Building An Inclusive Industry And Protecting Local Culture
In partnership with the Department of Industry (DoI), the Skills for Creative Industries workstream supports implementation of the National Creative Industries Policy and its four inter-related goals:
Through this workstream, we have established provincial Handicraft Hubs in four provinces in collaboration with DoI, which function as a market aggregator/trade facilitator for provincial producers with wholesale customers both domestically and internationally.
The hubs are community owned with context-specific governance arrangements and comprise:
- Malampa Handicraft Centre
- Sanma Creative Hub
- Torba Handicraft Cooperative
- Tafea Creative Industry and Cultural Market Hub
By supporting local producers to work collectively to develop wholesale business – rather than operate as individual retailers – income generation capacity within rural communities is increasing, with more women taking on formal leadership positions in the creative industries sector.
The hubs are linked to the provincial Skills Centres, under the Ministry of Education and Training, through which skills training and coaching is provided across: product improvement, production efficiency, business management and maximising sustainability of raw materials.
We also work closely with the Vanuatu Intellectual Property Office to protect and promote local designs and local ownership.
Key results
Over 300 provincial producers generating good income - 76% women, 11 producers with a disability
Over 35 million vatu in combined sales through the four hubs
Videos
Watch our videos below to see how the hubs work.
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