The Kearny Alliance takes pride in working many local trade and handicraft associations in Vietnam, Indonesia, Cambodia, Philippines and India, who share with us the common vision of “Aid through Trade”, creating export opportunities for the supplier beneficiaries and lasting jobs for workers.

 Being featured in our Developing Country Sourcing Reports (http://www.kearnyalliance.org/sourcingreports/index.aspx ), these associations have recommended us needy yet qualified suppliers and are willing to offer global buyers more sourcing information on the supply chain and local markets.

Some of their endorsement letters and profiles can be viewed as follows.

Country	Association		Specialized industry	Website
Vietnam	ITPC	The Investment and Trade Promotion Center of Hochiminh City	Handicrafts, Furniture, Garments, Footwear, Wood Processing	www.itpc.gov.vn
Vietnam	HAWA	Handicraft and Wood Industry Association of Ho Chi Minh City	Wood processing, Furniture, Home Décor	www.hawa.com.vn
Vietnam	VIETCRAFT	Vietnam Handicraft Exporters Association	Handicraft, Furniture, Home décor	www.vietcraft.org.vn
Indonesia	BEDO	Bali Exporting Development Organization	Furniture, Handicraft, Home décor, Apparel & Jewelry	www.be-do.org
Indonesia	DISPERINDAG	Trade and Industry Department of Bali Province	Wooden Furniture, Handicraft, Home décor, Garments, Footwear	www.disperindag.baliprov.go.id
Indonesia	ROTANINDO	Indonesian Rattan Foundation	Rattan Furniture	www.rotanindonesia.org
Philippines	CDPEAP	Christmas Deco Produces and Exporters Association of the Philippines	Holiday & Lifestyle Decorations	www.cdpeap.net
Cambodia	AAC	Artisans’ Association of Cambodia	Home Décor, Pottery, Handicrafts	www.aac.org.kh/home.html

The Investment and Trade Promotion Center of Hochiminh City (ITPC)

	Location	Ho Chi Minh City
	Industries supported	Handicrafts, Furniture, Garments, Footwear, Wood Processing
	Reports endorsed	Wooden & Bamboo Furniture, Bamboo& Rattanware, Bags, Baby & Children’s Toys & Garments, Footwear
	Export Ratio	100%
	Endorsement	Ho Chi Minh City's People Committee
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Dear Buyers,

On behalf of the Investment and Trade Promotion Center (ITPC) of Ho Chi Minh City and our members, I’d like to thank you for your interest in sourcing from Vietnam!

International buyers who’ve diversified their supply base have discovered the quality products, competitive prices and excellent service our suppliers offer. These factors, plus a skilled workforce, an abundant supply of raw materials and favorable government support, have attracted buyer attention – and orders – to Vietnam.

The ITPC is a government agency facilitating investment and trade in Ho Chi Minh City. With our main functions of export promotion and attraction of foreign direct investment, ITPC acts as an efficient bridge between local enterprises and foreign counterparts. We offer one-stop solution to assist domestic and international enterprises in trade and export promotion.

We are delighted to establish bilateral cooperation with the Kearny Alliance to help qualified suppliers reach buyers worldwide – and give buyers access to quality suppliers.

Likewise, we appreciate Global Source for generously providing valuable export assistance through Global Sources Online for the suppliers featured in the Vietnam Sourcing Reports.

Working together, the ITPC, a government agency, Global Sources, a for-profit enterprise, and the Kearny Alliance, a non-governmental organization (NGO) is a powerful combination to bring quality buyers and suppliers together to trade, create jobs and sustainable prosperity.

Best regards,

Tu Minh Thien

Director of ITPC

ASSOCIATION PROFILE

Vietnam

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Handicraft and Wood Industry Association of Ho Chi Minh City (HAWA)

	Location	Ho Chi Minh City
	Industries supported	Handicrafts, Furniture, Garments, Footwear, Wood Processing
	Reports endorsed	Wood processing, Furniture, Home Décor
	Export Ratio	80%
	Number of members	223 (updated in 2010)
	Endorsement	Ho Chi Minh City's People Committee
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Dear Buyers,

Thank you for sourcing wooden and bamboo furniture from Vietnam.

The Handicraft and Wood Industry Association of Ho Chi Minh City (HAWA), is a volunteer organization founded nearly 20 years ago and recognized by the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City.

HAWA works on behalf of our members to promote their business interests and aspirations. They are small- to large-scale manufacturing enterprises who operate in the handicraft and wood sectors.

Eighty percent of them are export-oriented and are experienced in cooperating with buyers worldwide. They manufacture a variety of production lines, ranging from indoor and outdoor furniture up to rattan and bamboo products. You can find our members in Vietnam International Furniture & Home Accessories (VIFA) trade show every March. Last year, the Show attracted 15,000 visitors, 60 percent of whom were overseas buyers.

HAWA ceaselessly cooperates and widens bonds with organizations both locally and internationally. Our ultimate aim is to create a better business environment for Vietnamese suppliers

We are privileged to work with the Kearny Alliance to offer our members valuable opportunities to access Global Sources’ quality buyer community.

