UploadDAY1- Chiang Mai’s Craft Events
Empowering Young Indigenous Women and LBQ+ Through Economic Justice Programs
Sangsan Anakot Yawachon Brings Change from indigenous communities to Chiang Mai’s Craft Events
The Sangsan Anakot Yawachon Foundation continues its mission to empower young Indigenous women and LBQ+ youth through creativity, cultural identity, and community-based entrepreneurship, an approach grounded in economic justice.
Sangsan’s economic justice program is designed to create fair, inclusive, and sustainable economies for marginalized communities. It equips young Indigenous and LBQ+ artisans to:
• Build creative, sustainable care business models
• Preserve traditional crafts while accessing new markets;
• Earn fair income and strengthen collective leadership;
• Use their crafts as a platform for gender, SOGIESC, economic, social and environmental justice.
Economic justice is not only about income, it’s about redistributing opportunity, dignity, and power. By ensuring that Indigenous women and LBQ+ youth have equitable access to resources and representation, Sangsan helps transform traditional crafts into vehicles for long-term community resilience.
🧵 How Sangsan’s Work Creates Impact
Through its community-based brands, Sangsan connects tradition, sustainability, and advocacy:
• Salawin – Naturally dyed textiles handcrafted by stateless Indigenous women from Mae Sam Laep, Mae Hong Son, preserving their ancestral weaving heritage.
• Naw Se La – Eco-printing crafts by LBQ+ young women in Samoeng District, Chiang Mai, transforming environmental awareness into artistic activism.
• Nor Om-Ki – Naturally dyed fabrics by Indigenous women from Tak Province who are defending their land and water rights.
• Chiang Mai Front Runners Craft Coffee – A social enterprise promoting inclusion and equality through coffee culture, led by LBQ+ and queer youth who champion visibility, community health, and safe spaces for all.
Together, these initiatives show how economic empowerment, art, and advocacy can coexist — uplifting marginalized voices and protecting both culture and nature.
✨ Come see, connect, and be part of change — visit our booth at Baan Khang Wat, 4–6 November 2025!