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April 30, 2019 | Last Modified: 2019
Travel Experience
Indigo Cat offers you a lot of authentic gorgeous collection of textiles product which is genuinely manufactured by hand. The products mostly use traditional batik with handmade technique to create uniqueness. The shop includes unique handmade handicrafts, home decorations, clothes, accessories, or jewellery etc. Apart from shopping, there is a workshop for you to experience by discovering the ancient technique of batik.
Responsibility
Indigo Cat is one of the social enterprises in Vietnam that aims to support local minority communities from all over the northern part of Vietnam by choosing the fabric from those communities to create the products. This helps to support their life by providing more opportunities for them, generating more income to their communities as well as creating a better experience for the communities and their families.
Business Case
Indigo Cat supports local minority communities from all over the northern part of Vietnam; thus, the business chooses to cooperate with local families by purchasing their fabric and making an agreement with those families on a fair price which could help to enable them to earn a decent income from their work. This business also tries to increase the value of traditional batik through the products, and when any purchase happens, it will impact those local minority communities.
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