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Highland Market with Black H’mong People from Sapa at Metropole

Posted on 17/08/2015

24 and 25 Aug 2015, 5 – 9 pm
Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi

Tour a miniature street bazaar full of crafts and souvenirs at our Highland Night Market in the Metropole courtyard. To bring the mountainous atmosphere to the landmark Hanoi address, 11 members of the Black H’mong ethnic minority from Lao Chai, Sapa are showcasing and selling their own homemade products such as brocade, silver jewellery and other handicrafts.

In association with Community Based Tourism, the Metropole Hanoi will host a special new initiative, enabling 11 entrepreneurs from the Black H’mong communities of Lao Chai, Sapa, to experience the hotel. The programme helps to facilitate their understanding of inbound tourism, whilst improving selling skills, event planning and delivery, hotel management and sustainable business development.

The Community Based Tourism (CBT) training programme, funded by PATA and run by Capilano University (Canada), is a programme that aims to build and strengthen the capacity of local ethnic minorities, particularly female business owners, along with village government, and communities as a whole.

During the Highland Night Market, the Metropole guests and local Hanoians will have the opportunity to interact with these female entrepreneurs and purchase a variety of handmade items, with all proceeds returning to their villages.