Artisans Angkor Overall presentation Sept 27th 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.