit.ly/hearandfound |
her works
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Her Works began with the purpose of unveiling the beauty and delicacy of the art and the handicraft works of lesser-known ethnic minorities. A constant promotion and endorsement of the uniqueness of the Lao ethnic arts, Her Works highly values the dignities and capability of Lao women from all ethnic groups.
For more information, http://bit.ly/herworks |
KESUMA
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Kesuma is founded by 4 local women. It aims to build a social enterprise which empowers local housewives and disabled women in the village area through embroidery crafts and training with a focus on supporting environmentally friendly businesses.
For more information, http://bit.ly/kesuma_id |
Kmana
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Kmana creates timeless vegetable tanned leather bags for contemporary men and women. Each bag is unique and handmade from high-quality and responsibly sourced materials. Committed to sustainability, quality and transparency, their bags are carefully sourced and produced through partnerships with a network of women cooperatives and leather artisans in Indonesia.
For more information, http://bit.ly/kmana |
kravan house
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Kravan House provides training and employment opportunities to people who are disabled due to landmines, polio and other physical challenges. They produce silk handbags, screen prints, jewelry and other textiles and accessories to keep traditional handloom alive and create jobs that provide income to support themselves and their Family.
For more information, check out their website http://bit.ly/kravanhouse |
make the change
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Make the Change has a vision to empower and transform communities through design. Professional creative and marketing services are offered to serve the women startup and indigenous group along with essential creative and marketing training offered to less-privileged communities to upskill them for better employment.
For more information, http://bit.ly/makethechange_sg |
maranao collectible service cooperative
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Maranao Cooperative is formed by a group of internally-displaced women and men who create heirloom langkit weaving that reminds everyone of the greatness of the good people of Lanao. Today over 67 weavers are producing bag straps, bags, and pouches, among others.
For more information, http://bit.ly/maranao_co |
mendaram longhouse crafts
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Mendaram Longhouse Crafts is a social enterprise dedicated to creating livelihoods for the indigenous women of Mendaram Besar Longhouse. The longhouse is composed of 23 women weavers who also codesign products.
For more information, http://bit.ly/mendaramcrafts |
perkumpulan lawe
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Lawe is a community social enterprise that uses traditional handweaving to create functional products. The business offers opportunities for Indonesia women to develop their potential. Lawe's focus is on building people up, using the businesses and products as a means to improve livelihoods for those involved.
For more information, http://bit.ly/lawe_id |
saya brand
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SAYA brand started on November in 2018, with a focus on improving the lives of local communities by empowering and supporting them on sustainable commercial opportunities. Simple design products, made with love and consideration.
For more information, http://bit.ly/saya_brand |
traditional arts and ethnology centre
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Traditional Arts and Ethnology Centre (TAEC) is a local social enterprise founded in 2006 to promote pride and appreciation for the cultures and knowledge of Laos’ diverse peoples, support ethnic communities to safeguard their tangible and intangible cultural heritage, and promote their sustainable livelihood development.
For more information, http://bit.ly/taeclos |
tohsang cotton village
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Tohsang Cotton Village's main vision is to create additional income for low income women by resurrecting and preserving traditional weaving and natural cotton growing in Khong Chiam, Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand. Entirely women led and owned, 95% of staff members are women with the outsourcing model generateing additional income to female weavers, spinners, natural dyers in the area.
For more information, http://bit.ly/tohsangcottonvillage |
torajamelo
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Torajamelo is a women-owned and operated social enterprise comprising over 1,000 weavers. They collaborate with women-led weaving communities and offer market access sustainably via commerce, community collaboration and consultancy. Torajamelo serves women by working towards a sustainable ecosystem for rural economies centered around women.
For more information, https://bit.ly/TORAJAMELO |
wovencrafts
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Woven is a compassionate crafts company that designs hand-in-hand with Filipino artisans for the modern lifestyle. The aim is to level up skills as artisans and as entrepreneurs by developing innovations in product design, management systems, and community organization.
For more information, http://bit.ly/woven_ph |
yk collections
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YK Collections has a vision to address unemployment issues, improve local talents and conserve natural resources. With a focus on preserving traditional jobs by promoting awareness and skills of local people and protecting the natural resources and environment introducing the by-products’ concepts, YK Collections addresses and minimizes social and economic problems in their community
For more information, http://bit.ly/yk_collections |
Our Partners
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Corporate Partners
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