Artisans Angkor Overall presentation
Sept 27 th 2008
CHAU SUN Kerya APSARA National Authority – CAMBODIA I. Artisans Angkor developpement
1992 1998 2003 2007
Artisans d’Angkor is profitable for 4th Creation of Three-Year-Program Creation of a Mixed year in a row and Chantiers-Ecole REPLIC: company (public and contribute directly and indirectly to Vocational Artisans d’Angkor private participation): Training School Project Artisans d’Angkor improve the (Cambodian (EU program) livelihood of 5000 Ministry of persons in the Education – Province of Ligue Française Siem Reap de l’Enseignement et d’éducation permanente) Artisans Angkor Activities
Stone Stone carving Polychromy
Wood Wood Polychromy carving
Weaving and Silk confection painting AA: a leading social company
A fair trade model and sustainable development company
• Employs 1100 artisans and staff
• Professional Training (130 artisans in 2007, including 20 handicapped) Each trained artisan receives a salary from the first day inside AA
• Better conditions: – Average salary: 162 $/ (far exceeding national average) – Every staff/ artisan has a contract – Medical care – Insurance 24/24h – Others (cheap meals, garderie, parking) – Proximity home work place
• L’Association “Artisanat Khmer” holds 20% of AA AA Job creation
1,200 1,000 800 600 Cas ual w orkers 400 Staff 200 Artisans 0 Jun- Jun- Jun- Jun- Jun- Jun- 02 03 04 05 06 07 b) Artisans Angkor raison d’être
“The rebirth of Cambodian handicraft: the sustainable culture of true inside and beautiful outside,.” :vb,Fm’ecrkalénPaBBitEdlmanenAxagkñúg nig sMrs;EdlmanenAxageRkA Suryavarman 1er nigkarrs;eLIgvijénsib,kmμGgÁr. : AA Promoteur of Authentic Khmer art
• Visitors (2006) – Most visited site after the temples: 250 000 in Siem Reap, 40 000 a Angkor Silk Farm – At airports: – Abroad: Paris – Hongkong – Singapore (open nov 07) – Via Internet Î Over 1.5 millions people visiting our shops
• World wide – 70% Asians and still growing – 30 % rest of the world