KMUTT held the Press Tour on “Heddi Craft Brand: Empowering Opportunities for People with Disabilities and Elderly through Local Funding in Sakon Nakhon Province”
Date: December 8-9, 2023
Venue: Mueang Sakon Nakhon District and Tao Ngoi District, Sakon Nakhon Province
King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT), by the working group for the project to promote and develop the potential of people with disabilities and the elderly, together with the strategic communications and marketing unit, organized a traveling media activity “Heddi Craft, a path to create careers for people with disabilities with local capital. Under the project to promote and develop the potential of people with disabilities and the elderly of KMUTT, Sakon Nakhon Province area” between 8-9 December 2023 at the Ban Nang Noi-Phon Pla Lo Learning Center, Sakon Nakhon Province, which is a learning center. Learn about the location under the supervision of KMUTT and visit products under the brand “Heddi Craft” that are participating in a shop selling products from the project at the 6th Man Gardens Craft Fest at Man Gardens Creative Crafts Center. This activity The media team was brought to the area to visit the history of the learning center. Heddi Craft brand route and participate in the activity of making natural color powder. The newest product from the project
With ASSOC. PROF. DR.SUVIT SAETIA Board Member KMUTT giving an overview of the project along with ASST. PROF.SUMET ANGKASIRIKUL Vice President for Human Resources welcoming the media. There is a lecture on “The path to developing skills to improve the quality of life Disabled people and the elderly to the Heddi Craft brand” by Asst.Prof. WORANOOCH CHUENRUDEEMOL School of Architecture and Design, KMUTT, and head of the local handicraft product development course. Asst.Prof.Dr. BUDSAKAYT INTARAPASAN School of Architecture and Design, KMUTT, together with Mr. Siriwat Kantharos, Deputy Manager of the Rajapruek Institute Foundation, and Mr. Siripat Klamklin, Advisor and Lecturer at the Development Institute. and Digital Skills Test (DDTI) by MR. SUMATE TANCHAREON, Chairman of the Training-Internship Program. Preparing people with disabilities to enter work in KMUTT’s workplace. The origins of the Ban Nang Noi – Phon Pla Lo Learning Center, Sakon Nakhon Province, were mentioned. The media also participated in the work shop activities, broadcasting the group’s natural color powder production. Disabled person “Heddi” together with students of Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA), Singapore
KMUTT’s project to promote and develop the potential of people with disabilities and the elderly in the Ban Nang Noi area, Tao Ngoi Subdistrict, Tao Nakhon District, Sakon Nakhon Province, KMUTT has started operations since 2021 as a pilot course that organizes training. in other provinces It also involves working with the community through various networks, including the government, private sector, and community. This course is organized to enable people with disabilities to be able to help themselves. even though they already have skills in handicraft work and those who want to develop additional skills You can join groups to practice and work at home. Able to create economic value, create income, create mental and social and cultural value. with capital available in the area and create pride in oneself The products obtained from the project are upgraded from local wisdom products. To products that have unique local characteristics Can increase product value and meets the needs of a wide range of consumers until it becomes a “Hedi model” that KMUTT is preparing to expand to other communities in the future. Throughout the project period from 2021 to present, there are a total of 43 people with disabilities who have received training in this course.