Can Tho helps Khmer ethnics develop livelihoods, preserve script
![]() |
At the event (Photo: VNA)
At an event to introduce the project on October 16, Tao Viet Thang from the municipal Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs and head of the project said a research team has implemented a script teaching model at Khmer pagodas, while training ethnic people to grow rice and make handicrafts.
The team found that the group’s rice cultivation method was out of date, resulting in low productivity and unstable incomes. In response they organised seminars and invited experts to help Khmer people apply technology to production and select suitable rice varieties to improve their earnings. The team has also opened water hyacinth weaving classes for the group to capitalize on cheap local materials that are readily available.
Witnessing the falling number of Khmer people who could write in their own language, the project invited intellectuals and teachers within their community to revive the language. The initial outcome has shown positive improvements.
Tran Thanh Be, former director of the Can Tho Institute of Socio–Economic Development Studies, lauded the project’s socio-cultural-economic value, saying further assistance from relevant public sectors and departments is needed to replicate the model for other ethnic communities across Can Tho./.
VNF/VNA
Insider

2023 Marks an Important Milestone in Vietnam-France Relations
Most read
Recommended

V.League 2023 Stars Many International Players of Vietnamese Descent

US Veteran in Effort to Return Wartime Diary to Vietnamese Family

Na Nhem Fertility Festival Kicks Off in Lang Son Province

Vietnamese Circus Artists Break Guinness World Record
Popular article

Party Building Process Clearly, Substantively Reflected

Vietnam Attends Meeting of ASEAN National Tourism Organisations

Vietnam Named One of Top Places to Go for Budget Honeymoon