We acknowledge Global Sources for its corporate social responsibility initiative, thanks to which our members can broaden their commercial activity for the sake of global prosperity.

Please contact us to discover more about new products and qualified suppliers in Vietnam.

Best regards,

Nguyen Chien Thang

Chairman of HAWA

ASSOCIATION PROFILE

Vietnam

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Vietnam Handicraft Exporters Association (VIETCRAFT)

	Location	Hanoi
	Industries supported	handicraft, furniture, home décor
	Reports endorsed	Wooden & Bamboo Furniture, Bamboo & Rattanware, Bags
	Export Ratio	70%
	Number of members	450 (updated in 2010)
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Dear Buyers,

On behalf of the Vietnam Handicraft Exporters Association (Vietcraft) and our members, I would like to thank you for your interest in sourcing from Vietnam.

Global buyers have benefited a great deal by sourcing from Vietnam, due to the range of indigenous materials available, a large pool of skilled workers and competitive prices. Rapidly improving infrastructure and open-door policies are other significant advantages that attract buyers to source from Vietnam, enabling it to become a major supply hub for handicrafts in the world.

Vietcraft strengthens members’ competitiveness and business effectiveness by creating valuable opportunities to help local exporters and global buyers interact more efficiently and profitably. We offer services that contribute to bottom-line success and intensify networking with other handicraft associations.

Our members are export-oriented manufacturers of various products, including furniture, rattanware, lacquerware, ceramics, embroidery and paper crafts. You can find their unique products in our Lifestyle Vietnam trade show organized every April in Ho Chi Minh City.

Vietcraft treasures its cooperation with the Kearny Alliance in helping advance our suppliers’ export marketing skills and their efforts to foster the vision of Aid through Trade by sustainable development.

I’d also like to thank Global Sources for offering its powerful Global Sources Online marketplace to enable our members to access quality buyers worldwide.

Best regards;

Le Ba Ngoc

President

ASSOCIATION PROFILE

Vietnam

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Bali Exporting Development Organization (BEDO)

	Location	Bali
	Industries supported	Furniture, Handicraft, Home décor, Apparel & Jewelry
	Reports endorsed	Indonesia Leather Products, Home Décor
	Services	Online marketing platform Expo & conference Export advice & consultancy Export knowledge training Export seminars Export training handbooks
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Dear Buyers,

On behalf of the Bali Export Development Organization and our members, I would like to thank you for your interest in sourcing leather products from Bali.

BEDO is a nongovernmental and nonprofit organization based in Bali, founded in May 2006. Our mission is to empower local entrepreneurs to reach international standards of export quality. The organization focuses on capacity-building and offers a comprehensive service package, which includes training, consultancy, information sharing and skills development.

We work very closely with our affiliates such as the Centre for the Promotion of Imports from Developing Countries, a government agency from the Netherlands, and Voluntary Service Overseas International. We also cooperate with the National Agency for Export Development, a local government agency, the Bali International Consulting Group and Bali Creative Community.

BEDO promotes members’ products to the international market, and builds partnerships with overseas chambers of commerce and trade support organizations. We arrange export management and marketing training led by technical experts from Austria, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Australia and the US. With 72 members, our organization works to raise awareness on environmental issues such as sustainable materials, waste management and reduction of CO2 emissions.

BEDO spearheads social programs. We concentrate on helping the disabled find job opportunities by enhancing their work capabilities and technical skills. Currently, 16 of our members provide jobs for people with disabilities. Our members are export-oriented manufacturers of products including furniture, handicrafts, home decor, terra cotta, ceramics, fashion products, textiles and jewelry.

BEDO is grateful for the support offered by the Kearny Alliance, the Export Service Centre and Global Sources to help promote Bali exports to buyers overseas. The Indonesia Sourcing Report: Leather Products and the supplier websites on Global Sources online will help bring quality Bali products to world markets. This, in turn, will provide sustainable livelihood opportunities for local businesses and artisans.

Best regards,

Erni Margiono

BEDO chairperson

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Trade and Industry Department of Bali Province (DISPERINDAG BALI)

	Location	Bali
	Industries supported	Wooden Furniture, Handicraft, Home décor,Garments, Footwear
	Reports endorsed	Indonesia Leather Products
	Number of members	226,842 (updated in 2010)
	Program	MA International Journalism
	Currently	Export consultant, Developing County Export Assistance Program, Hanoi, Vietnam
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Dear Buyers,

First of all, in the name of the Trade and Industry Department of Bali, I send a deep appreciation to all staff of the Kearny Alliance and its local affiliate, the Export Service Centre, as well as Global Sources for helping promote Indonesia exports to overseas buyers.

The Trade and Industry Department of Bali is responsible for the province’s international trade relations, which include implementing trade policies and agreements, as well as providing general support services for local industries and SMEs.

