Tales from the Mekong: Connecting Cultural, Social and Environmental for Sustainable Development Through Storytelling

14 September 2021 @ 11:30 am – 1:30 pm UTC+8

Storytelling & Graphic Recording
Organised by Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP) & Oxfam Mekong Regional Water Governance Programme (MRWGP)

Moderator: Sim Socheata, Mekong Regional Water Governance Programme, Oxfam in Cambodia

Speakers:
Ngụy Thị Khanh, Green Innovation and Development Centre (GreenID), Vietnam
Choeun Sreymom, Cambodia Indigenous Women Network (CIWN), Cambodia
Amporn Pripanasumpun, Indigenous Women’s Network of Thailand (IWNT), Thailand

Description: This session was co-organised by the consortium of Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP), Oxfam Mekong Regional Water Governance Programme, Network of Indigenous Women in Asia (NIWA), and Oxfam with community partners Gender and Development Association (GDA, Laos), Cambodia Indigenous Women Network (CIWN, Cambodia),  Weaving Bond Across Border (WBAB, Thailand), and Indigenous Women’s Network of Thailand (IWNT, Thailand). Three Indigenous women shared their inspiring stories from Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam about their life challenges in protecting their nature, society, and culture as they work towards a sustainable future for the region. The session ended with a graphical representation of a joint statement by Indigenous women in the Mekong region.

Watch the session in the video below, or click to view it on Youtube.