Ha giang responsible tourism

An organization for today, a community for tomorrow:
Thon Tha Responsible Tourism Cooperative

With our heart deep in the highlands of the Ha Giang province of Northern Vietnam, we are Thôn Tha Responsible Tourism Cooperative, a local social business. This social enterprise for community development was founded by the Tay ethnic minority community in Thôn Tha, brought together in 2014 by our common life ambition to help the local communities access a better life and to provide authentic responsible experiences in Vietnam.

We have been carrying out tourism projects in various remote areas in Northern Vietnam since 2014, and have progressively changed the local lives through the years.

What we do :

Reduce poverty, create along-term sustainable vision for local people to be able to continue their work, and provide a working example for others tourism providers around the world.

Create job opportunities for the local people through some services like: homestay, tourism activities: trekking, motorbiking, volunteering,…

Preserve traditional cultural values. I.E. local farmers do not need to give up their farming work to join groups of street vendor sellers like in some famous places, which has damaged the image of Vietnamese people and Vietnam in the eyes of our international friends.

Provide an authentic Vietnam travel experience for our friends from around the world, by taking them into the heart of local Vietnam.

Develop as a social enterprise.

We have received many different types of financial support from Non-profit organizations and social enterprises based in Vietnam. This aids us with marketing and promoting tourism in rural areas of Vietnam, as well as training locals to become local tour guides. Increased tourism in rural areas has a direct positive impact on the lives of locals as higher earnings mean better quality of life for the local families. Lives of people in Thôn Tha village is improving day by day thanks to this wonderful project. Big thanks to YESD social enterprise and V4D non-profit organization who have been supporting people of the Thơm Tha village a lot over the years.

It all starts with the local people. The authenticity of an experience can only go as deep as the authenticity of the hearts of those involved in the experience itself. Poverty and isolation from the developing world are leaving many rural communities with no other choice but to change their ways of life, and leave behind the traditions and customs which have sustained them and their ancestors for centuries. With members of our organization coming from Vietnam, Europe, Northern Asia, Australia, North America and other. Due to this, we acknowledge the importance of preserving the cultures that make our international community so diverse. Our main goals include; reducing poverty, providing better educational opportunities, furnishing unaffordable necessities to survive in ever-changing climate of North Vietnam, promoting Responsible Tourism… those are only a handful of things we are striving for on a daily basis to ensure we can help sustain the life and authenticity of Ha Giang and others provinces.
The best part is that you can help! A little help goes a long way here, every one of you can make a huge difference!