The variety of Indonesia’s natural and cultural resources has become a source of inspiration for SMEs to produce different products in accordance to market needs. The local products are creative and innovative, having been produced by skilled labor that processes raw materials into artistic output.

We hope that this sourcing report will enrich your knowledge about the diversity of Indonesia products, and that there will be a better relationship between our local suppliers and buyers worldwide.

Thank you very much, and we wish you success.

Best regards,

Gede Darmaja

Head, Trade and Industry
Department of Bali

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Indonesian Rattan Foundation (Rotanindo)

	Location	Central Jakarta
	Industries supported	Rattan Furniture, Handicrafts
	Reports endorsed	Indonesia Rattan Furniture
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Dear Buyers,

As an organization that encourages the use of rattan products, the Indonesian Rattan Foundation or Yayasan Rotan Indonesia endorses the Indonesia Sourcing Report: Rattan Furniture. We also support the Kearny Alliance in its advocacy to create jobs, increase worker incomes and bring people from around the world together through international trade.

Indonesia supplies 85 percent of global rattan demand, making the country a primary source of rattan furniture and handicrafts that are artistic and environment-friendly. The material comes from forests maintained by about 2.3 million rattan collectors’ farmers. Nearly 10 million craftsmen and entrepreneurs then process these raw materials. Exporting cane and rattan products is the primary means of sustaining the industry. The livelihood of farmers and artisans depends on the volume of rattan and its derivative products traded around the world.

Let us use environment-friendly rattan products to enhance our homes, restaurants, cafes and hotels. Not only will we create more jobs for farmers and craftsmen, we will also prevent the accumulation of more non biodegradable materials in the environment.

Regards,

Lisman Sumardjani

Chairman

Contact Person:
SUMARDJANI Lisman

Phone:
(62-21) 573-4395

Fax:
(62-21) 5790-2769

Email:
lisman@rotanindonesia.org

URL:
http://rotanindonesia.org

Address:
Gedung Manggala Wanabakti, Block 4 Lot 9, Jalan Gatot Subroto, Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia

VISION:
Become a leading science-based organization in the rattan industry that is actively involved in the preservation and cultivation of rattan

MISSION:

• Make all efforts to sustain rattan production and habitat
• Conduct studies, analysis and information dissemination of the latest trends and discoveries related to rattan and rattan products
• Participate in all efforts to ensure that the manufacture of rattan and wicker products are geared toward economic and environmental sustainability, as well as equally beneficial to farmers, collectors, businessmen, craftsmen and other stakeholders

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CDPEAP (TBC)

	Location	Pasay
	Industries supported	Holiday and Lifestyle Decorations
	Reports endorsed	Philippines Holiday Decorations
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Dear Buyers,

Warmest greetings from the members of the Christmas Decor Producers and Exporters Association of the Philippines (CDPEAP). I would like to express our sincerest gratitude for your interest in sourcing holiday and Christmas decor from the Philippines.

The global market has seen the importance of conducting business with holiday decor suppliers from the Philippines. The country is known in the international design world as the “Milan of Asia” for producing good designs and high-quality products coupled with competitive pricing. It has created its own niche in the midrange and high-end markets.

CDPEAP’s mission to affirm, enhance and sustain the creative excellence, global prominence and competitiveness of the Philippine producers of holiday and Christmas decor serves as a guide to all members in their transactions with buyers.

We give our clients professional services in all aspects of business. We are committed in meeting the needs of international companies through competitive pricing, excellent designs, high standard quality and reliable on-time delivery.

CDPEAP would like to acknowledge the Kearny Alliance for helping advance our suppliers’ skills and knowledge in export services, and in its efforts to foster the vision of “Aid through Trade” and sustainable development for emerging markets.

Finally, we also would like to thank Global Sources for offering their online services through which our members can access quality buyers worldwide.

With warmest regards,

Romeo P. Balderrama, Jr.

CDPEAP President

ASSOCIATION PROFILE

Philippines

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Artisans’ Association of Cambodia (AAC)

	Location	Phnom Penh
	Industries supported	Home Décor, Pottery, Handicrafts
	Reports endorsed	Cambodia Silk Fashion Accessories
	Endorsement/Affiliated	Ministry of the Interior
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Dear Buyers,

Thank you for your interest in products from Cambodia!

The Artisans’ Association of Cambodia members featured here all offer export-quality products, designed with overseas buyers in mind. All are made with traditional techniques by organizations that focus on skills development and job creation for needy—and hardworking—people. Their products speak volumes of the passion and attention that the individual producers and organizations put into each item.

I invite you to contact me at the AAC, or our members directly, to discuss your sourcing needs.

On behalf of all members of the Artisans’ Association of Cambodia, I would like to express our thanks and gratitude to The Kearny Alliance and Global Sources for offering the Developing County Export Assistance Program to our export suppliers. It is truly a win-win-win program—with buyers getting great products to help grow their sales, our members earning money to support their work in a sustainable manner, and the individual workers who can support themselves and their families through their own efforts.

Best regards,

MEN Sinoeun

Executive Director
Artisans’ Association
of Cambodia

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